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| Do Quad Electrostatics Come To An End of Life? It is much much cheaper to repair the entire set of panels in a quad esl speaker at the same time..... instead of doing one panel at a time. When you do one at a time, you are paying again and again for the first steps in dissasembly. And since ... | |
| Which pair of speakers changed your Hifi life? For me it was the discovery of planar speakers in the middle 70's. First it was a pair of Magnaplanars.. Wow. I was completely blown away. once I got them set up for my room (placement and toe in).. the imaging and scale of the presentation b... | |
| Up to $4000US tower speakers for Jazz and Classical Music https://www.audiogon.com/listings/lisahbi7-quad-esl-planars | |
| Up to $4000US tower speakers for Jazz and Classical Music Magnepans or a great set of Quad ESL's Sometimes good Quads come up for sale on Audiogon and the other audio site. For Jazz and Classical..... you will be stunned. most lifelike jazz I have ever played. I have a several thousand Jazz LP co... | |
| Speakers for string Quartets Quad 57's with the right room set up and proper amps matched to them Quad 2805's again, with proper amps matched to them. the 2805's perform well down to about 33hz Quad 2905s. more speaker area. more bass response. 2905s perform well down... | |
| Soundsmith notes the passing of Doug Cassara Thank you Peter for posting this. may he Rest In Peace. he suffered and endured a lot. I am glad you remember him and celebrate his strength. | |
| Quick Question for Tannoy Legacy Arden Owners I am certain the factory has those dimensions. maybe not the user manuals. But factory drawings and manufacturing documents would certainly have it. Tannoy is a good company. I suggest you contact them. OR possibly check with other Tannoy d... | |
| Quick Question for Tannoy Legacy Arden Owners I am sure your Tannoy dealer can get you those dimensions. Also, Tannoy factory can certainly get you those numbers, | |
| RIP Max Townshend RIP Max! I used an early set of seismic sinks under my Quad ESL's with great results. made me really rethink vibrations, mechanical noise, and vibration isolation...... especially in a standard American style wood framed house. my 2805's went... | |
| Wilco, A.Escovedo, Lucinda - ACL Hall of Fame Induction Concert + Terry Allen, Roseanne Thank you for posting. I used to live in Austin and knew Terry L. during that time. Went to see many many many shows at ACL. including early Lucinda shows! And yes, I got to see Alejandro play many many times. his shows were AWESOME. (thank... | |
| Recommended speakers for Shindo Cortese I had good outcomes running my Shindo gear into Quad 2805 ESL speakers. Actually EXCELLENT outcomes...... | |
| Anyone Made Any Really Good Copies From Vinyl To CD Or Files Using An A-To-D Converter? Requires a really good A-D convertor. I would strongly recommend one built for this purpose. Should include a phono pre-amp. Look at the Burmester 100. I will do precisely what you are looking for. Pricey... but they do come up used from tim... | |
| USB signal timing goes mainstream. Just an FYI The best USB DACs for music all use asynchronous mode. Eliminates this as an issue. I could go into detail. But do your own homework. EMM does, Wavelength Audio (Gordon Rankin) does.. as do many others. | |
| Then there were 2 @jimbones thanks for responding. appreciate it. if you get a chance you should check out the other 'Jim bones' work. he is an amazing photographer. you might enjoy it.sailboat | |
| Has anyone done any business with Quads Unlimited lately??? RIP Wayne. For a time you served Quad fans well. And then for a time.... many struggles and much suffering. It is clear you were a troubled soul and that this life was not easy. It is also sad that so many folks that once supported your work n... |