katamapah
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| Quad 989/2905 all around qualities First i heard it with Ensemble hybrid power-pre and it was just not strong enough to drive the Extrema IMHO, specially in orchestral music etc.Than, we changed it to Parasound (HALO 2?) POWER. 400watt in 4ohms, high current. Was OK with the power(... | |
| Quad 989/2905 all around qualities Yesterday, i have listened to Mistral Audio (see separate thread) and was impressed with it sound given its price. It is some Chinese-UK company.It is presented in US by NAPA acoustic (I am not from the States as you may understand from my english... | |
| Quad 989/2905 all around qualities Till recently i was not into HI-FI/Hi-END equipment business.I like the music, much less the equipment, but you need some level of equipment to enjoy the soul within the music... I am still learning... | |
| Quad 989/2905 all around qualities I have missed this specific Extrema by the matters of hours :-)Somebody bought it :-) I was almost ready with the money :-)In cash :-) Sad story, but the life goes one :-)As for "cold" electornic music, i don't listen to it myself very often, but ... | |
| Quad 989/2905 all around qualities I heard SF Extrema(2nd hand) and was really impressed with the sound. Not sure it good for "cold" electronic music in nature (trances and alike), but otherwise it has very special sound. It is like a good liqueur - many different flavors combine i... | |
| Quad 989/2905 all around qualities Hi,You listen to a broad music styles.Did you bought Quads at the end ? :-)As for ESL2905, they are very expensive speakers.It is tough to buy such an expensive speaker with no ability to listen to itin the first place. I do like my ESL63, but it ... | |
| Quad 989/2905 all around qualities Hi, Lloydelee21Did you here them with more modern and dynamic music suchas pop/rock, some electronic or free jazz ?My understanding is that even the new ones 989/2905 are still notwell suitable for that kind of music. They are the "extension" to E... | |
| Quad 989/2905 all around qualities Would MG1.6 is a better "all around" speaker than Quad ESL989/2905 if not only ESL's "sweet spot" styles are considered ? |