My first post. I am just dipping my toe in the water!
My big box system is on its way to Cyprus to use in a large detached bungalow in Nicosia
Squeezebox Classic, Beresford Caiman DAC, Quad 405-2 refurbished by 405man - Quart 980s German Tower Loudspeakers.
These Quarts were in the same price bracket as Quad Electrostatics when I bought them 20 odd years ago.
http://www.hifi-wiki.de/index.php/MB_Quart_980_S
The Quad 405 I added after I stopped spinning CDs and took to streaming via the Squeezebox - the "Preamp" function of the Caiman DAC was sufficient, so my Quad 77 Integrated amp was moved to the study after finally retiring a 30 year old Sudden A48 where it had powered the study system for many a year.
Now I have retired we have a flat in UK and will spend a lot of time in Cyprus, so I need a system for a UK flat with a fairly large lounge.
I am considering:
Squeezebox Classic, Beresford Caiman DAC, Quad 77 Integrated Amp, P3ESR and Sony MDR-F1 Headphones
My question: Will the pre-amp section and remote volume control of the Quad 77 compromise the system?
I could sell the Quad 77 Stack and invest in another refurbished 405 or buy a modern power amp.
I never thought the 77 strained to drive the big Quarts, but when I got the Quad 405 I thought it more weighty and more detailed than the 77.
Any Harbeth, however, will be far easier to drive than the Quarts - and, I guess, more revealing.
Any ideas? Any suggestions.
My big box system is on its way to Cyprus to use in a large detached bungalow in Nicosia
Squeezebox Classic, Beresford Caiman DAC, Quad 405-2 refurbished by 405man - Quart 980s German Tower Loudspeakers.
These Quarts were in the same price bracket as Quad Electrostatics when I bought them 20 odd years ago.
http://www.hifi-wiki.de/index.php/MB_Quart_980_S
The Quad 405 I added after I stopped spinning CDs and took to streaming via the Squeezebox - the "Preamp" function of the Caiman DAC was sufficient, so my Quad 77 Integrated amp was moved to the study after finally retiring a 30 year old Sudden A48 where it had powered the study system for many a year.
Now I have retired we have a flat in UK and will spend a lot of time in Cyprus, so I need a system for a UK flat with a fairly large lounge.
I am considering:
Squeezebox Classic, Beresford Caiman DAC, Quad 77 Integrated Amp, P3ESR and Sony MDR-F1 Headphones
My question: Will the pre-amp section and remote volume control of the Quad 77 compromise the system?
I could sell the Quad 77 Stack and invest in another refurbished 405 or buy a modern power amp.
I never thought the 77 strained to drive the big Quarts, but when I got the Quad 405 I thought it more weighty and more detailed than the 77.
Any Harbeth, however, will be far easier to drive than the Quarts - and, I guess, more revealing.
Any ideas? Any suggestions.
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