Quad II Classic Integrated Valve Amplifier

Quad Valve amplification formed the foundations of Quad, one of the most historic and legendary Hi-Fi companies.

Formed by Peter Walker way back in the 1930s, Quad forged a legacy of high-performance audio equipment, which still continues to this day. Despite a move to Solid State technology in the late 1960s, the appeal of Quad's classic Valve equipment has endured.

Today on The Audio Affair Blog, we take a look at the illustrious history of Quad Valve equipment and pay homage to this legendary

Valve amplifiers are strange and wonderful beasts, but to say they're making a comeback would be a severe understatement!  Despite transistor or 'solid state' amplifiers all but replacing them a few decades ago, the valve method has been seeing increasing popularity in the last few years. And it's no surprise - it doesn't matter how far transistor radios have come - they have yet to fully replicate that warm, lush and open sound that valve amps provide. They may not be able to best them in terms