Decisions on standmounts: ATC, Dynaudio, ProAc, Sonus Faber

@gosta



+1

Agreed.

Quested are great and a cheaper active alternative to ATC and others but the midrange will be limited in SPL - that vifa mid range is woefully small.....and it doesn’t have a double spider so guaranteed to get the polywobbles at higher output...

https://www.madisoundspeakerstore.com/approx-3-midrange/scanspeak-discovery-d7608/9200-10-3-dome-midrange-d75mx41/

I think it was a price point decision by Quested. They used a great woofer and incredible bass extension but to keep overall cost down they went with this vifa mid range...

Good summary here from someone who selected the V3110 over ATC 25...

https://www.gearslutz.com/board/showpost.php

In essence, Quested is an incredible all round full range speaker at an excellent more affordable price point. As long as the OP is willing to give up a wee bit of mid range detail in exchange for better bang for the buck and a lot closer to full range bass (great advantage). The crossovers to the mid range are at 650Hz lower and 2.5KHz upper which means two crossovers in the mid range and it only covers 2 octaves where ATC covers 3+.

In this price range, new, you should listen to the Ryan S610. In the used market, think about the Joseph Audio Pulsars. 

The Aerial 5t’s are very nice.

@markalarsen  Both are not available easily in Malaysia, I'm not sure Ryan S610 can play some less than perfect recording in a mesmerizing way? Also the Joseph Audio Pulsar is double of my budget o_O, which I think I can buy a larger Spendor Classic which has more bass dynamic and extension.

@gphill Aerial Acoustics 5T sound ok with drum music? I suspect due to the woofers cone shape, it can be hard to move for drum music, also it's ring tweeters used, not sure I can stand harshness when playing Aretha's Ain't No Way...