QUAD ERA-1 Thread
Apr 9, 2019 at 4:13 PM Post #451 of 2,237
Thanks for sharing! Although the headphones is released for about 9 months, there are not that many reviews online yet.

One question though. Does anyone know if the Quads are in fact a duplicate of the Yogoda JPM-101? Or have these headphones totally been designed and manufactured by Quad?

Quad designed, manufactured in Asia.
Just like, almost, everything else except for sand and air and water.
 
Apr 10, 2019 at 4:25 PM Post #453 of 2,237

"when in Rome, do as the Roman's do".

"When in Soviet Russia, do what Stalin says".

"When in the USA, tolerate everything silently, or else"

""When manufacturing the next "NEW" Audiophile model set of $4500.00 USD Headphones, use Asian Parts and Labor and paint them black""

I like the Quad's.
They sound nothing like the Sendy Aiva's, and vice versa....

"From every headphone, giveth us it's own unique voice, therefore, expect no other".....:)
 
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Apr 10, 2019 at 4:32 PM Post #454 of 2,237
"when in Rome, do as the Roman's do".

"When in Soviet Russia, do what Stalin says".

"When in the USA, tolerate everything silently, or else"

That tickled us :L3000:

"From every headphone, giveth us it's own unique voice, therefore, expect no other".....:)

...and this piece of wisdom too :ksc75smile:
 
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Apr 19, 2019 at 5:30 PM Post #455 of 2,237
So... After much research and thought I ordered the Quad Era-1 today. Have a Astell&Kern Dap I will pair them with. Will probably bild a "Whammy" headamp from PassLabs later this summer.
My well used B&W headphones will be demoted to commuting gear.
 
Apr 19, 2019 at 5:54 PM Post #456 of 2,237
I notice the backs have two screws, anyone take these out and get the back cover off? If so, what change in sound?

The Alara has a different and it looks like a cheaper surround (material, construction) wonder if the driver from one to the other would yield what results?
 
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Apr 19, 2019 at 7:31 PM Post #457 of 2,237
So... After much research and thought I ordered the Quad Era-1 today. Have a Astell&Kern Dap I will pair them with. Will probably bild a "Whammy" headamp from PassLabs later this summer.
My well used B&W headphones will be demoted to commuting gear.

Congrats on pulling the moneytrigger.
Are your B&W the P3, 5, 7, or 9?
No worries, as the Quads sound nothing like those.
Day and Night.
Black and White.
Useless to try to evaluate the Quality of the Quads sound by comparing them to the B&W.
Thats a fail.
The Quads have more midrange then all of those combined, and that is a good thing.
 
Apr 20, 2019 at 9:03 AM Post #459 of 2,237
I have the P5. Enjoyable in their own way, but got the Quads instead of the P9. Although very Good (P9) I want to move away from b&ws sound signature to something else.

You made a wise choice.
The P9, is a warm sounding, low mid bloated, overpriced piece of orange leather, that has no micro detail retrieval.
The Quads are a unique sound, a midrange to die for, and have a way of presenting music that is unique to their engineering.
You can't by a better headphone at this price, you can only buy one that has a different sound, that might be as good.
The Ananda is as good, but, its like comparing Red to Black.
Both are colors, both are unique, but they are so different.
 
Apr 21, 2019 at 1:46 AM Post #460 of 2,237
How about the sensitivity of the Quads? Are they fairly easy to drive?
A friend is making a buzz about Tidal Masters, and I'm going to try it out for a month or two.
Is the Audioquest Black with 1.2vrms output good enough to drive the Quads from my phone?
 
Apr 21, 2019 at 8:38 AM Post #462 of 2,237
The danish importer have them on sale, so i couldn`t resist :blush:. 2999 Dkr. = 450 USD. Curious to hear how they compare to my Stax SRS-3100 (and all my other headphones)

Any Links/names would be appreciated?

Might be temped! :smile_phones:
 
Apr 21, 2019 at 10:13 AM Post #464 of 2,237
The danish importer have them on sale, so i couldn`t resist :blush:. 2999 Dkr. = 450 USD. Curious to hear how they compare to my Stax SRS-3100 (and all my other headphones)

Lucky you. I just checked if it is an EU wide offer, but unfortunately not. The supplier doesn’t ship to NL, so I guess I’ve to await another opportunity.
 

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