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04-10-2011, 10:09 #19
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Some further thoughts on this, Dave:

Originally Posted by DSJR

Actually Marco, *my* Quad 303 and *my* II's actually sound pretty darned similar - into the BC2's anyway.

Yes, but haven't your Quad IIs been modified by Glenn Croft? I'm sure that I've seen you mention that they're been "Crofted". And if so, that's likely why they sound punchier, and somewhat 'livelier', and more akin to the sonic presentation of the 303.

Have you ever actually compared stock Quad IIs to the 303?

If you have, and you actually think that they sound "pretty darned similar", then our respective experiences are rather different!

Marco.

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