Requesting Advice on Speaker Upgrade

@gdnrbob 


Ha!  Thanks for that.  These little speakers are really nice.  Can't complain for $100.  

The Stereophile review is pretty accurate to how I hear them too.  

Little dude is definitely interested in what's going on with the stereo.  It'll be so much fun as he grows, and maybe, enjoy listening to music with his dad.  We'll see!

QUAD 63'S CAME IN

After about a month, the Quad's I ordered from California, have arrived. The long delay was my fault, and UShip's; actually UShip saved me money, as the Quad's needed packing, but UShip was very hard to get used to, as it continually erased their long forms, and sometimes wouldn't allow the proper select box entry [kept reverting to a simpler, WRONG entry].  In the long run, UShip saved over $100, compared to FedEx, though was the 1 month delay worth it?  Later, I'd like a forum on UShip, vs the other carriers as FedEx, UPS, DHL and USPS.

The Quad 63's are pristine, coming close to new; and include factory stands, upping them about a foot.  As I've never heard Quad's before, the difference between them and my JBL system, was not even close.  Magnitudes, would be the proper description. Now, I'd imagine I'll never leave the Quad's.  Playing 3 albums,  classical, Moody Blues live, and In A Godda Da Vida by Iron Butterfly.  The Moody Blues brought out the midrange the best, as I heard all types of sounds, that I'd never heard before.. like a couple of instrument's that had been hidden, some drumming and stage yelling between the performers.. These sounds were separate, and clearly heard, where before on many listens, they were hidden.

Quad's [electrostatics, vs the newer smaller Quad boxes], have a reputation of passing a square wave, that no other speaker can do.  Simply put, passing a square wave, mean's an ultimate fast rise time, that most speaker's can't do. Quad electrostatics, starting with the 63, have a ring of sound, that are delayed, a little in each ring at a time, to approximate the "pebble in a pond", duplicating the exact sound, as nature intend's it.  These ring delays, are designed in loops around the speaker, from center outward, with increasing long and longer delays [controlled by circuitry]. 

Because of Quad's "unearthing" the mids, bringing new, unheard of, sounds, out, I don't think many other speakers could do this, especially with an almost unheard of quick rise time.  If anyone's heard of speakers, that can play these "new sounds", normally unheard, could they post it?

Quad's, the best...

Just a second for the GoldenEar Technology line. In addition to the Aons, check out the floor standers such as the Triton 7 or Triton 5 - should be well within your budget used or demo. They're very easy to drive but sound like much more expensive speakers. 

BTW, I have the PM8004, predecessor of the 8005, and it's a great amp. I generally feel you should match your amp to your speaker, not the other way around.

@willowbends 

Thanks for sharing your experience with the Quads.  The more I read about Quad, the more I want to own a pair.  

@rackon 

  BTW, I have the PM8004, predecessor of the 8005, and it's a great amp. I generally feel you should match your amp to your speaker, not the other way around.

Thanks for the Triton recs! .

Happy with the 8005 so far.  Been swapping out with the Rotel RA-12 depending on my mood.  Both have very different sound from one another.  I'm noticing that I prefer the Marantz with older recordings, especially jazz, and more laid back, mellower music.  The Rotel shines with electronic and higher processed oriented production.  

For me, at the moment, I am mostly piecemealing because of budget constraints.  I'll keep saving, and hopefully will be able to purchase a decent speaker pair and amp combo at the same time. 

The LSA 1 Statements can be found used at the top of your budget. If that's a no go you might consider the Signatures. 

Salk makes some good bookshelf speakers in that range. Also I think the Philharmonic Philharmonitor may be at the top end but worth investigating.