The comparison with the Quads is probably quite a stretch IMHO. Quads were known to do a few things sonically that no speaker at any price or technology could match, period. The Emeralds on the other hand don't have the "no speaker at any price or technology" qualifier comparatively.
In terms of audiophiles who have bought the Emeralds, I know of no one who had a bank roll of $20K or more to spend on speakers and then subsequently saved a bundle by just buying the Emerald Physics. I DO know quite a few audiophiles who WISHED they had $20K plus to spend on speakers, could afford the Emeralds, bought them and are very happy with them indeed. What does this say? IMHO it says the Emerald are in the league of a just a handful of speakers that has their owners really in love with their performance to the point many are saying that other more expensive speakers (from other speaker companies) seem like a rip-off. Is this enough to qualify the Emerald as a speaker like the Quad though?
In terms of audiophiles who have bought the Emeralds, I know of no one who had a bank roll of $20K or more to spend on speakers and then subsequently saved a bundle by just buying the Emerald Physics. I DO know quite a few audiophiles who WISHED they had $20K plus to spend on speakers, could afford the Emeralds, bought them and are very happy with them indeed. What does this say? IMHO it says the Emerald are in the league of a just a handful of speakers that has their owners really in love with their performance to the point many are saying that other more expensive speakers (from other speaker companies) seem like a rip-off. Is this enough to qualify the Emerald as a speaker like the Quad though?