I onced owned the 22L (not the 22L2) speaker. My experience was that this the 22L is a ''forgiving'' speaker in the sense that everything is covered with some kind of an envelopping ''glow'' that makes everything sound listenable, including harsh-sounding cd's. It then becomes very subjective - if you like the sound, everything will sound nice on it. But it is not a neutral speaker by any stretch.
Are Quad 22L2 's considered highly colored?
I listened to these recently and immediately liked what I heard, but thought they had lot of what I would call color. Not sure if that is the term though. I wondering if they get fatiguing over 30 minutes or so. The other speaker I'm considering the Totem Hawk.