Pre-Amp £300 or under

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    Looking for a pre-amp, £300 or under. Maybe a bit more if it's really nice!

    Open to anything, worst I can say is, it's not my cup of tea :)
     
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    WAD Pre/Phono/PSU II

    Hi there

    I have a World Audio Designs Pre/Phono/Psu II up for sale. I was looking £400 plus P&P. That might be more than you'd like to spend but it's a cracking Pre - especially if you can use the phono.

    Mosey on over to world-designs.co.uk classifieds if you want to see a bit more

    :)

    Damian
     
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    Sorry, where are they on the website? Can't find them?

    Any pictures?
     
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    Pre-amp. Monstrous bargain.

    Quad 66 pre-amp.Unmarked,boxed,plus remote.moving coil phono,later style processor board,original manual.
    £325.
     
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    Does it actually have buttons on it, or is it basically all remote controlled?
     
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    Only an "off" button, rest is remote control.
     
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    I don't think I'd feel very safe with that. Doesn't scream reliable to me, sorry :(.
     
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    Don't know much about Quad then ?
     
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    It's nothing against them, but what if I sit on the remote or I stand on it, I basically have no amp till I can replace it, which wouldn't be too easy since it's discontuned.
     
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    They look nice, Damian. You never mentioned the electronic problem though, which I can see playing havoc with my MF A370, so I'd have to pass on those I'm afraid.
     
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    Quad are still repairing amps they made generations before the 66 series but it is clearly not for you.
    Enjoy your search.
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    Yeah, I know those old Quad monoblocks from the 60's are still going strong :).

    As I said, nothing against the company but it just seems a bit more convenient and less prone to being bumped. Bumping the volume control with an A370 will prove fatal to many speakers!

    Ignore this thread now anyway, just scored a beauty on eBay!

    Thanks for the interest,
    Darren
     
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    Pleased to hear you got sorted.Just as a matter of interest what did you end up with?
     
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    I ended up buying an A3 CD player, just going to use my A3 integrated as a pre-amp just now, will upgrade to an a308 later if I can find one, or something :)
     
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