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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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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...
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‘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)
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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.
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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.
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‘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!’...
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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’...
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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.
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.
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