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In Reply to: Re: Life after Quad 57 ESLs; A Survey: "I used to have Quad 57s, but now I have _____" posted by jnr on March 29, 2007 at 17:14:47:
Those memories are what always brought me back to the 57's. There were nights of magic with the quads that were never equalled with any other speaker - no particular sonic attribute one could name, but rather the organic, pure, unadulterated "whole-ness" of the entire experience (true audiophiles are likely to miss this alltogether). There is something about the speed of electrostatic response combined with the complete detachment of the sound from the speakers that drills to the core of a music lover's heart. I can think of particular nights of magic dating back 20 years now - where I remember exactly what I was listening to, what it sounded like, and how it made me feel at that very moment - as if it were yesterday.I convinced myself for brief periods of time that I was content with other speakers - including the Quad 989's - but it never lasted. Imagine my surprise when I moved to a condo with a 23x13 room 2 years ago and got even better sound than I ever had in the previous 18 years with Quad ESL's - this room just works magic (probably because the Quads are between rooms and therefore have no wall behind for 8'). I've had my Quads in probably 15 different rooms over the years and it's by far the largest determinant of sound quality - I'll take a Quad 303 in a good room over Atma-spheres in a bad room any day - thus is the life with Quads. But Quads in the right room will retire you from the chase, and will assist you in nailing down your sources VERY fast - you won't be changing them like socks either. Since I got to my current room I've changed nothing, and never will again. I'll never move now! Nor will I ever have another speaker.
You'll be back - you all will (insert evil laugh here). When you've been even FIVE years with your new speakers, then let me know - THEN I'll be impressed! I'm at 20 and counting - assuming I live to 74 it will be a total of 50 years - I have no doubt my 1969 Quads will outlive me.
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Follow Ups
- Memories... - longtimequadowner 17:42:50 03/29/07 (1)
- That was awesome (nt) - Craiger56 20:50:44 03/31/07 (0)
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