Thanks for watching my review video, I did have a few production issues here. I had a new shirt on that was rustling, I am sorry about that. Also the new version of my video editing software has some audio glitches which are not ideal. I apologise for that too. Hope you still enjoyed the video.
IAG Currently have a 33 Unit of Mine in For Service. It Is Such an Amazing Timeless Amplifier That i Have Never had Any Desire To Upgrade, let Alone Replace it.. Although i Have Bought A Second Hand 33/303 Unit For The Man Cave. Having heard The "New" 33/303 i Can Highly Recommend it To Anyone In The Market For a Great Sounding Amplifier Set Up.. Nice Review By The Way.
Nice review. My OCD wouldn't allow me to have all 3 pieces on one shelf. I would have to place the amps on the floor close to the speakers and the preamp to the right of center with the right side aligned with the equipment on the shelves below. Having a right alignment down the stack. Then I would add some type of item to the left of the preamp so each shelf is full and aligned.
Yep I agree, but next to each other on one shelf was the best way to show how compact this setup is and really it only takes up the same space as an integrated
@@PursuitPerfectSystem The other variable here is that you can use short speaker cables and connect the 33 amps to the 303 using balanced cables. This takes advantage of the superior common mode rejection offered using balance interconnects.
My first serious stereo was Quad 99 pre-909 stereo power (140wpc) and cdp-2. It was excellent for the money. Could enjoy music a lot and it is now a 2nd. hand bargain. Love Quad.😊
Thanks for the review. I used to own the original QAUD 33 and I loved the minimalist and small factor size of the system. Esthetically speaking, I would have preferred a more raw material design such as painted metal instead of the aluminum that gives it a plastic feeling. You commented about not being able to see the volume value from far. There is a marking on the knob and actually it doesn’t matter because you set the volume according to your ear and your eyes 😊
Thanks Terry. Great review. Agree about the remote, why do manufacturers always cut cost there? It’s the one part of the system we interact with constantly. I don’t need metal but something a little nicer would be … nice. My Audiolab has a nicer remote so we know IAG can do it.
This remote doesn't look flashy on camera because of the colour, but its good to use in the flesh, the buttons are all large and good for my fat fingers.
Nice review , it always is on this channel, but......a RUclips college of you just reviewed this Quad trio and i think a lot of followers of your channel also watch this British Audio guy. There is so many interesting stuff on the market. It would nice maybe if you RUclips guys make some agreements. I can remember that every audio channel i watched it was Denafrips Denafrips.
Very nice review, thank you, (and a nice shirt). In the 80sI ran my old CD player through a QED volume pot box in to a Quad 306. To me it sounded slow and laid back, and as I was young and full of vinegar I swapped it for something punchy. Nowadays, slow and laid back is much more appealing :)
I use an old recapped 303 in combination with a bluesound node 2i. Very satisfying combo with good value for money (for which you do not need a 33 pre amp) 🤘
Very informative, appreciated review. Thanks Terry. I really love retro stereo; Just recently I've been considering the new A1 by Musical Fidelity, and now comes this... This set looks gorgeous, I think I'll set out to do some listening to it.
A few years back , I had a 2nd hand 33/303. I liked it but its quad din controls cheesed me off. Maybe I should have kept it but it got outed for other gear. This new Quad looks great but I already have the Leak 130/Cdt amongst other amps so can't justify. Looks cool 😎
I bought this Quad together with a pair of Spendor BC1 and Thorens with Shure V-15 type IV in December of 1978 from Audio T in London. My first stereo system, but the Quad started making popping sounds as it heated up. Sorry, that I bought it, although it sounded great, I would have to shut it down to cool down due to the popping. Eventually I gave it away.
Thank you, I am very lucky I get to use Tellurium Q Statement II speaker cables which are pretty extreme high end but I do review very expensive gear too so I do need the right tools
These quads look lovely, definitely on the want lists, recon great with mission 770. Oh am definitely on team defeat tone control, guess some folks like sugar and cream with their coffee.
Tit treble up and then boost bass, gets rid of muddy (@160Hz) frequencies, great for bad recordings or for listening at low levels. Place mono blocks under/beside speakers for shorter loudspeaker cable runs for better sound, because it has symmetrical line in no worries with longer signal runs
I had the quad 303 and 405 in the 80s driving my Yamaha NS1000 M Thorens TD 124 turntable SME arm and a Sumiko mc cart. The DIn to rca jacks were a bit too annoying The sound was clean but I never ever pumped the volume I did sell all of this when vinyl went out of fashion and sad and sickening downloads came in Even CDs were fading away £3600 for this and it’s called affordable. 🤪🤪 Affordable is subjective if one’s earning £6000 pm. Yes it is Actually I’m feeling stupid buying the same set again 🤪 I think Quad should do £2999 for the package
Quad is a brand that a lot of British people are very attached to. It's beyond hi-fi. More like coopers marmalade or old Jag cars. It's a link to a vanishing past and a traditionally British aesthetic. Can chi-fi made quad give us that feeling of the old made in Huntington equipment?
Yes to a degree and not necessarily, it depends on the bass and I know how this room behaves and where these are placed you still get a fair bit of room gain as they are not far from a corner of the room. Up against the wall of course gives them even more but that sacrifices sound stage too much, or changes it drastically so its a always a choice, its never perfect
I own once 2 original 303 and a 33 but honestly I never been impressed but at less they were built in England. Those new versions look amazing, but even if they sound probably better with new faster components the asking price for a Chinese made Quad seem a bit high. You can find better gear for that amount of money.
It is electrically impossible for a bridged amplifier to produce more power than the sum of its channels. ‘Triples’ does not mean ‘3 transistors per channel’. There are 10 per channel in the original 303. It means 3 transistors per half of the output stage per channel, instead of the usual two.
It's well documented that colors have an effect on people. When I see orange, my reaction is "UGH!" I hate it. Just cant see myself looking at the obnoxious color while trying to enjoy music. Seems like an unforced error. Just me, if you love it get your card out.
As I said in the video orange is the colour of the original and by all accounts it was extremely popular but yes I can see it not suiting everyone but its good not everything looks the same too
@@PursuitPerfectSystem Orange is the color of California Department of Transportation workers uniforms. It makes me nervous as Ive had a successful career avoiding any sort of physical labor.
More than 3000€ affordable? Cant we get same or betterwith half price? I believe so. And it sounds best with typical "english" vintage sounding speaker,limitex to them not for. MOst speakers
The Super Linton speakers are not typical vintage sounding at all, maybe check out my review for them. Yes this “affordable” for what it is. It’s not budget which is something different
Quad makes fantastic speakers. But to me this quad 33 +303 misses the mark. Expensive, missing features and remote is missing controls (amps must be turned off manually). For less money can get Leak stereo 130 or yamaha rn1000 or marantz 7000n or rotel ra-1572 or nad c3050
It’s a pre power setup every pre power has to be turned on individually or linked with trigger cables as you can do here. It’s not missing any features in fact it has more than typical for being a purely analogue pre power. Streaming amps have other bits in them that does not make them better it normally makes them worse as the build budget is divided by more things. I think you’re looking at this totally wrong for what this is looking to be. You can’t compare it to an nad that is trying to a one box do it all. This is not looking to be that.
@PursuitPerfectSystem Yes what you say is true, its NOT a one box. I was hoping they would have went way Leak and NAD did... adding modern features to retro looking boxes. I have had real good luck introducing modern features to my audio buds. So i like to encourage features added to equip with quality amps and dacs built in.
They would cost a lot more if not. Designed by the team in the UK, guys who have worked for QUAD for decades and service QUAD speakers from the early days. I have met these guys so know they are real :)
Thanks for watching my review video, I did have a few production issues here. I had a new shirt on that was rustling, I am sorry about that. Also the new version of my video editing software has some audio glitches which are not ideal. I apologise for that too. Hope you still enjoyed the video.
IAG Currently have a 33 Unit of Mine in For Service. It Is Such an Amazing Timeless Amplifier That i Have Never had Any Desire To Upgrade, let Alone Replace it.. Although i Have Bought A Second Hand 33/303 Unit For The Man Cave. Having heard The "New" 33/303 i Can Highly Recommend it To Anyone In The Market For a Great Sounding Amplifier Set Up.. Nice Review By The Way.
It was my first separates pre/power set-up, bought a second one and a crossover and ran my (self-built) speakers active (that was in 1978)
Oh man , i brought my axford dictionary with all of that adjectives you used😅😅. Very nice review as usual, Greeting from Sweden 🇸🇪
I don't need them but they look so cool that I want them.
To be fair we never need HiFi we always just want it so bad :) - Great comment
@@PursuitPerfectSystem SSShhh Terry, my wife might see this comment!!
Hahahaha. :)
Nice review. My OCD wouldn't allow me to have all 3 pieces on one shelf. I would have to place the amps on the floor close to the speakers and the preamp to the right of center with the right side aligned with the equipment on the shelves below. Having a right alignment down the stack. Then I would add some type of item to the left of the preamp so each shelf is full and aligned.
Yep I agree, but next to each other on one shelf was the best way to show how compact this setup is and really it only takes up the same space as an integrated
@@PursuitPerfectSystem The other variable here is that you can use short speaker cables and connect the 33 amps to the 303 using balanced cables. This takes advantage of the superior common mode rejection offered using balance interconnects.
It is very beautiful enclouser with that orange 🍊 knobe.
Real high end audio ❤
My first serious stereo was Quad 99 pre-909 stereo power (140wpc) and cdp-2. It was excellent for the money. Could enjoy music a lot and it is now a 2nd. hand bargain. Love Quad.😊
Insightful interview. Thanks for sharing! 💜
Thanks for the review. I used to own the original QAUD 33 and I loved the minimalist and small factor size of the system.
Esthetically speaking, I would have preferred a more raw material design such as painted metal instead of the aluminum that gives it a plastic feeling.
You commented about not being able to see the volume value from far. There is a marking on the knob and actually it doesn’t matter because you set the volume according to your ear and your eyes 😊
Thanks Terry. Great review. Agree about the remote, why do manufacturers always cut cost there? It’s the one part of the system we interact with constantly. I don’t need metal but something a little nicer would be … nice. My Audiolab has a nicer remote so we know IAG can do it.
This remote doesn't look flashy on camera because of the colour, but its good to use in the flesh, the buttons are all large and good for my fat fingers.
Nice review , it always is on this channel, but......a RUclips college of you just reviewed this Quad trio and i think a lot of followers of your channel also watch this British Audio guy.
There is so many interesting stuff on the market. It would nice maybe if you RUclips guys make some agreements.
I can remember that every audio channel i watched it was Denafrips Denafrips.
Very nice review, thank you, (and a nice shirt). In the 80sI ran my old CD player through a QED volume pot box in to a Quad 306. To me it sounded slow and laid back, and as I was young and full of vinegar I swapped it for something punchy. Nowadays, slow and laid back is much more appealing :)
I use an old recapped 303 in combination with a bluesound node 2i. Very satisfying combo with good value for money (for which you do not need a 33 pre amp) 🤘
Damn good reviews Sir!
Thank you very much Gary
Very informative, appreciated review. Thanks Terry. I really love retro stereo; Just recently I've been considering the new A1 by Musical Fidelity, and now comes this... This set looks gorgeous, I think I'll set out to do some listening to it.
This and a1 are like chalk and cheese to look at and listen to. So best to listen to both and see which you prefer. The quad runs a lot cooler :)
Looks pretty cool with Nintendo Vibe
I didn't see the Nintendo vibe, now I cant unsee it 😀
A few years back , I had a 2nd hand 33/303. I liked it but its quad din controls cheesed me off. Maybe I should have kept it but it got outed for other gear. This new Quad looks great but I already have the Leak 130/Cdt amongst other amps so can't justify. Looks cool 😎
Would love to see a comparison of these against the ‘modern’ Quad Artera setup. Similar costs?
I bought this Quad together with a pair of Spendor BC1 and Thorens with Shure V-15 type IV in December of 1978 from Audio T in London. My first stereo system, but the Quad started making popping sounds as it heated up. Sorry, that I bought it, although it sounded great, I would have to shut it down to cool down due to the popping. Eventually I gave it away.
New ones dont do that I am glad to report and in this day and age it would be a simple and easy swop for one that doesn't do that anyway.
Very nice video ;) what speaker cables do you use with this setup?
Thank you, I am very lucky I get to use Tellurium Q Statement II speaker cables which are pretty extreme high end but I do review very expensive gear too so I do need the right tools
These quads look lovely, definitely on the want lists, recon great with mission 770. Oh am definitely on team defeat tone control, guess some folks like sugar and cream with their coffee.
Tit treble up and then boost bass, gets rid of muddy (@160Hz) frequencies, great for bad recordings or for listening at low levels.
Place mono blocks under/beside speakers for shorter loudspeaker cable runs for better sound, because it has symmetrical line in no worries with longer signal runs
Does the new 33 pre amp match to the old 303 power amp in terms of output level?
Not quite. The old interface level was 500mV. It is 700mV in the new ones.
I had the quad 303 and 405 in the 80s driving my Yamaha NS1000 M
Thorens TD 124 turntable SME arm and a Sumiko mc cart.
The DIn to rca jacks were a bit too annoying
The sound was clean but I never ever pumped the volume
I did sell all of this when vinyl went out of fashion and sad and sickening downloads came in
Even CDs were fading away
£3600 for this and it’s called affordable. 🤪🤪
Affordable is subjective if one’s earning £6000 pm. Yes it is
Actually I’m feeling stupid buying the same set again 🤪
I think Quad should do £2999 for the package
Without having a dac / streamer that matches the 33 aesthetic - it's a hard sell to anyone not yet in their 50's in 2024.
Man these look so good! By any chance would you say they are comparable to Denafrips?
I feel that they could have remained authentic but an HDMI ARC3 input is now a 'check box' item for amps in the home.
This is all analogue, hdmi arc requires a digital circuit so its horse for courses for different people
Quad is a brand that a lot of British people are very attached to. It's beyond hi-fi. More like coopers marmalade or old Jag cars. It's a link to a vanishing past and a traditionally British aesthetic. Can chi-fi made quad give us that feeling of the old made in Huntington equipment?
P=I^2R
P= 10A^2 x 8ohms.
P=100 x 8 = 800Watts?
I can only give the information I have been given.
Peak vs continuous
I think they must mean peak and bridged into 2 ohms, but even then they’re stretching it.
I think that the Super Lintons are designed to stand closer to the wall.
Yes to a degree and not necessarily, it depends on the bass and I know how this room behaves and where these are placed you still get a fair bit of room gain as they are not far from a corner of the room. Up against the wall of course gives them even more but that sacrifices sound stage too much, or changes it drastically so its a always a choice, its never perfect
I own once 2 original 303 and a 33 but honestly I never been impressed but at less they were built in England. Those new versions look amazing, but even if they sound probably better with new faster components the asking price for a Chinese made Quad seem a bit high. You can find better gear for that amount of money.
It is electrically impossible for a bridged amplifier to produce more power than the sum of its channels. ‘Triples’ does not mean ‘3 transistors per channel’. There are 10 per channel in the original 303. It means 3 transistors per half of the output stage per channel, instead of the usual two.
It's well documented that colors have an effect on people. When I see orange, my reaction is "UGH!" I hate it. Just cant see myself looking at the obnoxious color while trying to enjoy music. Seems like an unforced error. Just me, if you love it get your card out.
As I said in the video orange is the colour of the original and by all accounts it was extremely popular but yes I can see it not suiting everyone but its good not everything looks the same too
Ahaha, I actually like it. Reminds me of those old, amber KGM Edgelit displays. And the whole thing looks very "Space 1999" or "UFO".
@@PursuitPerfectSystem Orange is the color of California Department of Transportation workers uniforms. It makes me nervous as Ive had a successful career avoiding any sort of physical labor.
@@fletchermunson6225 and some prisoner uniforms too :D
Completely agree. I couldn't live with that orange!
Wish Quad had integrated eARC to prove full modern connectivity.
Its an all analogue preamp, so there is no digital in it for an EARC circuit
I see thanks for that though
Volume control on wrong side lol
If you wouldn't buy a new MG auto, why would you push this?
People who moan about tone controls don't know what they are talking about.....🤨
More than 3000€ affordable? Cant we get same or betterwith half price? I believe so. And it sounds best with typical "english" vintage sounding speaker,limitex to them not for. MOst speakers
The Super Linton speakers are not typical vintage sounding at all, maybe check out my review for them. Yes this “affordable” for what it is. It’s not budget which is something different
Quad makes fantastic speakers. But to me this quad 33 +303 misses the mark. Expensive, missing features and remote is missing controls (amps must be turned off manually). For less money can get Leak stereo 130 or yamaha rn1000 or marantz 7000n or rotel ra-1572 or nad c3050
It’s a pre power setup every pre power has to be turned on individually or linked with trigger cables as you can do here.
It’s not missing any features in fact it has more than typical for being a purely analogue pre power. Streaming amps have other bits in them that does not make them better it normally makes them worse as the build budget is divided by more things. I think you’re looking at this totally wrong for what this is looking to be. You can’t compare it to an nad that is trying to a one box do it all. This is not looking to be that.
@PursuitPerfectSystem Yes what you say is true, its NOT a one box. I was hoping they would have went way Leak and NAD did... adding modern features to retro looking boxes. I have had real good luck introducing modern features to my audio buds. So i like to encourage features added to equip with quality amps and dacs built in.
Horses for courses, we DEFINATELY do not want all HiFi to end up being the same and defo not everything all in the one box all the time.
Not for me, I can’t handle that ugly orange. Maybe the display but I would have to paint the buttons black.
So basically, the quad amps pre-power are a 99 without the flake or raspberry ripple.
Thats a great comment, but I dont get it ... :)
Not in the slightest. The 99 is not a triples design.
Quad… now made in China 😢
They would cost a lot more if not. Designed by the team in the UK, guys who have worked for QUAD for decades and service QUAD speakers from the early days. I have met these guys so know they are real :)
I’ll buy these gems 💎💎💎🫡🇬🇧