Ugly or Angry Looking Speakers

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Quad 57 electrostatic speakers was considered one of the best sounding loud speakers for many years. Many said they liked the look of them .  

 

 

 

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11 hours ago, The Computer Audiophile said:

If I’m not mistaken, there’s some seriously good engineering in those speakers as well. 

 

Maybe but I didn’t like the sound of them or any other speakers from Bang & Olufsen.

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3 hours ago, 4est said:

Considering most of what was available at that time at that level of sound quality, they were down right gorgeous. They are actually pretty small and unobtrusive relative to most high end products of that era.

 

Yes they sound very good, I have been told, and definitely look better in black. They had no real sub-base thou and could not play loud. But many loved them and some used two pair to be able to play a bit louder. Mark Levinson liked them so much that they built their famous HQD loudspeaker system with them. You can see the subs and all the amps in this photo.

 

 

https://www.stereophile.com/content/mark-levinson-hqd-loudspeaker-system

http://www.vintagehificlub.com/quote-elettroniche/mark-levinson/

 

@Kal RubinsonI have heard them be called Fire Guards as well.

 

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On 1/8/2020 at 11:51 PM, semente said:

 

I liked the design of the Sakura. This is odd but also kind of cool in some bizarre way.