I think it’s possible you’re just used to the focal’s and when you put the quads in your system it was so different that it blew your mind. It’s happened to me. See what happens if you listen to them for 3 weeks or a month. That will determine if they really hold up. Great fun! Enjoy.
Is It Possible?
Help!!!
Is it possible for a pair of Quad63 sounds better than a pair of Focal Utopia Scala I? I am was using the Scala in my system and was very happy with the overall result, except for an occasionally bright sound on certain recordings. I recently bought a pair of non-working Quad63 at a garage sale for $250, had them serviced for about $650. I was going to use the quad in my office for background music, but I decided to have a A/B test against my beloved Scala. I almost fell of my chair when heard what came out of the Quad. The vocals and the instruments just came alive, especially the female's voice. The only advantage I gave to the Scala was the soundstage, which is wider and a little deeper than the Quad. How can this be? What am I doing wrong with the Scala? How can a pair of $900 speakers sounds much better, in my opinion, than a pair of speakers that cost me almost $25,000?