Quad sound systems have always provided high levels of listening pleasure to their owners. Our philosophy has always been one of reproducing the ‘live’ experience in the comfort of your own home.
Whilst many modern amplifiers are stunningly accurate and offer breathtaking resolution and distortion figures in tiny fractions of a percent, many also loose sight of the overall aim - which for Quad, is to bring pleasure to the listener by recreating the entire range of sensory experiences felt at a live performance.
For many audiophiles, just as vinyl will never be truly replaced by digital music, the vacuum tube communicates on an emotional level that can never really be surpassed by a transistor based design.
The Quad II classic is one of the finest of these vacuum tube amplifiers. Although small in dimension and modest in design, the purity with which it conveys, not just the musical score, but the sense of space; the passion of the vocal and the range of textures from the instruments in any performance, is without peer.
As a piece of audio history, the Quad II circuit was pivotal in creating what we know of as genuine
“The Quad II Classic uses the finest quality components, each hard wired onto a robust chassis with solder tags..”
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