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patrick wrote: ↑Sun Mar 26, 2017 11:47 am I had the pleasure of hearing these speakers recently in Cloney Audio. Mick also from this forum and I listened to them upstairs while playing familiar cds that we brought with us. Noel left us to our devices and promised to return to discuss our opinions on them . He said we might be surprised by the good sound and the price in particular . We listened to these speakers for over an hour and 30 mins , during which we played music by Underworld, Nick Cave, Rumer, some Classical , an old cd version of a live Lou Reed album, some Victor Krauss bass and a few more to complete a very varied listening experience. Volume was increased and lowered to check for (shouty ness) , and presence . Noel returned later and we had an interesting chat about our and his impressions of this speaker and its place in speaker hierarchy.
My personnel preference is for a full sounding yet detailed speaker , thus my use of B&W at present. Firstly I can say I found these speakers an exceptional product for the price asked 2,000 EURO. The design and external finish is modern and impressive (piano black ). I found the presentation very similar to my old 804s /803s. There was full sound , yet fast and detailed. The bass was impressive for its size and controlled , dynamic but not overpowering. The mids were lifelike ( voices and guitar ) and not cold sounding but expressive and the highs sweet , not harsh but still bright. The speakers are perfect size for the average listening room and very wife friendly . Noel expressed his surprised admiration for this little known speaker who he generously accredited to a recommendation by one of this forums members. My friend Mick was more interested in auditioning these in his wish to change his own speakers, Our comments were all positive regarding these speakers and provide Mick with a very good reference to work from in his hunt. We will be reviewing a Harbeth model next which is almost twice the price , and which has it all to do to justify that price difference. Any visit to Cloneys can be dangerous as you all know I'm sure. I only went along for the trip and a coffee and ended up spending big money on a new cartridge . But hell whats new. In conclusion I recommend any member who is looking for a new speaker in the 2,000 - 4'000 euro bracket that has great looks , great sound ,price and all made in the one factory (drive units ,n all) please give these a listen. And thanks again to Noel and Ivan and the lads at Cloneys who provide such excellent and friendly service to his new and old Irish customers.

Cyndale wrote: ↑Sun Apr 30, 2017 4:36 pm Well, I had to bite the bullet and make the decision myself, I went over to Cloney Audio and had an audition with the Quadrals and was impressed. Then Noel offered a home demo and it confirmed my enthusiasm, so I bought them.