Anybody heard the Quad 21L or 21L2?

Hi,

A couple of weeks ago, I started what has turned into an enormous thread on the topic of "budget" loudspeakers for a small to medium-sized room. Here is the link, if you're interested:

http://forum.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/fr.pl?cspkr&1212633048&openmine&Rebbi&4&5&st0

I want to thank all the people on this website who have been so helpful in their comments and suggestions. I had not been involved in the high-end audio scene for over 20 years, and really wasn't aware what's available these days. Really, the people on Audiogon gave me a complete reeducation on this topic! Thanks to all of you. :-)

Now, getting to the point. At my price range, and with my associated equipment and room size and listening preferences, I was pretty well settled on picking up a pair of used Totem Arros. They seem to be going for around $800 here. The problem, however, is that my wife would really prefer that the speaker be black, or in the case of the Totem, Black Ash veneer. But all of the used Totems here on Audiogon are either mahogany or cherry finish. Getting a pair of them, new, in the black finish, will cost me over $1300, plus tax. :-(

In the other thread, however, a speaker that came highly recommended was the Quad 21L2. It turns out that I can get a pair of these in Piano Black finish for just under $1000, plus shipping. this is very attractive, indeed, but reviews of this speaker on the Internet are scarce-to-nonexistent. So, what I need to know is, whether any of you fine audiophiles have actually heard this speaker? Do you know anything about its power handling, imaging, transparency? Do you know anything about how fussy it is about room placement?

Thanks, again, in advance! You folks are fantastic. :-)