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Quad 2905 midrange balance question

I used to own ESL 63's with a full Crosby mod, and I found the experience of listening to be be quite a bit different than dynamic speakers at the time.

I recently got a chance to hear the new Quad 2905, which I thought were excellent and a nice improvement over what I was used with the 63's.

I used Patricia Barber's Companion CD as a demo cut.

After going home and listening to my dynamic speaker based system, I noticed that the vocals seemed to be much more present and noticable on the Quads compared to my speakers (where the other frequencey extremes were quite a but more pronounced than the quads.

I am using H-cat as a preamp (which is known to take 10 foot wide vocals and reduce them to a more clearly defined center image)

So my question is this, has anyone who has compared the 2905 to other speakers noticed a not only a qualitative difference in the midrange (as would be expected) but a quantitiative one as well (meaning vocals were just louder and more upfront)
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mrtennis
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hi oscar:

i owned quad 63s and quad esl 57s.

i have followed the evolution of the quads from the 900 series to the current model. i have auditioned these speakers at ces and at a dealer's location.

i spoke to a representative at the quad exhibit a couplde of years ago at the alexis park, the year the 2905s were introduced. he admitted to me that the original quads were purer in the midrange but obviously not as extended or as dynamic.

i think the 57s are a superior speaker.

since you owned the 20.1s, i am curious as to why you preferred the 2905s over the magnepan.
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