Northern Sound and Vision

Post by **Nick** » Mon Feb 02, 2009 6:23 pm

The Miles D is a DMM Cutting, The Who is by Classic Records, And the RP/AK is on 180g. Rest second hand bin.

IslandPink · Post by **IslandPink** » Wed Feb 04, 2009 7:39 pm

What did we think of the new Quad electostats ?
I thought something in the chain was wrong. Likely either the CD player ( whatever that was ) or the new Quad II-eighty amps, but the female vocals were not what I'd expect from those speakers, or from electrostats in general .

Shame ..

MJ

iansr · Post by **iansr** » Wed Feb 04, 2009 9:15 pm

Were the Quads the big ones (about 5' x 3.5' I think) or the smaller ones? (I didn't make it over there Nick.) As the owner of 989s I'm interested to hear about the new ones (not that I'm going to buy any) - all the reviews say they are the best Quads yet. Apparently the electronics are just the same as in the 989s and the 63s, the frames are just more rigid.

Post by **Nick** » Wed Feb 04, 2009 10:19 pm

I am not sure which ones they were Ian, but like Mark, I was less than impressed with the sound. My feelings were the problem might have been the amp, but I have no basis for that other than it sounded like typical pentode "crunchy" treble, I have to admit its the same sort of sound that the WD88 makes, and with hindsight, so did my 6550. I commented at the time to Mark that the sound you were getting with the F4's was much to be preferred.

iansr · Post by **iansr** » Wed Feb 04, 2009 10:30 pm

Shame the supporting equipment wasn't up to scratch. You still need to hear the F4s with the Leben preamp Nick.

IslandPink · Post by **IslandPink** » Wed Feb 04, 2009 11:43 pm

They were the big ones, the beefed-up 989's . I don't believe the speakers were bad, I suspect the other stuff .
How's the F4 ?
I'm thinking of building one to bi-amp bass on my new speaker project .

Mark

iansr · Post by **iansr** » Thu Feb 05, 2009 10:21 am

Mark
I think the F4 is a very fine amp, albeit unusual in its lack of voltage gain. I've recently acquired a second hand lovely Leben preamp that has enormous voltage gain and works really well with the F4s.

However, lots of people seem to think the F5 is even better and it might be better suited for bass duties; it is 25 wpc and Pass says it will drive speakers that dip to 2 ohms without probem. I'm currently gathering the parts to build an F5 and I've got a nice but pricey enclosure with suitable heatsinks. (I also intend to build some OTLs but I've decided the F5 is a more sensible place to dive in for a novice like me - that and the fact that mysterious forces/circumstances seem to keep pointing me at the F5. )

Ian

IslandPink · Post by **IslandPink** » Wed Feb 11, 2009 10:39 pm

Ian
Have you got a picture of the internal layout of your F4 ?
I'm looking to build one very soon , might solve a few questions I have as I go along . Nick didn't have a pic to hand .
Mark

iansr · Post by **iansr** » Thu Feb 12, 2009 9:18 pm

Mark
I don't have any pics to hand but I will see if I can sort one out for you. Might take a few days, got a very busy weekend ahead.

Ian

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