QUAD vs Martin Logan vs Magnepan


Probably a turn-off to most readers, it's one of those 'how long is a piece of string' type questions. But here goes...
To those of you with experience of 2 or more of the above company's modern speaker products, which have you found to be the more persuasive speaker. In other words which is best. I realise Magnepan & ML have an extensive range of speakers but I guess my question is aimed at which evermodel they put out to compete with the Quad (ESL 989?)

My reasoning is simple, it's difficult to find a dealer where I live who would have any of the above never mind all three to do a 'shootout'. I have recently joined the ranks of Maggie owners with the MMG's which I'm impressed with - but I'm just curious to see how good things can get if you start to spend a few more $$$
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How about the more esoteric Audiostatic DCM5? Too bad the company has no US distributor. I bet they are a match or better than any of the above with competitive pricing and the most beautiful.
i have heard audiostatic models years ago. I found the bass disappointing and the panel distorted fairly easily.
Mrtennis,which model did you listen to? I've heard the older models and found them to be anemic. The DCM5 were launched a couple of years ago. Supposedly it addresses the timid bass and difficult drive, and plays more loudly due to it's 8mm total diaphragm travel (I'm not sure if I can believe this in an electrostat). I spoke to an owner in Europe who thinks the DCM5's transparency is unsurpased and feels it bests the Martin Logans with their flatulent bass. But with full range stats you'll never get the loud dynamics of cone or horn speakers. Maybe the big Soundlabs come close, but they are unruly huge and fugly to boot IMO.