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  1. Percy

    Repair Quad Electrostatic Loudspeakers

    Everyone, thank you for all the feedback and guidance! Sadly for the most part it's not good news - this from some serious experts that have repaired these speakers in the past ... It seems your options are: Overseas repair at Euro 2000 estimated per panel (just under 40k each) / These...
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    Repair Quad Electrostatic Loudspeakers

    @silversonic - Give him a call, his details are now on this posts
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    Repair Quad Electrostatic Loudspeakers

    Hi, thx for your message ... I so hope you are wrong ... but the feeling in my gut is telling me you are right ... this ost the the group is my last effort to find a solution ... Thx again
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    Repair Quad Electrostatic Loudspeakers

    Hi, I think (for now) it's one speaker and one panel "the famous popping noise) .. that said the other speaker abruptly made crackling noises last week and shutdown .... and then later started working perfectly again ... also both panels have a soft "hum" that you can hear when you are close...
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    Repair Quad Electrostatic Loudspeakers

    Hi, Sadly you're correct .. it's seems that rabbit hole is real Pretoria (Centurion)
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    Repair Quad Electrostatic Loudspeakers

    Hi Everyone, Apologies if this post is in the wrong area! Really struggling to find someone that can repair my Quad ESL 2905's ... I did contacted the following: - BalancedAudio the current importers, they can potentially assist but at almost R8000 per panel (there are 6 in each speaker)...
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    DIY music server with high-end potential

    Hi Everybody, I came across this new nifty little device - USB to Coaxial converter (192kHz/24 bit compatible) http://www.m2tech.biz/products.html To quote 6moons -  "The M2Tech hiFace operates asynchronously with two high precision clocks covering the multiples of 44.1/88.2/176.4kHz and...
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    DIY/Afordable high resolution audio

    Hi Mike, Yes that will work to a certain extend, and it is quite an elegant solution - One thing to remember though is the limitations of the (Optical/Coaxial) S/PDIF interface however it should be good to 96kHz/24bit and even 96kHz/24bit 5.1 but not 192kHz Another thing to check is can these...
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    DIY/Afordable high resolution audio

    Hi Mike, There is two(maybe 3) methods to listen to high resolution audio: 1. PC or Music server via a USB dac (BUT "only" at 96kHz as no USB dac can currently accept 192kHz/24bit,this will change within this year with the new USB specification being finalised and implemented) 2. Dedicated...
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    DIY/Afordable high resolution audio

    Hi, I am new to the forum - Therefore appologies if you've seen this before! I would like to share a few idea's with you that will enable you to enjoy high-resolution audio at home with the minimum of expense. Requirements: DVD-AUDIO / SACD Universal Player - These players are actually quite...
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