Quad 67 CD Player
The Quad 67 CD player is one of the best sounding cd players ever built and a product that epitomizes Quads standing in the echelons of hi-fi.
Launched in 1993 to an immediate warm reception by the hi-fi press, the Quad 67 CD quickly established itself as the one of the very best. Orignally costing £800, second hand models regulary exchange hands in excess of £500 on Ebay.
Why, you may ask - quite simply the Quad 67 CD player has one of the most musical treble and midbands that warms itself to any kind of acoustic or simple orchestral. It is not a very ‘bassy’ CD player so is not ideally suited to fast paced rock music, but slip in a copy of one Mary Black’s albums and you slowly sink into musical heaven.
If you have never listened to a Quad 67 CD player then you have missed out, they excel at the simple things and are a joy to have. My current one may have losts its orange display a long time ago, but it has no problem playing any sort of disc be it a CD, CDR or CDRW.
The Quad 67 CD Player has long been discontinued, and whilst newer models such as the Quad 99 CDP offer a more modern approach to playing CDs few have ever managed to match the sound quality of this little gem.
April 13th, 2007 at 8:46 am
i am also very satisfied with quad 67 but i have no lack of bass now when i bought acoustic zen cable made 100% of cooper i am also a owner of tube amplifier prima luna and full range speaker sonus faber at the end i would like to thanks quad company for great service suplies
September 4th, 2007 at 11:03 am
I have owned my quad 67 for nearly 10 years and it has performed faultlessly. Going through a 306 and 66 it really is very musical. The design is I think a classic and the remote control well that is definatively retro.
September 13th, 2007 at 12:37 pm
I just got my hands on a Quad 67 in mint condition. Compared to my Rotel 971 with HDCD decoder the 67 is so much better. Details, soundstage, treble is superior. In combination with renovated Quad 405-2, Quad 44, FM4 and a pair of IMF TLS 80 II speakers the 67 is just amazing.
The remote is quite ugly and it is crazy that the machine can not be operated without the remote. The orange display is impossible to see in daylight - but then again that´s typical Quad and part of the charm… First of all this thing sounds fantastic.
October 13th, 2007 at 11:37 am
Could you please let me know how many 67’s and 66 pre-amps were made? I don’t think you mentioned on this site. Thanks
October 15th, 2007 at 8:38 am
The Quad 67 was in production from mid 1993 to the end of 1996 and had sold 6,100 units before the introduction of the 7 series. The Quad 66 pre-amp on the other hand was launched in 1989 at the same time as the Quad 67’s predecessor, the Quad 66CD and by the end of its production run in 1996 almost 12000 units had been made.
December 16th, 2007 at 11:34 am
Hi,
Agree with all the praise for Quad 67 because I love midrange and vocals and don’t give a damn about bass!
Bought this on Ebay but also agree it is a disgrace you can’t use machine without remote. The remote I got is malfunctioning. Anyone got a remote for sale or know where I can get one?
Joe
December 17th, 2007 at 10:14 am
Joe,
Your best bet is to contact Rob Flain at the IAG Group (Quad Owners)
Rob Flain, IAG Group Service Manager
IAG Service department, Unit 4, St Margaret’s Way, Stukeley Meadows Industrial Estate, Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire, PE29 6EB.
Tel number: + 44 (0)1480 452561
Fax number: +44 (0)1480 413403
They are most helpful and should be able to source a replacement. I dont think any of the One 4 All type remotes will work as a replacement as I think the Quad remote control system uses a non standard but far superior German designed protocol.
December 31st, 2007 at 9:38 pm
Quad do supply remotes for the 67. I don’t think they can supply them for the 66cd any more. Also, the 67 cd player can be operated without the remote. Put a disc in the tray and nudge it to close. It will automatically start playing. To stop just press eject. It’s limited but maybe all you need.
January 2nd, 2008 at 1:01 pm
I have found it works well with a arcam 5+ hand set and one for all.
January 25th, 2008 at 3:57 pm
To all of you that have trouble without a remote…
The 66 & 67 uses a philips transport and unsurprisingly Philips remotes work fine with it or Marantz and probably many others that also use the Philips transports.
As for quad remotes, Quad issued the system remote we all love or hate due to its size mainly, or they did produce a separate ‘normal’ black remote for the 66 & 67.
Regarding Joe Jacksons comment as a ‘disgrace it cannot be used without a remote’ I suppose that depends if you own a remote or not. The design concept was to minimalise the whole 6 series and either you like that or you don’t. I own a few systems and obviously prefer them the way they are.
Any of my old hi-fi that uses butons suffers from paint wearing/discolouring or flaking due to the sweat/whatever presumably from my finger.
Joe I sold a 67 last year and the new owner also said they had a fault with the remote too? I had barely used it as I normally use the system remote so maybe there is an inherent fault within them or just coinicidence?
February 17th, 2008 at 4:03 pm
the pic is of the 66 cd not 67.
February 25th, 2008 at 10:29 am
I have recently bought a 67 cd,it is now showing signs of “cog rot” on the disc tray mecanism..does anyone know where I can obtain these cogs ? ( just missed one on ebay )
March 8th, 2008 at 3:06 pm
Hi,
Haven’t checked this site for ages, thanks to all who responded, especially Nigel, because a Marantz remote from RC 17mark 11 (system in my study) does work with Quad. Also Nigel, am a music critic/writer and need to flick from track to track in my office, where I use teh Quad.
Great, thanks again
Joe
March 17th, 2008 at 4:56 pm
Hi -
Nigel - I had a problem with my remote (not the big one but the CD only one supplied by Quad) - my son used to bang it to make it work so I took it apart and found that the IR LED was dry joint on the board - I think they come loose eventually through being dropped or put down hard - hope this helps
Clive
April 9th, 2008 at 6:11 pm
Hello
I am looking for a remote control for my Quad 67 because I have lost it. Please let me know if it is possible to buy it and how much the shipping for Italy. I am sorry for my bad English.
I look forward to your reply
Regards
Anton
April 25th, 2008 at 3:34 pm
Reading all these comments I feel lucky having bought a complete quad system 12 years ago second hand. Needless to say, it has been working faultlessly ever since. Even my CD 66 starts playing when the tray is pushed in manually! The only thing I’m afraid may give up sooner or later is the rubber belt. Does anybody out there know of any source where I could order a replacement ??? I would very much appreciate any hint or advice!
Regards
Hardy