Quad 22L speakers

[DeimosNZ]

I have been offered a new in box pair of Quad 22L2 speakers for the equivalent of about 420 pounds. I have heard the earlier version of this speaker and liked them but some review suggest the newer version isnt as good.

At this price, can I really go wrong?

 

[Anonymous]

I'd say no straight away but it'd be handy to know what the rest of your system is and also the layout of your room

The QUAD's are superb speakers with a great sounstage and bags of bass to boot... But this could be their downfall as they need plenty of room to breathe; they're not that great closed in to the back wall etc...

 

[DeimosNZ]

Thanks

In the short term I would probably pair them with a Musical Fidelity Pre-amp and QUAD power amps.

I have options on some very well priced QUAD gear at the moment. Including 99 monos and 909 pwer amps (so I am open to suggestions on what QUAD gear they would best match).

My listening area is medium sized. I would be sitting about 4-5 metres from the speakers with the option to place them up to a meter from the wall.

I live in an apartment - so I don’t want the kind of bass that will terrify my neighbours (I tend to listen at moderate levels). Ultimately I will probably replace them with Harbeth SHL5s or matching Spendor Audio speakers - I just need a solution for about 18 months.

 

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Those speakers sound amazing man, I would recommend a musical fidelity for a medium sized room: together with Quad 22L it is a totally warm and welcoming sound but clear and crisp.

However, I have opted to change it for a Yamaha rx-v 773 Amplifier, as it's got 4k hdmi in/out, Wifi, MusiCast and Pure Direct sound.

Remote control, Spotify and the possibility to accept any flac format in lossless quality too.

I have to admit that the sound is surprisingly good Yamaha Rx-v773 with Quad 22L

However, try out the Musical Fidelity A1 with Quad22L and let me know what do you think

 

[Al ears]

Those speakers sound amazing man, I would recommend a musical fidelity for a medium sized room: together with Quad 22L it is a totally warm and welcoming sound but clear and crisp.

However, I have opted to change it for a Yamaha rx-v 773 Amplifier, as it's got 4k hdmi in/out, Wifi, MusiCast and Pure Direct sound.

Remote control, Spotify and the possibility to accept any flac format in lossless quality too.

I have to admit that the sound is surprisingly good Yamaha Rx-v773 with Quad 22L

However, try out the Musical Fidelity A1 with Quad22L and let me know what do you think

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