Quad Platina Range.

[manicm]

BS Shared platforms all built in the same factory with different logos

OR hand built in yorkshire , no slave labour , workers are allowed the leave the factory & no suicide nets
A combination of superb sound and solid engineering has made the A21 a reference amplifier for fifty years.
can be on a 9month Waiting list , . last for decades , will never lose value , most are exported globally for twice the UK price
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Name me another 200w amp in the IAG group, before you shoot your mouth off?

 

[jjbomber]

Darko:
The buying public isn't stupid. They too will spot the Quad<--->Audiolab crossover.

Apparently they are and they won't!

 

[Al ears]

Apparently they are and they won't!

Presumably there are Quad fanatics that wouldn't touch Audiolab with a bargepole.....
🙂

 

[The_Lecht_Rocks]

The A21SE is a lovely sounding amplifier……
And will (haha) would….. drive my TX9s easily….
What streamer / DAC for an A21SE

 

[Al ears]

The A21SE is a lovely sounding amplifier……
And will (haha) would….. drive my TX9s easily….
What streamer / DAC for an A21SE

This is a bit off the thread...
New post needed surely?

 

[The_Lecht_Rocks]

This is a bit off the thread...
New post needed surely?

Shan’t derail this one., apologies and back on track !

 

[Gray]

...workers are allowed the leave the factory & no suicide nets

😆

 

[daytona600]

$20 a hour , 38 hours per week , free healthcare , Free childcare , 4 weeks paid holiday , Pension , Sickpay
& ...workers are allowed the leave the factory & no suicide nets

Workers paradise

 

[Revolutions]

$20 a hour , 38 hours per week , free healthcare , Free childcare , 4 weeks paid holiday , Pension , Sickpay
& ...workers are allowed the leave the factory & no suicide nets

Workers paradise

No wonder we’re all queueing up to take factory jobs.

 

[jjbomber]

$20 a hour , 38 hours per week , free healthcare , Free childcare , 4 weeks paid holiday , Pension , Sickpay
& ...workers are allowed the leave the factory & no suicide nets

Workers paradise

But it doesn't mean the products are better made!

 

[The_Lecht_Rocks]

Back on track…
I keep considering the AETHOS now as the only real contender to this Platina and similarly priced it’s hard not to see the value in the Platina ( excepting the politics).
I’m thinking it’s also a ROON capable device, but I have avoided roon like the plague, but if so, would,it negate a separate streamer ?

 

[manicm]

Back on track…
I keep considering the AETHOS now as the only real contender to this Platina and similarly priced it’s hard not to see the value in the Platina ( excepting the politics).
I’m thinking it’s also a ROON capable device, but I have avoided roon like the plague, but if so, would,it negate a separate streamer ?

The Platina amp is only Roon Tested not Roon Ready, and since you'd need a Roon server, be it a PC or standalone device, you're still better off with a seperate streamer.

 

[The_Lecht_Rocks]

listened to a Hegel H150 into Fine F700 today; I am impressed.
Platina test on Saturday hopefully.

 

[The_Lecht_Rocks]

and a Lyngdorf TDAI2210......Its a tempting proposition too with lots of all-in-one solution.
lovely app and touch screen too

 

[Al ears]

and a Lyngdorf TDAI2210......Its a tempting proposition too with lots of all-in-one solution.
lovely app and touch screen too

Choices, choices and yet more choices.
Just let us know what you end up with..... 🙂

 

[Al ears]

Choices, choices and yet more choices.
Just let us know what you end up with..... 🙂

Apologies for appearing abrupt but it's an amplifier at the end of the day.
If you need a brilliant phono stage make sure it has one.
If you need an internal DAC, then likewise.
If you need room correction then you're likely to lose the sound quality of the amplifier itself.
None of which really matters as it's always going to be how well that amplifier manages the speakers you intend to drive it with.
...
Might I also suggest you try a Parasound Halo Hint 6 as , apart from room correction, it's brilliant at everything else.
Phono stage, DAC, true 2.1 amplifier and will happily drive any speaker you care to connect......

 

[MUSICRAFT]

An EVERSOLO T8 into the Platina may well be heavenly

A good combination however at same price a DMP-A8/EX-M7 will surpass them.

 

[Gray]

A good combination however at same price a DMP-A8/EX-M7 will surpass them.

Presumably you've heard / sell the Platina integrated, have / do you?

 

[MUSICRAFT]

Presumably you've heard / sell the Platina integrated, have / do you?

My view is based on what I've heard about the Platina integrated, the feedback I've had about the Platina integrated and combined with my overall experience. In the main the difference in the overall quality of performance between the two combinations is mostly going to be between the Platina integrated and the EX-M7.

Btw, have heard the Platina integrated, T8, DMP-A8 and the EX-M7?

 

[Gray]

Btw, have heard the Platina integrated, T8, DMP-A8 and the EX-M7?

You've put a question mark at the end there.....but I think you're saying you've heard the lot, which would explain how you can be so sure, fair enough 👍

 

[The_Lecht_Rocks]

@MUSICRAFT EXM7 T8 available for a home demo up here in the tundra ?

 

[RJW232]

However, no streaming module !

In-built streaming will be obsolete in a few years. This amp will probably stil work in 20...30 (or more) years. Software simply can't be kept up to date in such a timeframe. And of course, you can hook up another streamers if the in-built one is not supported anymore, but having a function in a product that doesn't work anymore is very annoying. As an electronics and IT engineer I'm very happy with Quad's decision (same as what Marantz did with their best amps by the way).

 

[Al ears]

In-built streaming will be obsolete in a few years. This amp will probably stil work in 20...30 (or more) years. Software simply can't be kept up to date in such a timeframe. And of course, you can hook up another streamers if the in-built one is not supported anymore, but having a function in a product that doesn't work anymore is very annoying. As an electronics and IT engineer I'm very happy with Quad's decision (same as what Marantz did with their best amps by the way).

agreed. Cramming too many eggs in one basket can be detrimental.

 

[landco]

I wouldn't advise anyone to buy stereo amplifiers at this price (£3,500), especially audiophile brands. $1000 AV Receiver (Onkyo RZ30) Fully Covers the Audio Needs of a Typical (Small) Home Room

 

[MUSICRAFT]

You've put a question mark at the end there.....but I think you're saying you've heard the lot, which would explain how you can be so sure, fair enough 👍

I've looking at this for over half an hour and I still can't remember what I wanted to say 😀Damn. Oh well 🙂