Comments on: Quadraphonic Sound Died In the 1970s. So Why Is Somebody Bringing It Back?

By: midimagic

midimagic — Mon, 27 Jul 2020 01:39:51 +0000

Actually, Dolby Surround was so much better than any of the quad systems that it because the de-facto standard for years.

And here is the secret: The Sansui QS, the Stereo 4, and the Dynaquad records all play on Dolby Surround and sound just like they were intended. So quad didn’t die, it just evolved.

That new record also plays on Dolby Surround. And all of the newer Dolby systems can play Dolby Surround.

By: joe

joe — Thu, 23 Jul 2020 11:33:55 +0000

In reply to Peter.

Eh? What does hairstyles have to do with it the subject?!

By: John Sather

John Sather — Tue, 30 Jun 2020 18:47:25 +0000

Being 62 years old and living thru the Quad record days, the cost of a new Quadraphonic record/disc was $6.99 plus tax when the same stereo disc cost was $1.99 plus tax. That was a lot of money for a high school student. Plus you needed a receiver, quad amp, four speakers and extra speaker wire. Most people were not into electronics enough to figure out how to hook all that up also. If you had an 8-track tape you needed an quadraphonic player to get the true “bounce” or ”whip
” effect, especially if you had it in a van with a speaker in each corner of it.
I have never stopped looking for quad albums to this day and still scour thru thousands in stores and flea markets looking for quad albums. At first all my collection was classic rock and roll, but not if I find one and the price is reasonable it will add to my collection. Hope it does return for a second coming.

By: John Sather

John Sather — Tue, 30 Jun 2020 18:43:03 +0000

Being 62 years old and living thru the Quad record days, the cost of a new Quadraphonic record/disc was $6.99 plus tax when the same stereo disc cost was $1.99 plus tax. That was a lot of money for a high school student. Plus you needed a receiver, quad amp, four speakers and extra speaker wire. Most people were not into electronics enough to figure out how to hook all that up also. If you had an 8-track tape you needed an quadraphonic player to get the true “bounce” or ”whip
” effect, especially if you had it in a van with a speaker in each corner of it.
I have never stopped listing to my albums to this day and still scour thru thousands in stores and flea markets looking for quad albums. At first all my collection was classic rock and roll, but not if I find one and the price is reasonable it will add to my collection. Hope it does return for a second coming.

By: Jake

Jake — Mon, 04 May 2020 23:41:25 +0000

Several reasons were the cause of the demise of Quadraphonic systems. First can be answered with a question about two essentially defunct video systems. I say essentially because someone, I’m sure has a VHS or Beta recorder for sale on Ebay. Why did Beta die and VHS survive? Economics. Beta was so much better than VHS, but Beta was so much more expensive than VHS. Most people buy the cheaper, and so they did. Secondly, Compatiblity. There were numerous platforms in play during the Quad-Craze and none of them were compatible. SQ Matrix from CBS, the QS Matrix from Sansui, JVC devised the CD-4 which was a carrier signal based system, Regular Matrix (RM), 45J by the National Research Development Council, Stereo 4 by Electrovoice, Dynaquad by Dynaco, and Matrix H by BBC. The problem with this is if you buy one system, thinking “OK, it’s Quad.” Then discover your favorite artists are all on a record label that decided to go with a different system, you ended up buying Henry Mancini Quad albums to demonstrate your cool new Quad system to your friends when you really wanted to be listening to Deep Purple. There are a number of personal choice reasons as well. Most folks don’t want their living room layout dictated by their sound system. Placement of Quad speakers is very restrictive to get the true effect, and even moving slightly off-axis can throw the sound field way out of kilter. I could go on for days but I won’t. BTW I have three Sansui Quad receivers, yes one is in the living room….turn up that volume will ya? and move that sofa, it’s blocking my right real channel.

By: Peter

Peter — Wed, 15 Apr 2020 17:49:50 +0000

I don’t see the point in putting quadraphonic systems in the same pot with types of clothing and afro hair, and then claiming that only one is having a comeback.

Afro hair is not a trend or a hype, it’s a genetic trait and shouldn’t be on a list with outdated technology and past fashion trends.

By: Gerd Diederichs

Gerd Diederichs — Wed, 15 Jan 2020 08:26:32 +0000

Could it be that quad sounds intriguing because of a misconception that it would work well on analog vinyl? It probably would ne much less attractive under the name 4.0, wouldn’t it?

The reason stereo made it and quad didn’t, on the days of vinyl records was that you could have two orthogonal directions for the pickup needle without problems, but not for – at least not in the 3.1 space-time continuum. Putting the rear channels onto carrier frequencies out of hearing range was probably pushing the vinyl-stylus technology beyond its natural boundaries. Tape might have worked, but tape was always suspect because it was too easy to bootleg.

By: sutMarion

sutMarion — Fri, 23 Aug 2019 21:33:50 +0000

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By: KamranV

KamranV — Fri, 02 Nov 2018 17:40:10 +0000

Thx for this Paul. Was a fun hang with you in Detroit.

We do have just a few copies available direct still at http://CyKiK.com/quad and if you’re close to an Ace Hotel (even in London!) you can grab a copy at their hotel shop too.