I have used many speakers throughout my years as a audio enthusiast. I recently owned a pair of Harbeth Monitor 40's, I have owned speakers like Dynaudio, Spendor, Proac, Rogers LS5/9 Rogers LS3/5a, Tannoys and many many others, I recently heard electrostatics and found them to have the best imaging and midrange. I sold the harbeths and have very happily settled with a pair Quad ESL 63 speakers (fully refurbished). The Quads are like a window, the better your equipment is the better the Quads will sound. I use Accuphase equipment costing in the region of £13,000. The Quads are amazing. Do not sell them!
After Quad ESL's?
I am enjoying listening to Quad esl-63's and to the 57's (which I prefer). And though my wife has enjoyed them also, she informs me that her heretofore acceptance of the visual impact on our living room has been "only out of love." Her valiant endurance of my Quad-love has come to an end, period.
It has been six years.
So, now the time has come:
Speak, Quad owners (and former Quad owners), about what else has worked for you.
I would like a smaller, (than the quad) used speaker that images better than the Quad's. These are some of the directions I am thinking about:
The Vandersteen 2c Signatures are on the large side.
Perhaps a Dynaudio monitor, B&W 802 Matrix Series III, Proac (are there any that aren't excessively bright?). Are Lowthers a possibility, or too hopelessly colored?
I am attracted to ATC and Merlin, My taste runs expensive, but my pocket book (I work as a concert piano technician) runs shallow.
$1500 a pair or less would work best.
I also welcome your synergistic amplification suggestions. So far, I have prefered the sound of tubed equipmnet in the under $1500 per component range. I have recently been captivated by the idea of TVC (transformer volume control) Bent Audio NOH, etc. with a SET. But, the TacT M2150 (integrated without room correction) also intrigues me. Does anyone know how it sounds?
Acutal experience prefered to conjecture. Let it rip, and I thank you in advance for your thoughts and replies.
It has been six years.
So, now the time has come:
Speak, Quad owners (and former Quad owners), about what else has worked for you.
I would like a smaller, (than the quad) used speaker that images better than the Quad's. These are some of the directions I am thinking about:
The Vandersteen 2c Signatures are on the large side.
Perhaps a Dynaudio monitor, B&W 802 Matrix Series III, Proac (are there any that aren't excessively bright?). Are Lowthers a possibility, or too hopelessly colored?
I am attracted to ATC and Merlin, My taste runs expensive, but my pocket book (I work as a concert piano technician) runs shallow.
$1500 a pair or less would work best.
I also welcome your synergistic amplification suggestions. So far, I have prefered the sound of tubed equipmnet in the under $1500 per component range. I have recently been captivated by the idea of TVC (transformer volume control) Bent Audio NOH, etc. with a SET. But, the TacT M2150 (integrated without room correction) also intrigues me. Does anyone know how it sounds?
Acutal experience prefered to conjecture. Let it rip, and I thank you in advance for your thoughts and replies.
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