Quad ESL owners question

LS3/5A has that midrange magic and "you are there" but little bass.
Harbeth super HL7's are very good.
I owned Quad ESL988's for many years but now live with the LS3/5A and find them over all a very pleasing speakers.

"the acoustic ambience of a panel that radiates forwards and backwards (nice for chamber, church or low level classical music)-"

Yes, electrostats (or any dipole for that matter?) are bad bad bad bad bad for any other type of music particualy rock, progressive, symphonic, punk, be bop jazz, straight ahead jazz, electronic, dance, orchestral etc, well you get the idea. I am not even sure why they make these things. Thankfully I like Ann Murry, Carpenters, and churches without organs music.

Bob

Yes, electrostats (or any dipole for that matter?) are bad bad bad bad bad for any other type of music particualy rock, progressive, symphonic, punk, be bop jazz, straight ahead jazz, electronic, dance, orchestral etc.

Less well suited to some of the heavier genres that tend to be heard at higher SPL's but definitely not "bad bad bad bad".

ATC Active Speakers are very Quad like.

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