Post by Owen Y on Sept 5, 2018 10:27:27 GMT 12
Spotted on Quad's website:
....no further information.
....no further information.
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QUAD ERA-1 planar magnetic headphones Sept 5, 2018 10:27:27 GMT 12
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 Post by deano1974 on Sept 5, 2018 20:15:03 GMT 12
Ohhhhh....they look fancy
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Post by Owen Y on Sept 6, 2018 10:05:00 GMT 12
Quad aesthetic in the 60s/70s/80s was at the vanguard of British industrial design, with its 'sober' minimalist designs & 'military-industrial' colour themes.
Today, I'm not sure if they're found their place, they seem to have dropped their bold colours for same-same silver & black. Thoughts? DarkLantern blog - darklanternforowen.wordpress.com
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Post by cooksferry on Sept 6, 2018 12:28:51 GMT 12
ERA- evocative initials for those with an interest in auto history
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QUAD ERA-1 planar magnetic headphones Sept 24, 2018 14:04:09 GMT 12
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Post by Owen Y on Sept 24, 2018 14:04:09 GMT 12
Inner Fidelity publishes first review (part 1) of the QUAD ERA-1.
" The sound of the ERA-1 out of the box is warm and inviting and instantly reminded me of that classic “Quad sound” I fell love in with when it came to their loudspeaker designs... Detailed without being analytical, they present a wide, enveloping and cohesive sound field with excellent spatial separation. " 
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Post by Owen Y on Sept 24, 2018 14:17:56 GMT 12
Price - £600 was mentioned in the press but I see them listed at Audio Sanctuary UK for £499.17.
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QUAD ERA-1 planar magnetic headphones Oct 8, 2018 8:49:25 GMT 12
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Post by Owen Y on Oct 8, 2018 8:49:25 GMT 12
This review of the Quad ERA-1 by the Headphone Guru
Price US$799 " With exceptional speed, phase coherency and realistic tonal balance the Quad ERA-1 definitely evokes the feel of Quad ESLs.... " 
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QUAD ERA-1 planar magnetic headphones Oct 16, 2018 19:17:22 GMT 12
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Post by Owen Y on Oct 16, 2018 19:17:22 GMT 12
You may have spotted amongst the RMAK 2018 photos link that michaelw posted for this page....
The QUAD PA-One valve-based headphone-preamp - back to the future? 
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QUAD ERA-1 planar magnetic headphones Nov 14, 2018 18:11:16 GMT 12
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Post by Owen Y on Nov 14, 2018 18:11:16 GMT 12
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QUAD ERA-1 planar magnetic headphones Nov 14, 2018 18:32:19 GMT 12
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Post by Owen Y on Nov 14, 2018 18:32:19 GMT 12
The Quad ERA-1 is surprisingly ‘normal’ headphone sized, not overly weighty but no lightweights.
They do not exclude external (room) noise. A brief few minutes audition is not really useful & through an un-warmed up Quad headph amp unit & CD player/amp, using unfamiliar CD samples. There was some sense of the inoffensive Quad sound but not lacking detail, as you might expect from an electrostatic transducer. Bass did not seem to lack presence either, ‘full’ rather than ‘visceral’ maybe. My headphone credentials are nothing to mention, so just my impressions. DarkLantern blog - darklanternforowen.wordpress.com
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Post by cartridgeguyonline on Nov 16, 2018 11:24:57 GMT 12
"inoffensive Quad sound but not lacking detail, as you might expect from an electrostatic transducer."
Splutter splutter cough cough, as an ESL57 owner would have to say that I havent found this to be the case. In fact was playing Throbbing Gristle through mine the other night and it was as offensive and unlistenable as I remember through other speakers... 
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QUAD ERA-1 planar magnetic headphones Apr 6, 2019 15:28:13 GMT 12
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Post by Owen Y on Apr 6, 2019 15:28:13 GMT 12
In case you are itching to spring for a pair of the QUAD ERA-1s, this The Absolute Sound review may be just what's needed to tip you over the edge
 ..." First, the headphone exhibited powerful yet also extremely articulate bass.... Second, the ERA-1 has wonderfully well defined, nuanced, and revealing mids and highs... Many models in this class are either bright-sounding (to simulate “detail”), or else dark-sounding and slightly softly focused (to convey “richness”), but the ERA-1 instead hews toward a more satisfying and accurate middle path. " [Rather poor of TAS, no mention of the headphone amp and/or source components used for this review. Unless I overlooked these details.] 
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QUAD ERA-1 planar magnetic headphones Sept 3, 2019 20:09:47 GMT 12
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Post by Owen Y on Sept 3, 2019 20:09:47 GMT 12" Overall, the two had more in common than not, with the edge for dynamics, bass control and long-term comfort going to the ERA-1. " 
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