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Quad QC-24 Pre-Amplifier

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£1,099.00
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Quad are a highly renowned manufacturer of quality hifi electronics and loudspeakers, having developed award-winning audiophile-standard products standard for over 80 years, their highly acclaimed reputation is well-earned. The company originally built speakers for public address, moving onto domestic hifi following the end of the war. The first commercially available products were the Quad 22 Pre-amp and Quad II Monoblock Power Amplifiers, both of which were on the market for ten years to great success. 

Quad now develop a wide range of hifi products at varying price points, such as the S Series, Z SeriesElectrostatic Series of loudspeakers and accompanying amplifier ranges the Vena and QII Series. Quad also build a range of Active Loudspeakers. Quad continue to win the hearts of critics and consumers alike with each release and each product bears the same original design philosophy set out by founder Peter J. Walker; to design and engineer a product that offers 'the most accurate' sound response for the best price. 

Quad's QII (or 'Quad 2') series is based on the original Quad II amplifier, built by the company's founder Peter Walker in 1953, but now seeing the integration of finer components and materials, more intricate yet effective circuit integrations and a more precise manufacturing process. The QII series features some of the most refined sounding valve pre/power combinations on the market today, retaining the genuine heritage and craftsmanship that Quad has preserved over 80 years of designing and engineering quality hifi. 

Following vigorous and extensive research, Quad design engineers were able to source the finest materials and compile them into a superlative preamplifier. The QC-24 preamp uses a 6111WA double triode configuration, with transformers designed by one of the world's leading authorities. The relay switching has been meticulously designed in order to guarantee that the integrity of the musical signal through its journey from source to the power amp. The GC24 has 2 main outputs, 2 tape play and record connections and inputs for a CD player and tuner, as well as two auxiliary inputs. 

 

Valve Complement   1x 6111 twin triode
 THD @ 1V RMS <0.2% 
 Frequency Response 5Hz - 50kHz (+0dB/-0.5dB) 
 Hum and Noise Better than -80dB 
 Line Stage Gain 15dB 
 Recommended Minimum Load 50 k Ohms 
Inputs 5 x Line level
2 x Buffered tape loops
Power Consumption 15VA maximum

 

UK Delivery

Providing your item is in stock, the order is usually dispatched within 24 hours. Postage and packing is completely free for orders over £99*. Out of stock items will be dispatched as soon as they become available, which can take between 4 to 21 days      

UK Delivery orders are sent via our couriers' DPD Local on a next-day-delivery service and usually take between 1 and 3 days. 

          

Local Delivery

Certain manufacturers disallow mail order for their products, however a local delivery may be possible.

We offer a local delivery service for a large number of our products. After your order has been placed, a member of the Hifi Gear team will contact you to arrange a convenient date and time for your local, personal delivery.

 

Click & Collect

We offer a free ‘Click & Collect’ service on all items. As soon as your order has been completed and is ready for collection a member of our team will be in contact with you. Orders can be collected from our store at 11 King Street, Hereford, HR4 9BW.

 

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