View Full Version : With my next pay packet i think ill and buy a pair of Quad ESL 57's
dantheman91
02-09-2011, 17:01
Hi
i can buy a pair for £200 in reasonable condition with a slight hole in the mesh on the front. my dads best mate who is a vivid hi-fi collector and it pains me to say it there in his garage with a load of other gear all coverd up thank god. if he can find the leads to power them they will be mine i think quite a bargin. i'll get them to try them out.
i'll still use the rogers though as will never replace them
Dan
:cool:
Hi
i can buy a pair for £200 in reasonable condition with a slight hole in the mesh on the front. my dads best mate who is a vivid hi-fi collector and it pains me to say it there in his garage with a load of other gear all coverd up thank god. if he can find the leads to power them they will be mine i think quite a bargin. i'll get them to try them out.
i'll still use the rogers though as will never replace them
Dan
:cool:
Very nice Dan, make sure you bring them indoors to acclimatise them before you power them up and preferably they want bringing up on a variac if they havn't been used for a while, very rewarding with enough space around them as you probably know, one other thing they should be left on 24/7 for best results, not trying to teach you to suck egss or nothing ;):)
Rare Bird
02-09-2011, 17:31
vivid hi-fi collector! :D
However nice one Dan
dantheman91
02-09-2011, 18:01
vivid hi-fi collector! :D
However nice one Dan
you should see some of his stuff i want his flat its full of gear :stalks: including a pair of tannoy canterburys they sound gorgeous.
cadence valve amp mono blocks and countless other gear
Dan
dantheman91
02-09-2011, 18:03
Very nice Dan, make sure you bring them indoors to acclimatise them before you power them up and preferably they want bringing up on a variac if they havn't been used for a while, very rewarding with enough space around them as you probably know, one other thing they should be left on 24/7 for best results, not trying to teach you to suck egss or nothing ;):)
Thanks mate i cant wait but got to wait a month doh
Dan
Good luck with the 57's. They transformed the speaker market when they first arrived and a good fettled pair can still do the same with most modern far-eastern made speakers (well, most speakers available and sold in the UK are almost certainly made in the far east :rolleyes:)
With their own limiters in, they can be safely used with a huge range of decent quality stable amps I think...
Stratmangler
02-09-2011, 18:32
you should see some of his stuff i want his flat its full of gear :stalks: including a pair of tannoy canterburys they sound gorgeous.
cadence valve amp mono blocks and countless other gear
Dan
He does indeed sound like an avid collector of classic audio components :)
dantheman91
02-09-2011, 19:52
He does indeed sound like an avid collector of classic audio components :)
Hi
yes i can say im jealous :steam: hmm not to mention 2 garages full damn all that gear
Dan
Did you get them....we jus' gotta know :)
He does indeed sound like an avid collector of classic audio components :)
Indeed - avid, rather than vivid... ;)
Nice one, Dan - enjoy (when you get them)! :cool:
Marco.
dantheman91
05-10-2011, 21:07
Friday lads
dantheman91
30-11-2011, 20:09
Right went for a demo today and one plays perfect but one is very quite oh dear.
Plenty pairs about,dont jump in!
Was it powered up....just a thought....
dantheman91
06-12-2011, 10:51
Yeah all was connected do you think there worth a punt in this condition. how much do you think the treble and bass unit would be?
spendorman
06-12-2011, 11:33
Could be just the HT block faulty
EHT rebuild needed by the sounds of it, only by stripping them will you know whether the panels are OK.
Richard
You can get a good fully working pair in nice condition for £300, in fact there's a pair on ebay at the moment which look pretty good and not a million miles from you. Those or a knackered pair for £200, I know which I would choose.
Rare Bird
17-12-2011, 12:51
Could be just the HT block faulty
I don't know who repairs those pannels now...If there's an HT problem it's probably a fault on one of the pannels caused it.
spendorman
17-12-2011, 13:14
I don't know who repairs those pannels now...If there's an HT problem it's probably a fault on one of the pannels caused it.
Possibly, but the old HT blocks can just go low output, I have had that
Ali Tait
17-12-2011, 16:39
I don't know who repairs those pannels now...If there's an HT problem it's probably a fault on one of the pannels caused it.
http://www.classiquesounds.co.uk/quad_esl.htm
Possibly, but the old HT blocks can just go low output, I have had that
Indeed - I bought an old set that didn't seem that dynamic; refreshed the EHT units and away they go. The diodes break down over time - I'd go as far as suggesting if they haven't been done then do them anyhow.
Fairly straightforward DIY exercise assuming you have the wax encased designs - I did a full write up on PFM when I did mine a couple of years back. You just need to cook them for a while to melt the wax. Change the caps at the same time - even though they are probably OK, better to be safe given the low additional cost/time to replace them too.
Oh, it brings them to life too :)
Richard
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