Quad Help!

[spendorman]

I can't see how I would connect anything other than the 33 to the 405. I'm assuming this is beause of the extra volume pots.

You would need 4 pin din to phono cable.

[symon]

Ah, ok.

The CD player I'm currently using doesn't have a volume control. But, I have another in the loft which does (I think).
Thanks for your kind offer of help, and for all you have done so far.

[symon]

I might get this:
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/2-PHONO-SOCKET...1%7C240%3A1318

I'm thinking I could use that for a CD player straight in to the 405, and also to link the pre out on my Denon to the 405.

[spendorman]

I might get this:
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/2-PHONO-SOCKET...1%7C240%3A1318

I'm thinking I could use that for a CD player straight in to the 405, and also to link the pre out on my Denon to the 405.

Yes, this should be useful, I have bought from that seller myself.

Some similar but 5 pin din to phono may be useful for the inputs.

You could also go from a personal stereo (ipod etc) to the 405.

[symon]

Yes - I might get one of those later. I have a decent tt which needs fixing (lord help me!) which I might need one of those for.

I'm just going to dig out my other cdp to see if that is the source of the problem. I doubt it will be, but it's a test I can do now.

[Beechwoods]

I use these for my inputs into the 33. They're Philips, though are not in branded packaging. Very nicely made for the price.

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/NAIM-QUAD-5-PI...1%7C240%3A1318

[symon]

Nope, a change of cdp changes nothing.

[symon]

Nick, which input in the back of the 33 do you use? Tape or radio?

I'm defintiely confused. I just connected the cdp to the radio 1 input. With the stero button in the sound is weak. With the two mono buttons in the sound is strong and full, but in mono obviously, with particular bits of the music buried. So, it's not as I want it, but it's pointing in the right direction. It would seem to me from this that the stereo function is off in some way.
Also, when I put the lead in the radio 2 button and pressed the stereo and mono buttons in a random way (I was getting confused) the Quad light came on. But, I got very little sound and when I pressed more buttons, the Quad light went off.
So the Quad light works, but only when a mysterious sequence of buttons are pressed.
Sound comes out loud and strong, but not when the tape input is used, or when teh stereo button is pressed in.

Does this shed any further light on anything??

[DSJR]

Try radio 2 instead. I have a dim and distant memory about this.....

I may have got my wotsits in a doodah, but I seem to remember that the radio 1 input was setup for the pin 1 mono output of the AM tuner Quad did...

[symon]

I think it might be the other way around. The manual suggests 1 is for stereo and 2 is for AM. I did try it in the Radio 2 input and got very little if no noise (but the light came on!) I'll try again though.