Post by Owen Y on Jun 26, 2020 20:57:25 GMT 12
The QUAD Vena series is built around the legacy landmark styling of QUAD amplification from the late 50s, specifically the QUAD 22 preamp:
Amazingly well priced also, the latest iteration of the QUAD Vena II integrated streaming amplifier/DAC - £799
A combination of European, American & Chinese design, together with (vertically) integrated manufacturing in Shenzhen, China, & driven by the International Audio Group (IAG) of Bernard and Michael Chang.
HI-FI NEWS (Ken Kessler) reviews the QUAD Vena II Play:
- 2 x 45W (8ohm) or 2 x 65W (4ohm)
- Wireless streaming
- ES9018K2M Sabre32 Reference DAC
- ptX Bluetooth
- Coax, Toslink, USB digital or ethernet inputs
- DTS Play-Fi wireless multi-room platform
- Internet music streaming including Hi-Res
- Supports Android, iOS, Kindle Fires, Windows & via Spotify Connect.
- MM phono stage
- Preamp-out
- Remote control
" It really is a dazzlingly accomplished answer to the modern needs of people who don't want traditional separates, and I can only marvel at its fool-proof connectivity. "
" But I had to feed this the best signal I could, so the Pioneer RT-707 reel-to-reel was enlisted, and loaded with Ray Charles' Live In Concert [ABC-Paramount ATC846; 7½ips tape]....The Vena II Play was an open window into this audiophile-grade recording. £799? I am humbled. "
(Available in 'premium' finishes.)
(The QUAD II preamplifier was introduced in 1959.)
Amazingly well priced also, the latest iteration of the QUAD Vena II integrated streaming amplifier/DAC - £799
A combination of European, American & Chinese design, together with (vertically) integrated manufacturing in Shenzhen, China, & driven by the International Audio Group (IAG) of Bernard and Michael Chang.
HI-FI NEWS (Ken Kessler) reviews the QUAD Vena II Play:
- 2 x 45W (8ohm) or 2 x 65W (4ohm)
- Wireless streaming
- ES9018K2M Sabre32 Reference DAC
- ptX Bluetooth
- Coax, Toslink, USB digital or ethernet inputs
- DTS Play-Fi wireless multi-room platform
- Internet music streaming including Hi-Res
- Supports Android, iOS, Kindle Fires, Windows & via Spotify Connect.
- MM phono stage
- Preamp-out
- Remote control
" It really is a dazzlingly accomplished answer to the modern needs of people who don't want traditional separates, and I can only marvel at its fool-proof connectivity. "
" But I had to feed this the best signal I could, so the Pioneer RT-707 reel-to-reel was enlisted, and loaded with Ray Charles' Live In Concert [ABC-Paramount ATC846; 7½ips tape]....The Vena II Play was an open window into this audiophile-grade recording. £799? I am humbled. "
(Available in 'premium' finishes.)
(The QUAD II preamplifier was introduced in 1959.)
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