I have had 989s for slightly over two years and ever had a single problem. However, it took three pairs to get a perfect set. I think Quad is past this now. At this point, I would be surprised if reliability is an issue. Also, my third pair came straight from IAG via QS&D, whoi checked it out thoroughly. I agree with others: QS&D appear to be good people, and if they say something works, it does. The same cannot be said for HiFi Farm, who may have been at least partly responsible for failures in the early samples due to improper shipping. Again, I agree with others: whatever Hi-Fi Farm is selling is the best thing since sliced bread. Anything they no longer carry gets bashed. Use your own judgement; draw your own concludions.
By the way, I owned 3 pair of ESL 63 US Monitors over the years and NEVER had a reliability problem of any kind. I don't know where this "Quads don't last" myth comes from.
Jeffrey
By the way, I owned 3 pair of ESL 63 US Monitors over the years and NEVER had a reliability problem of any kind. I don't know where this "Quads don't last" myth comes from.
Jeffrey