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    Posted: 22 April 2024 at 8:53am
A nice BBC report from the late 50's for anyone into quad, leak etc

https://www.bbc.co.uk/archive/hi-fi-fo-fum/zjt6kmn

Edited by kedwardsleisure - 22 April 2024 at 8:54am
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Bit before even my time! My Quad 44/405 combination is still going strong after about 45 yeas (I am its third owner - and still have all the original leads and additional boards unfortunately I got rid of the original boxes a few years back). If I could afford it I would have both units upgraded as the caps are probably well past their use-by date and the performance would be improved somewhat but otherwise I am very happy with them. Speakers, on the other hand, do show their age - I love my AR98LSs (most of the original drivers have been replaced over the years (accidents, not wear & tear) but, again, given the money I would certainly invest in something a lot more modern.
For sidefills, can we have two enormous things of a type that might be venerated as Gods by the inhabitants of Easter Island, capable of reaching volumes that would make Beelzebub soil his pants.
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I had a GEC record player with a 30 watt stereo valve amp all made out of teak.....never found another one....
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Just the thing for playing my George Formby 78's on...
Be seeing you.
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When you're cleaning windows?
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Originally posted by Lucasdude Lucasdude wrote:

When you're cleaning windows?


Is that by the tech crew at co-op live?
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