Gallo vs. Quads ESL 57

I'll get flamed, but here goes: I had 63 Monitor and PK 57 Quads. Wish I had had the Gradient, but had another high quality, musical sub.

I got the Gallo's at a steal of a price (2 weeks in previous owners system). They were in and out of my system within 2 days.

OK.
1. I didn't tune the sytem around them.
2. They probably weren't well broken in.
3. I like Quads

On the other hand:
1. I've been a this for 30 years.
2. I've had lots of equipment.
3. I can usually tell s--t from Shinola pretty quickly.

No, Gallo-philes; your speakers are not bad. Neither is one of Mick's Supertek Cortese preamps, but one I tried came out of the system in a few hours. I've heard one sound great in another system.

The Gallos didn't work well in my system. If you wonder whether they will work well, as Ggvetti seems to ask, as replacements for Quads, well, I don't think so. Could they be good, even great speakers for the price...I bet they could. It would have to be in a very different system than one optimized for Quads, though.

Maybe, don't get rid of the Quads until you've tried the Gallos. Either speaker will sell quickly when you've made up your mind. In my room, with the same treatment and ancillaries, the Gallos sounded like they could use a better cross-over design and, even with good treble extension, never came close to disappearing. Lack of break in? Possibly, but I've heard other Gallos that didn't have these issues.

BTW, my wife loved them and wanted them in the video system downstairs, so SAF was way high.

Flame away, Gallo boys and girls.

Totally different sound. I love both but for different reasons. If I have the space and the big mono blocks, the Quads are great. The Gallos are a little more user friendly and less needy of power/space but definitely can be less forgiving on the highs.

Two different sounding devices.Had the 57s matched up with the Hartley,then M&K 12s and finally the Mag/Tym IIIb bass panels.My Gallos are modified:time-aligned the larger CDT and configured for a 9 ohm load.
You really are comparing apples-oranges.The 57 won't play with as much authority/volume,you need outboard x-over and the ESL tweeter is pure,but not as extended.Not to mention 4 AC connections.Imaging will also be different.
I suppose that each has its' place and making equipment accomidations for each will maximize their performance.

I guess authority is what I miss in my system. The Quads are wonderful but if you listen to complex symphonic music (or even complex opera pieces) you feel like there is something missing, even with the woofers. Also, per Elevick comment, my listening room is fairly small, so perhaps I am not optimizing the quads' potential (although the combination preamp and amp should work pretty well with them).