Quad 22L (new) vs Snell E-II (vintage)

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Hi Rich,

If you get the chance and can find a dealer, you may want to try the Nola speakers. Of course Carl Marchisotto the designer of the present Nola and former Alon speakers was the designer of the Dahlquist DQ-20 and many of the Dahlquist speakers subsequent to the DQ-10. The DQ-10s were originally modeled after the Quad Electrostatic speakers by Jon Dahlquist himself.

You may want to check the Nola Viper series (there are 3; the last of which are the Viper Reference IIs (a very nice speaker that I have considered at $15,000 a pair list) and the Nola LCR Reference for your center and even surrounds. The Vipers and the LCR Reference are open baffle dipole designs sharing many of the same drivers. The LCR can be used either vertically or horizontally.

http://www.nolaspeakers.com/

I have totally rebuilt and upgraded (all new drivers and cross overs and bi-wire set-up) pair of Dahlquist DQ-10 speakers. I use the Nola LCR Reference for my Center channel. The DQ-10s (mine) are better than the Nola LCR. But the DQ-10s are a little leaner sounding than the Nola LCR at least as a result of the mix coming out of the Pre/Pro and the amps. The LCR is a bit richer sounding in my system, but though they do not match, they do blend well and sound quite good with my Dahlquist DQ-10s.

I have included some photos of my Nola Reference LCR which were 1 of 3 used in one of the Audio Magazine Reviews and what I purchased on Audiogon.

Rich