Quads 57 -

A PK modified quad does not have any top end issues. I have heard his single, double and triple. The power is immense on the triple and does require a pretty big room to make them work, the double is the best compromise to me and the single is a hugh improvement over the standard single.

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Thanks for the responses and the advice on watching placements etc. Out of curiosity, what speaker cables do you guys run with your Quads.

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assad

Believe it or not I use the Kimber Cable speaker wire.
I forget the model number but it is black (negative) and brown (positive) wire that is braided.
I believe that there are four wires of each color (they are NOT teflon).
I think that it is the least expensive of all of the Kimber braided speaker cable.
I have 25+ foot runs from my amps to the stacked ESL57's so I needed something that was good but did not break the bank.
I run my stacks in parallel (and connect to the 8 Ohm tap on my A-340A's) so I use a piece of the Kimber to jumper between them as well.
BTW. I tried less expensive speaker wires but the Kimber gave me the best results so REAL speaker wire does make a difference. OTOH, interconnects seemed to make a bigger improvement in my system than the speaker wire - but every little thing helps when you have "The demanding Mistress - ESL57's"! :)

Wouldn't you have a impedance mis-match with that 8 ohm load on a pr of stacked 57's ..


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No, actually 8 Ohm is the correct setting for the stack as the impedance curve is not flat. It is a compromise and it depends on the amplifier being used.