Original Quads (57) - the perfect amp


I am feeding my 57s with a Quad 303 and love the musicality of the pair. What’s an upgrade with more detail, air, instrument separation, yet same musicality?

Berning EA-230? Pass Labs Aleph 3? Others?

 

kracher

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@whart I ran Quad ll in the 80s with GEC 66s too. Magical midband and sweet as a nut. However, If my aural memory serves me well, I do believe my updated EICOs may solidly outshine them.

I’m running rebuilt late 50s EICO HF-35 monos under each speaker. They are a EL34/6L6 design (running 7581A) and sound fantastic.

Basically any 10-35 watt (more if you have protection circuit) push-pull tube amp will work. The Quads reveal more and more detail with improved equipment at every stage.