Dear all,
Excuse the non-audio question.
There was a pair of 12L speakers for sale on e-bay. For those of you
that own L series speakers, or have seen them and have the ability to
retain this visual info, could you please tell me if they resemble
most the "e-bay" or "catalogue" image at:

http://ifans.home.cern.ch/ifans/choice.gif

I realise the incosistencies of screen colours etc but the difference
here is quite striking - one is tending towards white.

I'd be happy for any help here.
thanks,
John

Consider that different photos taken at different times under different
lighting conditions using different cameras and, perhaps, film stock. Also
consider that the Quads are made with real wood (not vinyl wrap) and, as
such, you will see differences - no two slices of the same tree are the
same, no two trees are the same etc. Then also consider that, over time,
wood can darken when exposed to light.

I recently met someone who had purchased an add-on speaker for the Pure
Evoke 1 Radio. Real wood and didn't match the wood finish of the original
radio (bought separately some months before) by quite a margin, even though
they are both made from the same wood.

Bottom line: short of picking out the specific pair of speakers that you
want and keeping them in the dark you will have to suffer some variance. The
lighter image looks closer to the last pair that I saw - most that I have
seen have been somewhere between the two images.

I have heard that Quad are building a limited edition "Cherry" finish of the
11Ls - might apply to other models too - might be worth you giving them a
call if you want a slightly "orangier" hue.