Before you spend to much time on discussing which speaker has merit or this one is better then that one, spend a little more time on the right amplifier, consider also that nearly 100% of all professional recording studios use the B&W Nautilus 801as their reference for the best quality sound, ever wondered why??? I own a pair of B&W nautilus 805's the bookshelf variation, the 801's I found to expensive, the 805 really come into their own with an excellent valve amplifier, I have compared most of the speakers, and really Quad is just crap and sorry, so is Dynaudio, you get better flatness and sound accuracy from much cheaper Infinity or Sony speakers, Sonos Faber are for people who do not understand music or have an ear for proper intonnations, I found then highly annoying.
happy listening
Tom Gorman PHD
happy listening
Tom Gorman PHD