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QUAD Classic Series ESL Brochure & Specs

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E L E C T R O S T A T I C L O U D S P E A K E R S
...the closest approach to the original sound

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Summary of Contents for QUAD Classic Series ESL

  • Page 1 E L E C T R O S T A T I C L O U D S P E A K E R S ...the closest approach to the original sound...
  • Page 2 Quad solved the problem with an elegant engineering solution that was subsequently awarded a patent. Instead of a large single electrode, Quad designed a number of electrodes arranged as a series of concentric rings. Each electrode is fed with a calibrated...
  • Page 3 ‘Even if price weren’t an issue I’d be hard pushed to find speakers that better the 988s’ combination of talents... I can’t recommend them too highly’ Gramophone (March 2001)
  • Page 5 It sounds real and natural. At Quad, we believe this is the job of a loudspeaker. To present the music in the raw, natural form - nothing added, nothing taken away. In this respect, the ESL is an acquired taste.
  • Page 6 The Quad ESL has been used by Tony Faulkner for many years. He use the ESL 63, the ESL 63 Pro and now uses a pair of ESL 989s for his critical monitoring.
  • Page 7 ‘When I return the 988s it will be in a package much too small for the speakers, but just large enough to carry a check for their remittance.’ – The Absolute Sound (July 2001) ‘The Best Late Night Speakers in The World...ever!’...
  • Page 9 ESL 989 vintage After a number of years producing just a single colour version of the ESL 988 and ESL 989speakers, we decided to offer our customers a couple of new alternatives. Picture here is the ‘vintage’ finish, with wooden top and base caps and an classical style cloth ‘sock’...
  • Page 10 The ESL-989 is Quad’s finest loudspeaker. It is a true full range electrostatic loudspeaker reproducing music with an ease and naturalness that is best described as uncanny.
  • Page 11: Specifications

    Whilst for some audiophiles such details are of trifling importance, Quad recognise that for many, the ESL needs to vanish into it's surroundings visually as well as audibly – whether these surroundings be a stately home or docklands apartment.
  • Page 12 Quad Electroacoustics Ltd, IAG House, Sovereign Court, Ermine Business Park, Huntingdon, PE29 6XU Tel :- 0845 4580011, Fax :- 01480 431767 www.quad-hifi.co.uk The information in this brochure is subject to change without notice. All rights reserved © 2004 Quad Qu.ESL 25.10.2004...

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