I have just got my hands on a Quad 520f Amp ( the pro version of the current dumping 606, 707, 909). Had it refurbised by Dada Electronics.
Driven by the Gatorised Caiman it is quite amazing.
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Location: Southampton, UK and Nicosia, Cyprus
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Caiman + Gator + Quad 520f
I have just got my hands on a Quad 520f Amp ( the pro version of the current dumping 606, 707, 909). Had it refurbised by Dada Electronics.
Driven by the Gatorised Caiman it is quite amazing.
Brian
In Southampton: Raspberry Pi 4 running PiCorePlayer, Beresford Caiman SEG, Quad 77 Int Amp and CD Player, AVI Neutron 4, Sennheiser HD25 headphones.
In Nicosia: Small Format HTPC, Beresford 7520 ,Quad 405-2, Quart 980s German Tower Loudspeakers.
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I'm ChrisB.
I had one of these sitting in a box for years until I recently sold it to a forum member. Just before we did the deal I spent an evening with it to be sure that it was still functioning well & I was staggered that it sounded as good as it did - far, far better than I had remembered.
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I'm openingabottleofwine.
Yes, I was the forum member who bought Chris's 520f amp. And indeed I can confirm that it is indeed a fine performer: it has incredible 'authority' , grip and control on any music signal passing through it, yet at the same time is also 'musical. Not what one might normally expect for a professional amplifier.
Mine is used in my 2nd system, usually as part of an AV system, fed by a Mark Levinson ML10A pre-amp and emptied into B&W DM2a speakers.
Barry
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