Years ago I bought a set of refurbished Quads from Wayne. Quite an uncomfortable and strange experience. I ended up paying nearly 6 K for them. It took almost 3 yrs, and I never knew if and when they would show up. Then one day, the did, unexpected, after many, many, strange emails and excuses.
And they sounded great!
I sold them relatively cheap (3.5K) just because I overpaid, and that was on me. The speakers themselves were outstanding, just limited, as all ESL 57's are. Kind of a "one person speaker" due to the limited sound stage.
For a while, Wayne kept emailing me and wanting money for various bizzare and sundry uses, but finally he stopped.
He made a wonderful speaker, sometimes overcharged, but I will remember him well. I hope that he is OK