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In Reply to: Life after Quad 57 ESLs; A Survey: "I used to have Quad 57s, but now I have _____" posted by Mr Blue Sky on March 29, 2007 at 12:48:14:
1) I used to have Quad 57 ESLs, but now I have a horn system: EV T350, JBL 2450 with 400Hz Tatematu wood horn, Altec 515E in Tatematu NS-150 cabs. Marchand active crossover and triamped.2) What I like about my new speakers is dynamics, effortlessness, efficiency, flexibility, transparency, huge soundstage, ability to use flea-powered amps.
3) What I don't like about my new speakers is the extreme sensitivity to program materials. Some bad recordings are unlistenable. The horns just amplifies the most minute details. I am hearing details in recordings that I have never noticed before. The horns also occupy a lot more space.
4) What I miss most about my Quads is their unique appearance, the transparency, and the way they make almost everything sound good. What I don't miss is the dynamic compression, the narrow sweet spot, the high maintenance (I have changed different panels over time so that the Quads that I sold had no original panel left !), the sensitivity to humidity (a problem in Hong Kong), the lack of deep bass, and my paranoia when I playback my uncompressed master tapes of live concerts.
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- Re: Life after Quad 57 ESLs; A Survey: "I used to have Quad 57s, but now I have _____" - Adrian 19:20:20 03/29/07 (1)
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