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Quad 11L Classic

About the finish, I have to say the cherry finish would probably look better and its not just a question of not matching your decor. Hopefully you'll get what you want/ prefer in the end and these have given you a taste of their sonic qualities.
 
Spektre said:
About the finish, I have to say the cherry finish would probably look better and its not just a question of not matching your decor. Hopefully you'll get what you want/ prefer in the end and these have given you a taste of their sonic qualities.
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The drapes don't always match the carpet. So it goes.

I have to agree that female vocals sound enchanting with quads.
 
Spektre said:
About the finish, I have to say the cherry finish would probably look better and its not just a question of not matching your decor. Hopefully you'll get what you want/ prefer in the end and these have given you a taste of their sonic qualities.
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Cherry should be here on Wednesday.
 
Giving the Quads a workout!

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roadie1 said:
I've read that they can be a laid back speaker with no sparkle or punch. Do they sound that way to you at all? Thanks!

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With the Van den Hul speaker cable and Shunyata power cords they were a bit slow. When I went to the stock power cords and Belden 12 ga speaker cable they came to life. Using a Shunyata in the Brio-R also works quite well (keeping the stock one in the Apollo-R). They are an amazing speaker and for $450 a true no brainer recommendation. For anyone spending up to $1000 on speakers these are a must audition.

John Darko was right that these make you wonder what more you really need. They play a lot louder than the Harbeth's and with much better scale. They are not quite as true to timbre as the Harbeth's but they aren't that far behind. Darko was also right about them being both warm and detailed at the same time, remarkable.
 
Art K. said:
With the Van den Hul speaker cable and Shunyata power cords they were a bit slow. When I went to the stock power cords and Belden 12 ga speaker cable they came to life. Using a Shunyata in the Brio-R also works quite well (keeping the stock one in the Apollo-R). They are an amazing speaker and for $450 a true no brainer recommendation. For anyone spending up to $1000 on speakers these are a must audition.

John Darko was right that these make you wonder what more you really need. They play a lot louder than the Harbeth's and with much better scale. They are not quite as true to timbre as the Harbeth's but they aren't that far behind. Darko was also right about them being both warm and detailed at the same time, remarkable.
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I may not share his taste in music but he often hits the mark with his reviews.
 
MWalt said:
I have ordered from them before. What is your customer service grade for them?
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Same here, Mike did well in my case as UPS damaged the first shipment. He had it picked up and shipped the new one double boxed. It took a while to get the second shipment, but it did happen and arrived safely. He called me several times for follow up as well.
 
BTW I am considering moving on from the Harbeth's. Love the sound but want a bit more scale. Time for a change. I've pretty much made my mind up.
 
Art K. said:
BTW I am considering moving on from the Harbeth's. Love the sound but want a bit more scale. Time for a change. I've pretty much made my mind up.
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Curious where you will go. Compact 7s :)? The P3esr is quite a bit smaller than the 7. They were surprisingly different in size when I first saw them. The P3esr was smaller than I imagined, the 7 larger. The SHL-5 was also bigger than I thought. I'm pretty set on getting them.
 
Art K. said:
BTW I am considering moving on from the Harbeth's. Love the sound but want a bit more scale. Time for a change. I've pretty much made my mind up.
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Holy cow, thats a major decision. What are you considering? Devore perhaps or something else entirely? Floorstanders maybe? The little P3ESR do a lot of things right but their limitations kind of annoy me, the Quads must be good to have made you reassess your choice of main speaker.
 
I need a speaker that will fill the 18x14 living room occasionally, and not overwhelm my 9x10 where they will live most of the time. To be honest, I am not ever going to able to afford the C7's. I simply don't have the income for it. So I am looking for a small standmount with outstanding midrange, good scale and not a hint of brightness. I have an idea what I will buy but am not sure yet. Won't say until I have done a bit more research. First I must sell the P3's so that I will have the proceeds to move on.
 
Art K. said:
I need a speaker that will fill the 18x14 living room occasionally, and not overwhelm my 9x10 where they will live most of the time. To be honest, I am not ever going to able to afford the C7's. I simply don't have the income for it. So I am looking for a small standmount with outstanding midrange, good scale and not a hint of brightness. I have an idea what I will buy but am not sure yet. Won't say until I have done a bit more research. First I must sell the P3's so that I will have the proceeds to move on.
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Shocking! I never would have believed that the P3's would go. This WILL be an interesting journey...Time to start a new thread, Art.
 
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