Quad Servicing

[morrisminor]

Quad UK service for a fixed price of £48 per unit plus parts and VAT. That sounds pretty competitive to me - is it?

 

[Audio Al]

Quad UK service for a fixed price of £48 per unit plus parts and VAT. That sounds pretty competitive to me - is it?

Quad what ?

 

[rabski]

Quad have always had a reputation for low cost when it comes to servicing and repairs. Considering most 'normal' places would charge a good £30 per hour, £48 fixed cost seems incredibly reasonable. Of course, it depends on parts costs, but I'd still expect that not to break the bank.

 

[morrisminor]

Quad what ?

Quad anything I believe but certainly Quad IIs and 22s

 

[Brown Bottle]

When I had a problem with my Creek Amp they quoted £45.00 per hour labour + parts. Someone local to me (Recommended on here) sorted it for £25.00.

Cheers BB

 

[David.D]

If it's valves, try Mike Barker of the British Vintage Wireless Society, just serviced my Quad II's and does a brilliant job.

 

[Audio Al]

Quad anything I believe but certainly Quad IIs and 22s

So I could get my 57's serviced ? Humm interesting

 

[Valvebloke]

So I could get my 57's serviced ? Humm interesting

Yes you could. But the panels and the EHT supply, which are the two things most likely to need attention, will almost certainly count as replacement parts. Actually fitting them doesn't take too long if you know what you're doing. But the parts themselves may well not be cheap (they wouldn't be wherever you bought them from).

Also I think it's fair to say that Quad do a super job on functionality. They set the specs and they will make sure that your kit is meeting them when you get it back. But in times past, at least, they didn't include anything at all cosmetic in a service. Sprucing up doesn't affect the sound, so it's an optional luxury not a necessity.

VB

 

[graham67]

I can highly recommend Quad servicing. I have had a few 405's and easily the best sounding one was a late 405-2 serviced and recapped by Quad. You can even get them to supply new packaging with nice foam padding to protect your new (old) for components (not sure if they do same for speakers)