I had a pair of Quad 22L2's in my rig 2 months back and enjoyed them also. I felt there was good weight and heft to thier sound but I felt they were a little hot in the high end and that they sound best at lower volumes. My listening room is 11x13x8 and the bass was also too much. I thought the rosewood finish was nice but the (7?) coats of hand applied lacquer do not reflect in a clear, mirror finish. The reflections are rather wrinkled and wavy.
I also felt like they were slapped together (designed in Brittain, made in China, like many others, you can tell) and not the kind of craftsmanship I've had in other speakers.
I do feel like they color the sound. I heard the top end and bottom end accentuated.
Ok, so overall I felt like they really are pretty nice. They sounded better on my Prologue 5 tube amp than on my Modded Acurus A100. They did have pin point imaging, a wide soundstage and good space or air between instruments.
At the end, the bass became too much no matter where I put the speakers so I sold them for some Polk Lsi 15's which I preferred (polks leave today, Paradigm Sig 2's V.3 take thier place; my merry go round spins fast). On a side note, I paid $550 for my quad 22L2's in mint cond. with boxes. Probably one of the better deals I got on speakers.
