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Reviews Quad has received much accreditation since its foundation in 1936, many of the UK’s most popular magazines are always eager to put the Quad product range through its paces. A selections of Quad’s best and most recent reviews have been compiled to show just how impressive the Quad product range is.
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Reviews Quad 99 Series : Review – October 2005
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Reviews Quad 99 Series : Review - June 2000
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Reviews Quad 99 Series & ESL 989 : Review – January 2005
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Reviews Quad II-forty : Review – November 2000
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Reviews Quad QC240 : Review – January 2006
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Reviews Quad ESL : Review - July 2000
The 988 and 989 are the result of recently departed MD Stan Curtis’s battle to pull Quad back from the near-death experience inflicted upon it by previous custodians
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Reviews Quad ESL : Review - December 2000
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NICE PRICE - Represents excellent value for money.
EXCELLENT - Superb sound, among the best available. VERY GOOD - Well worth a listen. ADEQUATE - Room for improvement. POOR - Seriously flawed. Forget it!
Half globes are added for those products that we feel are between categories
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October 2006 Issue - Ken Kessler
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“this system is something of a musical genius” – What Hi-Fi? Sound and Vision
January 2007
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L2 Series Loudspeakers 99 Series Electronics
A new breed Quad L2 series Loudspeakers The Quad 99 series electronics and L2 series loudspeakers are a match made in heaven. Detail, accuracy and refinement all combine to present one of the most musical and insightful systems available – and with our new 99CDP-2, will integrate seamlessly into your digital world allowing up to 6* digital sources to benefit from our state-of-the-art DACs * CDP-2 includes 3 x Optical and 2 x Co-axial digital inputs.
the closest approach to the original sound. Quad Electroacoustics Ltd, IAG House, Sovereign Court, Ermine Business Park, Huntingdon, Cambs, PE29 6XU Tel :- 01480 447700, Fax :- 01480 431767
www.quad-hifi.co.uk
Reviews Quad ESL : Review
WWW.HIFICRITIC.COM
HIFICRITIC AUDIO REVIEW JOURNAL
JANUARY / FEBRUARY 2007 £8
CABLE CONTROVERSIES PART 1
Martin Colloms begins the first of a multi-part investigation into the Physics and Sonics of hi-fi cables
KRELL 202 PRE-AMPLIFIER
Krell’s brand new two-box pre-amplifier in the Evolution series gets the in depth CRITIC subjective and technical treatment
ARCAM SOLO ROUND ROBIN REVIEW Four reviewers assess the Solo – will there be any common ground?
QUAD 2805
Martin Colloms gets to grips with the new 2805 and compares it with an original from 1985
HIGH QUALITY DOWNLOADING
Malcolm Steward looks at the options for downloading CD quality music
TOP FIVES – SPEAKERS
Paul Messenger selects his favourite speakers across five different price bands
GROUP TEST/ CD PLAYERS
Alvin Gold conducts in depth reviews of three mainstream CD players from leading UK brands
MUSIC & MORE HIFICRITIC JANUARY / FEBRUARY 2007
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Quality redefined, brilliant natural sound...
New ESL Electrostatic Loudspeakers A single ‘point-source’ driver, so incredibly linear and cohesive that nothing can prepare you for the revelation that will unfold. No colouration, no distortion, no artefacts – just brilliant, natural, breathtaking detail and realism.
“By the highest standards, the 2905s get everything right to a degree that had me shaking my head in awe” – Noel Keywood, Hi-Fi World
“I know of no other speaker I’d rather own, regardless of price” – Sam Tellig, Stereophile magazine
“I have to say that this is the finest speaker on the planet” – Ken Kessler, Hi-Fi News
“One of hi-fi’s true classics redifined: this is the best Quad electrostatic design ever, and a truly world-class speaker” – What Hi-Fi? Sound and Vision, January 2007
the closest approach to the original sound.
An oral history of the company ‘the closest approach…’ written by Ken Kessler is a full colour, authorised history of one of the oldest and most respected companies in hi-fi. Since 1936, Quad has led the field in hi-fidelity audio. Milestone products such as the Quad II power amplifier and the ESL57 have found their way into the history books as the most significant hi-fi products of all time. Today with over 3 million customers world-wide, there is a huge enthusiast base, and market, for Quad products old and new. This book gives the background and design philosophy of all these products, from the people that were involved at the time. Two previous Managing Directors give their take on the events of the time and industry personalities, from retailers to reviewers. All give their personal stories of a relationship with the brand that to many, defines high-fidelity.
A series of appendices include technical papers from Peter Walker himself and his senior engineers which highlight the nononsense, logical approach they adopted and which set Quad apart from its competitors. The contributor list is like a who’s who of the Audio industry and a series of stunning new photographs, archiving Quad’s entire product history, completes the package. ‘the closest approach...’ is available in good books stores, or direct from Quad by calling the service department on +44(0)1480 431767 ISBN No. Retail price £49.99
ISBN 0-9545742-0-6
Technical chapters include a complete description of the theory behind the milestone products. Contributions from E.A.R.’s Tim De Paravicini and Valve aficionado, Gordon Hill, analyse a depth of innovation and understanding of practical electronics design that is rarely paralleled in modern design.
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