On Thu, 04 Nov 2004 20:33:05 -0500, Alex Rodriguez
wrote:

In article , says...


For those audiophiles who'd like to own a Quad 988 but lack the budget,
or the room, or both, which of the non-ES speakers come closest to that
magical electrostatic sound? [Answers from friends have ranged from
well known current brands (Dynaudio) to discontinued models I didn't
know about (DCM Time Window).]

I understand Quad have their own box speakers now. You'd expect them to
produce the family sound, but do they? How do they do against Proacs,
Dynaudios, Spendors? (I don't have a Quad dealer near me to check them
out myself.)

Please nominate your candidates for a poor man's 988, poor in money but
more importantlly poor in square feet.

Appogees are really nice. Too bad the company that bought them let them
die.

However, if he's looking for something *smaller* than Quads, then most
Apogees ain't it! In fact, of the real Apogees, i.e. the pure planars,
only the Stage is even close to the Quad in size. Agreed however that
you can't get the ELS sound from a box, howevr good the box. In terms
of overall quality and bang for the buck in a reasonably compact
enclosure, I'd be looking at something like the B&W 703, which is a
slim and elegant speaker at half the price of the 988. Equivalents
from Dynaudio, Spendor and JMLab will also be worth a listen.
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Stewart Pinkerton | Music is Art - Audio is Engineering