What to replace DQ-10s with?

Hey Jjh92! I submitted this EXACT same question years ago! (And I still have my 10's w/upgraded x-over in storage).

Ended up with Acoustat III's to get perfect mid-bass / bass-mids. Now selling them so, ... there you go!

You did a review on the DQ-10s 10-19-07. There were several responders that shared how much they liked the DQ-10 and I am not alone for regretting selling them. Now you have some more posts from DQ-10 owners and X owners who still admire the DQ-10S. I use to own a pair of Fulton Js. But the DQ-10 is what still impresses me the most of all the speakers I have owned except for what I currently have, Essence 10As. I hope you do not sell the DQ-10s. If you do you will probably regret it someday just like me and several others.It would be neat if we could talk. We could cover more specifics that way. Anyway be careful, It will take a very good speaker to replace the DQ-10 if you are looking for significant improvement.

This thread is a perfect example of why certain speakers are so musical (Dahlquist, Alon, Vandy)

Other speakers to make this list would be used Avalon Ascents, Eclipses, Proac 3's or 3.5's.

I have Dahlquist DQ-30i's with custom modded, external x-overs, they're staying here
till I'm gone.

i have been told that jon dahlquist used quad esl 57 as his reference when designing the dq 10.

having owned the quads and listened to the dq 10s many times, i would say there are significant differences between them. thus it would seem that if you want to upgrade, you might consider a panel speaker rather than another cone-based speaker.

Back in the '80's, I cut my teeth on the DQ10s, and I really liked the Randall Research modification back then. After a few years I "upgraded" to the Quad ESL63s, along with the Spectral amp and preamp. I loved the Quads until I played my first bombastic symphony on them. The Quads just lacked the dynamics of my DQ10s and made me regret selling them to a some degree.

If you love the DQ10s, I would recommend following the advice of tan43 and give them a thorough upgrade on drivers and crossover components. After all these years, I still miss them.