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Iv'e said it before and I'll say it again. The ESL 57 reproduces the midran=
ge more realistically tham any other loudspeaker extant. This includes all =
the big boys - Magico q7, Wilson Audio whatever, Martin logan clx et al,all=
other Quads and insert your favourite speaker here. Don't bother to ask =
if I've heard all of the above pretenders to the quads "it's alive" throne.=
Of course I haven't. I've heard Wilsons live(Wamm.Watt puppy 5 or some suc=
h), Martin Logan (some entry level efforts whose model #s I forgit), Magico=
q7 (on youtube along with countless others).=20

This post is not so much to dismiss my opinion as it is to solicitate yours=
.. Specifically, in the context of the complete listening experience have yo=
u found any loudspeaker before or after that clearly betters the quad's abi=
lity to deliver a "the thing sounds alive" reaction from its listeners?=20

ESTG/
A quad esl63 owner..........