Quad 22L2


Hi All. Anyone have these speakers? I have had them for a few weeks and they are just what I have been looking for. The synergy with my 10x13x10 music room and my Marantz PM8004 and SA8004 is perfect! I read somewhere that they have their own sound but I think they are fairly neutral. They even make my red book cds sound better! At least I'll be jumping off the speaker merry-go-round for quite awhile. These are keepers!
robr
I've heard the Quad dynamic series and they were a breath of fresh air in a demo room full of "hi fi" speakers. They have such a natural tonal balance and musical, listenable presentation. The Marantz PM8004 is a sleeper of an integrated amp, too. I think you chose well and will enjoy your system for a long time.
I purchased a pair of 22L2s in Cherry. I agree with comments posted above - detailed, big sound stage. I also thought with some music they had too much sizzle on the top end.
They are a great value for their price point. One major gripe is that the threaded spikes did not screw into the spike inserts held in the base plate. They were made out of tolerance. I have other gear made China - Jolida, Doge.... and the build quality and reliability is spot on. So, quality control certainly could be better regarding QUAD.

I have that issue with a few of the spikes as well, so maybe QC could be better. Nonetheless, they hit all the marks for me sonically. Thanks for all the great replies. I appreciate the feedback!
I saw replies of people having issues with the spikes... What was going on there? Bolts not threaded properly or inserts that spun? You can hold the inserts that the spikes screw into...
I use to do tool & die work many years back. I sold my speakers before tackling this issue. I did disclose the issue go the buyer though. So, either OD on the threaded spike was too big or the ID on the base inserts is too small. I tried contacting QUAD and got no where with this issue. It was so out of tolerance that attempting to screw in the spikes resulted in the base inserts unscrewing.
So, one might need to use the correct tap and chase out the threads on the inserts. This gets tricky since the inserts are a two piece assembly installed with a special 2 pin spanner wrench. One could possibly use a thread file to remove some material off of the spike - threads. This would most likely remove the brass plating though.
I ended up fabricating my own spikes using a smaller diameter brass threaded rod with nuts, washers on top and bottom. Less than ideal but it worked without looking corny.