Quad S-2


Recently acquired a pair of these speakers to replace my trusty 14 year old Castle Richmond 3i's.  According to the manual they need 50 hours run in before sounding their best. I've got about 30 hours on mine to date, but am already really impressed with them and they are a significant upgrade on the Richmond 3i's, which were very well regarded in their day.  I haven't owned or heard many speakers in my lifetime for comparison, but these do sound extremely good to my ears and are highly regarded by the few owner reports that I've come across.  So, I'm a little puzzled as to why they don't appear to be very popular, at least I rarely see them mentioned on hi-fi forums.  I wonder if the reason could be that Quad are not a go to speaker brand like KEF, B&W or Dynaudio to name a few? Or, perhaps more likely, that people, especially those in the UK, tend to shy away from what was originally a UK manufactured speaker that is now a part of the IAG group and manufactured in China? Then again, the answer could be simply that the S-2 simply doesn't appeal to many folk, perhaps due to a dislike of ribbon tweeters?
moffer

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I am considering the purchase of either Z1 or Z2. I will be using them with a Rel G2 subwoofer. Can someone compare the Z1 to the Z2? Other than frequency response, how do they compare. Is the midrange the same? I’m a bit concerned with running my Rel at such a high x-over point, but this is not based on experience. I currently have a floorstanding speaker & x-over below 40 Hz. Any advice is welcome, especially from dealers who have compared them with the competition. Also on short list are Elac AS61.
Thanks,
Kev