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Who prefers the Quad 57s over the 63s?

It seems like most who have heard both, think the 63 is the more accurate, detailed, extended, and better imaging/staging speaker. However, there are some die hard 57 owners (including some high end recording industry professionals and reviewers), who believe it's the better speaker. They say the 57s are more transparent and has midrange no other speaker can quite match. And even go on to say it does better imaging/staging (may be they mean more natural) than the 63s. Any thoughts?
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philjolet
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I always preferred the 57, it has a magic that the 63 lacks.

The 57 may have perfect tone or maybe a bit more nuance it is hard to say but they seem to have a more palpable presence.

I always felt the 63 may be more 'neutral' but maybe in a subtractive sense so a less musical effect.
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I believe Peter Walker worked on the 63's from 1963 to 1981 hence the name ESL 63.

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