With my next pay packet i think ill and buy a pair of Quad ESL 57's

**dantheman91** · 02-09-2011, 17:01

Hi

i can buy a pair for £200 in reasonable condition with a slight hole in the mesh on the front. my dads best mate who is a vivid hi-fi collector and it pains me to say it there in his garage with a load of other gear all coverd up thank god. if he can find the leads to power them they will be mine i think quite a bargin. i'll get them to try them out.

i'll still use the rogers though as will never replace them
Dan

**Jonboy** · 02-09-2011, 17:30

Originally Posted by dantheman91

Hi

i can buy a pair for £200 in reasonable condition with a slight hole in the mesh on the front. my dads best mate who is a vivid hi-fi collector and it pains me to say it there in his garage with a load of other gear all coverd up thank god. if he can find the leads to power them they will be mine i think quite a bargin. i'll get them to try them out.

i'll still use the rogers though as will never replace them
Dan

Very nice Dan, make sure you bring them indoors to acclimatise them before you power them up and preferably they want bringing up on a variac if they havn't been used for a while, very rewarding with enough space around them as you probably know, one other thing they should be left on 24/7 for best results, not trying to teach you to suck egss or nothing

**Rare Bird** · 02-09-2011, 17:31

vivid hi-fi collector!

However nice one Dan

**dantheman91** · 02-09-2011, 18:01

Originally Posted by Andre

vivid hi-fi collector!

However nice one Dan

you should see some of his stuff i want his flat its full of gear

including a pair of tannoy canterburys they sound gorgeous.
cadence valve amp mono blocks and countless other gear

Dan

**dantheman91** · 02-09-2011, 18:03

Originally Posted by Jonboy

Very nice Dan, make sure you bring them indoors to acclimatise them before you power them up and preferably they want bringing up on a variac if they havn't been used for a while, very rewarding with enough space around them as you probably know, one other thing they should be left on 24/7 for best results, not trying to teach you to suck egss or nothing

Thanks mate i cant wait but got to wait a month doh

Dan

**DSJR** · 02-09-2011, 18:23

Good luck with the 57's. They transformed the speaker market when they first arrived and a good fettled pair can still do the same with most modern far-eastern made speakers (well, most speakers available and sold in the UK are almost certainly made in the far east

)

With their own limiters in, they can be safely used with a huge range of decent quality stable amps I think...

**Stratmangler** · 02-09-2011, 18:32

Originally Posted by dantheman91

you should see some of his stuff i want his flat its full of gear

including a pair of tannoy canterburys they sound gorgeous.
cadence valve amp mono blocks and countless other gear

Dan

He does indeed sound like an avid collector of classic audio components

**dantheman91** · 02-09-2011, 19:52

Originally Posted by Stratmangler

He does indeed sound like an avid collector of classic audio components

Hi

yes i can say im jealous

hmm not to mention 2 garages full damn all that gear

Dan

**Wilbur** · 05-10-2011, 16:34

Did you get them....we jus' gotta know

**Marco** · 05-10-2011, 17:52

Originally Posted by Stratmangler

He does indeed sound like an avid collector of classic audio components

Indeed - avid, rather than vivid...

Nice one, Dan - enjoy (when you get them)!

Marco.

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