Hi,
I previously posted on another thread that I was thinking about buying a Quad 606 Mk2. I finally bit the bullet and pressed "Buy" on one on Ebay. It was located in Holland and despite the seller's excellent feedback I was slightly nervous because it was expensive firstly because of the postage cost and also because I would have to pay customs duty (which to be honest) I didn't know was just going to be VAT or other charges Customs might levy. In the end it was just VAT but still added to the cost (thanks Brexit!).
Anyway it arrived today and have to say I'm over the moon with it, condition is extremely good and to my unsophisticated ears sound is first class (it's replacing a Quad 405).
I'm intending to send it to Quad for a check over and probably have the power supply including the transformer and the big power supply capacitors changed to the 909 spec as suggested on another thread.
Couple of questions - out of curiosity I took the cover off to see if I could detect any previous modifications. It looked very pristine - see photos - just wondered if any quad experts agreed?
Also, I'd like to get hold of a genuine instruction booklet but I suspect they are as rare as hens teeth. I had a quick Google for downloadable manuals but the copies don't seem very good. Does anyone know of a decent download source??
Thank
Alan C
I previously posted on another thread that I was thinking about buying a Quad 606 Mk2. I finally bit the bullet and pressed "Buy" on one on Ebay. It was located in Holland and despite the seller's excellent feedback I was slightly nervous because it was expensive firstly because of the postage cost and also because I would have to pay customs duty (which to be honest) I didn't know was just going to be VAT or other charges Customs might levy. In the end it was just VAT but still added to the cost (thanks Brexit!).
Anyway it arrived today and have to say I'm over the moon with it, condition is extremely good and to my unsophisticated ears sound is first class (it's replacing a Quad 405).
I'm intending to send it to Quad for a check over and probably have the power supply including the transformer and the big power supply capacitors changed to the 909 spec as suggested on another thread.
Couple of questions - out of curiosity I took the cover off to see if I could detect any previous modifications. It looked very pristine - see photos - just wondered if any quad experts agreed?
Also, I'd like to get hold of a genuine instruction booklet but I suspect they are as rare as hens teeth. I had a quick Google for downloadable manuals but the copies don't seem very good. Does anyone know of a decent download source??
Thank
Alan C
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