MB Quart owners - Raise your hands!!

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Of note, the midrange domes that make up the array on the Infinity QLS-1 were manufactured by MB Quart, at the time an affiliate of parent company Peerless.

 

[Bassman79]

Hi! I picked up a pair of Quart 490 mcs and wonder about the sensitivity. Anybody have any ideas?

 

[Tom McGrane]

I have a set of MB Quart Domain 40's. didn't expect them to sound as good as they do. Got them on the cheap.. I'm in no hurry to upgrade..

 

[avguytx]

I wish I could find a big ol' set of MB Quart home speakers. They never come up it seems.

Or a big pair of Canton towers. I should've bought a pair when I was a rep for Canton.

 

[agmorris]

I was cleaning out the garage and found a pair of QM 19HX tweeters and MB Headphones.

 

[geojetson]

I've had a pair of 290's that I bought shortly after my house burned down in 1993. Wow, didn't realize it's been that long. I love them, they sound incredible.

 

[wkjeffers]

RF no longer owns them and as I understand it, there are now (2) MB Quarts! The first is the US brand name that is owned by the company (Maxxsonics) that bought them from RF. The second is the original in Germany.

the car audio brand German Maestro is the original MBQ engineers that left when they were bought. they make great car speakers.

 

[Mowgli]

I just replaced anonymous bookshelf speakers with these QL-C404's.

NICE!

 

[damacman]

I worked for Rockford during all but the first year of MBQ ownership. The development of the QAA series of amplifiers was really something. My friend Tony Janke wrote the code for the UI for them. The heatsink design worked so well, paired with Rockford's proprietary MEHSA technology and the Fairchild TO-247 MOSFETs, it was borrowed for the RF T15kw power amplifier.

I have left only a pair of QSD-216s (in use in my Mustang) and a pair of NRA-450 headphones which I snagged from the employee store for $20.

 

[Miklos]

I have the MB Quart Q216 setup in my car along with the Q4.150 amp driving them. The bass is a non MB Quart 3 X 10" powered sub. I got it many years ago so I don't know how it fits into any MB Quart corporate changes. It all sounds very nice to me.

 

[canders7]

New Quart One owner checking in. Just picked up an immaculate pair for $40. Clear, no fatigue, and the titanium tweeter is super neat.

 

[wkjeffers]

I’ve owned 350 and 280 since the early 90s. They can kinda sound little brassy on top end if pushed and with some solid state amps. Try to keep a warmish sounding amp with them if you are going to play them loud.

 

[Mowgli]

I raised mine on stacked upside down plastic storage baskets.
Now tweets are at ear height while I'm at my desk.
Perfect fit inside the baskets' bottom support ridge and no discernible rattle.

 

[BillyTheKid]

Found a pair of Quart One at the dump last week. They don't look very impressive..all black with connectors on the bottom, but they sure sound nice for small speakers.

 

[GordonW]

After cleanup and respraying of the grilles- my period-correct MB Quart QM 160 TD midbass drivers installed into my 1995 Nissan pickup.



Regards,
Gordon.

 

[Mowgli]

I raised mine on stacked upside down plastic storage baskets.
Now tweets are at ear height while I'm at my desk.
Perfect fit inside the baskets' bottom support ridge and no discernible rattle.

I snuffed a bunch of pix from the hosting site over the Summer so I just re-upped them

 

[TheMarco]

I guess I have to check in here now as well

980S floor standers. I'm impressed so far.

 

[TheMarco]

Well the verdict is in. These MB Quart 980S speakers are keepers. They blew me away. Wow!

I've redone the grille cloth and rubbed them with furniture oil. They look like they just came out of the box now. I got these for 30 bucks* so it feels like I stole them. Amazing!!!

* They were $80 but came with a Pyle receiver which I sold for $50 a few days later.

 

[Boomcrash73]

Glad to see a thread on these! Should have know AK would come through. Currently looking at a set of four QL A80 Balcony DS in mint condition for $150 for all. I've seen contradicting info on these being rated for outdoor use. Any experience or info on these?

 

[Brewdawg]

I just inherited a pair of Domain 30's (bookshelf). My dad bought them early 90's...said when he bought the system, he was going to get Bose 301's, but the guy at the audio store told him they were a bad fit for his setup, and sold him the MB's. I'd heard them at low volume at his house, but never thought much about them. But I agreed with the audio guy- I've owned 301's, and knew these were better.

I just recently in the last couple of years got into home audio again. I canned the old low/mid level surround system from 20 years ago, and bought a receiver & a couple Dynaco A25's. Then moved those to my home gym, and got another receiver, a pair of Elac 6.2's and a Dayton 12" sub for my listening room (home office). Humble, but the best system I've had since the 70's.

I've got to say, I'm really impressed with the Domains. I'm no audiophile, so I can't really describe it well, but- they definitely have more "sparkle" & clarity than the Elacs. And pretty authoritative bass as well, for the size. Of course, I get more bass out of the A25's, but it's a tighter bass from the MB's. I've read that they used fantastic tweeters, crossovers, and very high end components.

When I get a chance, I'm going to move them to the listening room and A/B them with the Elacs, but I'm thinking they'll replace them.

I've searched and searched, but as everyone says, info on their home speakers from that era are scant. I have no specs on the Domain 30's, but would love to see them, and I'm curious what they retailed for back then, too. And I'd love to find a pair of their towers to replace the Dynaco's. I've enjoyed them, and they're fantastic on most music, but they're just not the best for all types.