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Electrostat - M-L; Quad or Soundlab - reliable
I've used stats for over 30 years, including Quads, Soundlabs, and Acoustats. Generalizing can be a misleading, as each has had reliabilty hits and misses, sometimes varying by model- and as Duke wisely points out, sometimes even for the same mode... 
The best speaker you ever heard?
There are 2. The MBL 101-D can reproduce the dynamics and power of a symphony like no other, but at enormous cost as you need the $200,000 or so in MBL electronics to get you there. For smaller scale works, like most jazz and pop music, the transp... 
Did anyone experience Audio Prism's Ground Control
Ozzy,I'm using the spades only at the speaker. 
Did anyone experience Audio Prism's Ground Control
Ozzy- I'm using only the version with spades. Can't speak to the RCA's. 
Did anyone experience Audio Prism's Ground Control
I'm using a pair on my my tube driven Sound Lab A-1(PX)as well as my Duntech Sovereigns. Improvements are cleary audible as a lower noise floor for both systems, and for reasons I can't fathom, improved soundstaging on the Duntechs.In the world of... 
Current feeling on stacked quads?
I have both stacked Quads(ESL 57's) and SoundLab A-1's. The Quads can't approach the A-1's in either dynamic range, or maximum SPL. And the A-1's are far more durable. You can push them near their limits without worrying about damage. Wish the sam...