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Difficult decision this.
This has been so impressive.
Can be used as a pre, power or integarted.
Built like a tank.
Sounds wonderful.
Can't think of anything that comes close at the price.
Has been used with kef 104/2 and is well suited to difficult speakers such as big yams.
Wear to power button paint.
A few blemishes as it is nearly 40 years old, but overall very nice condition.
Selling only for financial reasons.
£425 collected or please arrange a courrier.
Thanks for looking.
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Bloody hell this thing is very impressive [emoji16]
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Silly cheap for what they go for.
I`ve never seen anything like it for build quality (hiii for otherwise).
It's in my all time top 5 hifi gear for sure.
Silly cheap for what they go for.
I`ve never seen anything like it for build quality (hiii for otherwise).
It's in my all time top 5 hifi gear for sure.
I agree , far too cheap for its performance and aesthetics, bloomin lovely.
Cheers Phil
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They are a stupendous amplifier with sympathetic speakers. They were a fortune new, £745 in 1978, and were built to an extremely high standard. I took mine to a demo and the dealer said, "What the hell is that? Forget about replacing it for under £4k!"
They are a stupendous amplifier with sympathetic speakers. They were a fortune new, £745 in 1978, and were built to an extremely high standard. I took mine to a demo and the dealer said, "What the hell is that? Forget about replacing it for under £4k!"
I want a mint cosmetic one now ! I’ve just bought quad 909 too which is now redundant ( not tried it with the lentek yet )
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I want a mint cosmetic one now ! I’ve just bought quad 909 too which is now redundant ( not tried it with the lentek yet )
Sent from my iPhone using TapatalkI've got a minter, serviced and recapped too!
Seriously though, it is an excellent amplifier, really top drawer. It was cost no object and the review I sent ypu earlier, declared it the best available, at that time.
It is fussier than the specs suggest though: with some speakers it is just amazing, while ordinary with others.
One of the main reviewers used one as his preamp of choice for many years. Personally, I prefer it as an integrated.
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I’m going to try it with the 909 a bit later but I just don’t see how it could be improved, might be an end game for me but I must a get a mint one otherwise it just bugs me.
How’s the teaching going over there ? Are you in lockdown too ?
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I'll think of you if I ever part with mine! It's a great match with NS1000 and Kef 104.2 as well. The commonality is an easy load. Matched well, awesome.
Teaching here is superb: a great school in a fabulous city. Of course, things have changed so I have been teaching my class remotely, for some time.
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topoxforddoc
09-05-2020, 12:51
It is a stellar perform and cheap as chips for what it brings to the party. I have one too and I'm very pleased with mine.
I think that you will notice a softening of the bass when using the Quad as a power amp. With the right speakers, the Lentek absolutely nails it lower down, with total control, speed and tonality.
I think that you will notice a softening of the bass when using the Quad as a power amp. With the right speakers, the Lentek absolutely nails it lower down, with total control, speed and tonality.
The first thing I noticed with the quad ( for all of the 3 days I’ve had it ) is its punch , very nice at low volume too .
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If anyone tells you that they became Audiolab, they did, but it would be like Rolls Royce deciding to make a Granada - it would be absolutely fine and work well but there would be lower specification and lower cost components throughout, which there were. The problem was that it was the most expensive integrated out there and at the price point, people wanted pre-power amplification. Only 500 were made and then they jacked it in and formed Audiolab.
I loved reading this review as a memory of the time.
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Cool , I’ll have a read , thanks Geoff .
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Imagine if they made a legacy version now
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It would be bloody expensive, for certain.
Sounds like one of the biggest bargains I've seen for a while. I thoroughly enjoyed Geoff's review's of it.
Enjoy
I didn't write the review, just found it online but it was exceptionally thorough, comparing it to equally expensive and more expensive amplifiers, including pre-power designs, of the period.
I would love to see a review from you, Andy, of your thoughts on the amp, describing its sound in your system.
Some interesting photographs here: http://www.retrotechaudio.co.uk/lentek-integrated-amp.html
I didn't write the review, just found it online but it was exceptionally thorough, comparing it to equally expensive and more expensive amplifiers, including pre-power designs, of the period.
I didn't mean you wrote the review, I was just saying I enjoyed reading them.
I didn't mean you wrote the review, I was just saying I enjoyed reading them.Me too, Vince.
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Spenagio
10-06-2020, 20:16
I am currently looking for one of these, if anyone is looking to sell please let me know.
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