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G'day mate, KT88's aren't hard to find, and there are several makes. Genalex Gold Lion, Tung Sol, SED (Svetlana Electron Devices), EH, Ei, WE, GE, a few German makes, some Chinese makes from PSvane and a host of others. They all have a different flavour, so it's like asking someone what cake...

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Sadly they're not more affordable, not at all! The entire brand, make, design and rights were bought over by IAG Group and they shifted all manufacturing to China. Every single Quad speaker made now, comes out of this Chinese factory with their local parts sourced. Nothing comes from England...

Yes, that's correct. When Quad first described their structure and dispersion pattern, I couldn't quite understand it until my Quad techie actually opened it up and showed me every inch of detail between the original UK version vs the Chinese version. The original Quads have what are called...

The Chords! Outstanding amplifiers! They certainly don't get much attention or the recognition they deserve. The first time I heard these many years ago, they were driving the Acoustats full range. Those Acoustats are big stats! They were nearly touching the ceiling at the owner's place, and at...

I just noticed, even now! On their website showing the new Quad ESL's 2812 and 2912's, which aren't really new... they show a brief pic of that mains tranny. It's clearly labelled Quad Acoustics! This maties is deceptive advertising! That bloody mains tranny is a Chinese make, I've just posted...

I will say this though, out of respect for Peter Walker, whom I had the pleasure of meeting whiles I was a student in the UK; once I had the money to actually buy Quads and use the best tube amps I could afford, that was my favourite system of all time! Quad ESL63's placed on top of Gradient...

Oh boy, maaate... do I get excited when I see this type of question. I've posted numerous aspects on three different forums having owned several iterations of these ESL's. So just to reiterate, in fact, I've posted all about Quads somewhere here, can't find it though. *Note" when you buy Quad...

Outstanding! A true classic and definitely a work of Art. Enjoy those fine tunes! Cheers, RJ

Attn: Klaus A I just noticed your R2R player Akai! Oh man, does that particular one bring back so much memories. I just couldn't maintain the ones I had, especially in tropical climes and constantly moving, that's about when I ventured into digital. I still regret letting go of the R2R decks...

Ah! Now I understand what your config is. That's a clever set-up, and driving the Summit's should be tops! I had the Summit-X, driven by cj tube amps, and a SS Premier 350A. Prior to that, it was the Ethos and prior to that it was the CLSIIz. That's when it all started for me regarding ML...

Threshold Stasis SA/12e. These were Nelson P's pride and joy at the time. Only 7 pairs made it to Spore, and I was the last to own that 7th pair. It was a truly unique design and one that had to be left on for quite a while, in order to really get going. The only issue I had with these beasts...

Hee haw! You can say that again. The good wife doesn't really get what all the fuss is about in highend audio. but she keeps a very close eye on my spending. I guess she means well, so I make sure I don't end up in the dog house or ducky pond... have had a few close ones though! (It was our...

Many years ago, in a galaxy far far away... I owned these. This is Nelson Pass legendary stuff, nothing quite like them. Both of these put together can launch the next mission to the moon! Massive power supplies, it makes most gear look like toys! (Sorry, forgot to mention the Threshold amps...

I've just received reports on the new Clarisys line of panels. Considering their views (mostly from my trusted dealer mates) it seems like custom made orders for the Neodymium version, pushes that high frequency range on a higher level. Hence, some may like it and others may not. This can be...

Excellent write up Sleepysurf, thanks for sharing. Certainly sounds like an outstanding show and well received. We don't get this kind of exposure here, hence some of us have to travel overseas (like Spore for ex) to visit the Adelphi and go bonkers! Or of course private demos through dealers...

Yep, Roger that captain 👍 Our tax is through the roof! And that's why I've stated this many times before, for us to be able to afford highend audio gear, it doesn't take a lot of hard work and being able to afford decent hifi, no chance (used to be though back in the good old days..). Now...

Yes, that's about fairly close. There's a minimum wage per hour that employers / companies have to adhere to. There are strict laws in place, however quite often we do come across the dodgy ones where they always underpay their staff and exploit big time! These are mostly huge companies, very...

Yes, I'm not surprised. Those large Clarisys Auditorium panels... well they're awfully large, and require a huge room with proper set-up. I finally managed to get through one of my former dealer mates in Spore and he's confirmed the pricing. It seems that Clarisys has been established there...

Attn: Rob D BTW, Clarisys has already established itself over there. Sun Coast Audio in Florida and I think one in NYC as well as a few other dealers. So it's certainly making in-roads. I would most definitely head out there for an audition, and even get in touch with Florian and the crew...