Nick_cor
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Hey I was reading the manual for the quad preamp and it says it is not recommended to hook the quad to poweramps other then the stragedy 400 and 2:95. What will happen if i hook it up to a 2:50 ?
Quad preamp question
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4nkam
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Nothing (nothing negative anyway) 
There are two things happening here. The first is that most companies say you should only use their products and the second is that those were the only simul class poweramps they had back then and they are the best match for the Quad's circuits
mJ
There are two things happening here. The first is that most companies say you should only use their products and the second is that those were the only simul class poweramps they had back then and they are the best match for the Quad's circuits
mJ
Nick_cor
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great! man I wanna get a quad so bad, but i haven't played through one before but from all i've heard it sounds like my dream. can anyone compare it to the mark IV ?
bobmeredith
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I've found that when I ran my Quad preamp into my Strat 400
I could get more than sufficient volume.
When I run the Quad into my Crown XLS 602 I can barely get enough clean power to get over the top of the band.
It's all to do with the i/p sensitivity of your power amp. For once Mesa are not bullshitting about this.
I sold my 400 (too heavy and big, & blew tubes alot) and now run my Quad into an Intersound IVP preamp/Para Eq then into the Crown. I lose stereo and a little tube warmth, but I now get full power, a global EQ and volume, a backup preamp, and two racks I can carry with one hand.
The IVP and Crown make a brilliant Bass amp as well.
Check the input sensitivity specs on any power amp you buy. The greater the sensitivity the better for .8 volt = full power is better than 2 volts = full power.
I could get more than sufficient volume.
When I run the Quad into my Crown XLS 602 I can barely get enough clean power to get over the top of the band.
It's all to do with the i/p sensitivity of your power amp. For once Mesa are not bullshitting about this.
I sold my 400 (too heavy and big, & blew tubes alot) and now run my Quad into an Intersound IVP preamp/Para Eq then into the Crown. I lose stereo and a little tube warmth, but I now get full power, a global EQ and volume, a backup preamp, and two racks I can carry with one hand.
The IVP and Crown make a brilliant Bass amp as well.
Check the input sensitivity specs on any power amp you buy. The greater the sensitivity the better for .8 volt = full power is better than 2 volts = full power.
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