Had a bit of a gumtree find today. Now the proud owner of a vintage quad mono set up consisting of 22 mono valve amp, 22 mono control unit, FM tuner and ESL-57 electrostatic speaker. The amps etc are branded 'Acoustical' not Quad its that early, 1950's vintage. Everything works, amp needs a little tlc but fully functioning and tubes are not as old as the amp theyve obviously been replaced at some point. got the original manuals and some correspondence the previous owner had with quad as well.
ALL OF IT FOR £250 !!!
My question is are these early mono pre amps and tuners still worth anything, I know the 22 valve amp is highly sought after as are the speakers. And also does anyone know a good owners site etc that has guides to cleaning these things up?
ALL OF IT FOR £250 !!!
My question is are these early mono pre amps and tuners still worth anything, I know the 22 valve amp is highly sought after as are the speakers. And also does anyone know a good owners site etc that has guides to cleaning these things up?