Hi, and welcome.

> Hello guys, I'm new here, and I'm also a relative newbie to Quad in
> general. I'm in the research stage of getting a quad system and albums,
> and I have a couple questions. I see there are several different kinds
> of Quad albums available (SQ, QS, CD-4) Can I play any & all Quad
> albums on any and all quad systems? Or do I need to get a different
> sytem for each kind of LP?

I don't know if I'd use the word "system" because you can get integrated
or as seperate components. Each record format needs a matching decoder
(or "demodulator" in the case of CD-4). Some recievers have decoders for
one or more format built in, otherwise you can add as many as you like
externally. Note also that ProLogic II does a very good job SQ and works
good for QS as well (someone correct me if I have that backwards).

> I have also come across a couple people who say they can transfer Quad
> albums over to CD, and those CDs will provide the Quad sound when
> played through a newer system using DTS surround sound. Does anybody
> know anything about that?

I have a number of those discs done by Tab, and am very happy with them.
The advantage of this is that someone else buys the albums and the
playback equipment, which is usually the best available, so the CD
transfer usually turns out better than the origional on the average quad
collector's equipment.

These might be considered by you to be simple
> questions (and, hopefully they are) but as I said, I'm just getting
> started so any help will be greatly appreciated.

No problem, hope this helps. You might look into DVD-Audio and SACD
(while they're still being sold) too if you haven't already.

Dan