Quads 57 -

btw Jarraa,

your discription of soul is exactly what the Quads have in spades. You get right into ALL nuances in the music.

Also fwiw, I never missed high end information, some people think they need a super tweeter, but you hear everything so well, I do not think you need one, even if they are a tad rolled off on top.

We've had a lot of customers with Quads over the years. In the last 35 years, one thing has been apparent in that time: Quad owners are often very loyal to the product. Given the span of time involved, the 57 and 63 have seemed to enjoy a loyalty that may well be number one in the business (the 57 is a product that has been around for over 50 years!). I can't think of any other speaker where I have met so many people that have held on to the speaker for as long as many Quad owners often do- literally decades.

The newer Quads have not been around that long and so comparatively, like most speakers, don't really have a track record, so these comments apply specifically to the 57 and 63.

A PK modified quad does not have any top end issues. I have heard his single, double and triple. The power is immense on the triple and does require a pretty big room to make them work, the double is the best compromise to me and the single is a hugh improvement over the standard single.

regards,

Thanks for the responses and the advice on watching placements etc. Out of curiosity, what speaker cables do you guys run with your Quads.

thanks
assad

Believe it or not I use the Kimber Cable speaker wire.
I forget the model number but it is black (negative) and brown (positive) wire that is braided.
I believe that there are four wires of each color (they are NOT teflon).
I think that it is the least expensive of all of the Kimber braided speaker cable.
I have 25+ foot runs from my amps to the stacked ESL57's so I needed something that was good but did not break the bank.
I run my stacks in parallel (and connect to the 8 Ohm tap on my A-340A's) so I use a piece of the Kimber to jumper between them as well.
BTW. I tried less expensive speaker wires but the Kimber gave me the best results so REAL speaker wire does make a difference. OTOH, interconnects seemed to make a bigger improvement in my system than the speaker wire - but every little thing helps when you have "The demanding Mistress - ESL57's"! :)