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In Reply to: RE: Quad 12L active studio posted by binoymehra on September 11, 2007 at 21:58:59
I would have been suprised that my contact at IAG would not have mentioned a x-over change to me. He stated there were no fundamanetal differences when I asked. Also- the new owners manual shows 1.8khz. The specs on the Quad site are just an oversight... 2.2khz is what the consumer 12ls cross over at. Someone just got a little cut and paste happy at Quad...
There is no question that the active speakers will have a flatter frequency curve and more dynamic capabilities. The voicing is a little different as well- the actives being a little bit more forward sounding- not neccessarily bright- more like row 6 versus row 12. From a paper standpoint the actives will be superior. However, how these changes will interact with your other equipment,your tastes, and especially your room is unknown.
All I can say is that the actives blow me away- and I have had passive 12ls, 21s and 22s and the l'ites with the L2 series tweeters. The actives are a completely different ball game IMO.
-Rob
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Can Quad 12L play hip hop music well or is only suitable for jazz and classical?
Which interconnect u are using?
I am using Tributaries SCA-300 for interconnect. 2.5m runs.
Hip hop you ask? Kills it! Plays with absolute authority. Room shaking bass? Obviously not car audio excessive type- but solid, tight authoritive bass. Never even close to anemic sounding. The way it is supposed to sound. Under 60-80hz these need no help, which translates into most of "todays" music sounding full, rich, and overall excellent.
If you are going to throw them in a huge room than YMMV. I am 14x16 with sloped ceilings. I fell they could handle a larger room but have never tried.
I happened to get Quad 12L active pair yesterday. Awesome pair , very good price performance ratio.but they have 'nt given any manual giving specs etc. it seems they are really not serious about their studio range . mine was imported in dec,06 . Did u get any manual etc with the speakers . there is no booklet inside.How much burn time is required? What will be the changes after burn in?
I happened to get Quad 12L active pair yesterday. Awesome pair , very good price performance ratio.but they have 'nt given any manual giving specs etc. it seems they are really not serious about their studio range . mine was imported in dec,06 . Did u get any manual etc with the speakers . there is no booklet inside.
I have a manual- two actually. I will send you one if you want. Just give me your email address and I will put it in the mail.
As for burn in- mine seemed to have smoothed out and opened up considerably. Your guess is as good as mine as to wether this is attributed to actual fundamental changes in the drviers/amplifiers or just my head getting used to them.
Hi,
I have given my email address to you through asylum mail. kindly send the manual.
thanks
Please send email again. The email address aa had was from 7 years ago.
email address sent again through AA
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