Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product Classic Series ESL QUAD
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...the closest approach to the original sound ELECTROST A TIC LOUDSPEAKERS.
The Quad ESL is fundamentally different from conventional loudspeakers and even other electrostatic designs. Whilst most conventional speakers use cone type drive units and a coil moving in a magnetic field, Quad uses the full-range electrostatic principle, first introduced in 1956.
3 ‘Even if price weren’t an issue I’d be hard pushed to find speakers that better the 988s’ combination of talents... I can’t recommend them too highly ’ Gramophone (March 2001).
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There are few things in life as rewarding as a truly invigorating live performance from our favourite artist or orchestra. Reproducing that experience accurately in the home requires loudspeakers that go beyond the conventional. To really understand the ESL, a listener needs to be familiar with the nature of a live performance.
6 Ask many of the finest recording professionals in the world what their speaker of choice is as the answer is surprisingly common. The Quad ESL opens a window on a recording unlike any other speaker .
7 ‘When I return the 988s it will be in a package much too small for the speakers, but just large enough to carr y a check for their remittance.’ – The Absolute Sound (July 2001) ‘The Best Late Night Speakers in The W orld.
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9 A fter a number of years producing just a single colour version of the ESL 988 and ESL 989speakers, we decided to offer our customers a couple of new alternatives.
The ESL-988 replaces the much-loved ESL-63 model. Although of similar size and proportions, the resemblance is only skin deep – for more than 90% of the internal components have been re-designed, upgraded, or modified. T wenty years of materials science have led to improvements in virtually every component and area of construction.
11 Maximum Power Output Sensitivity Impedance Maximum continuous input voltage Pr ogramme peak ( 20 Hz to 20 kHz ) Fo r undistor ted output P ermitted peak input Directivity index A xis band limits ( low level ) AC Input ( double insulated ) Dimensions ( H x W x D ) (including 185mm base) W eight 2N/m2 at 2m on axis 1.
Quad Electroacoustics Ltd, IAG House, Sovereign Court, Ermine Business P ark, Huntingdon, PE29 6XU T el :- 0845 4580011, Fax :- 01480 431767 www .quad-hifi.co.uk The information in this brochure is subject to change without notice. All rights reserved © 2004 Quad Quad is a member of the International Audio Group Qu.
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