DAVID CHESKY (Chesky Records) Audio Studio System includes QUAD 57s (modified) and REL T7 subs
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Big John
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In the 1990's when I was into car audio I bought a couple of Chesky Records very well recorded test CD's which were/are great for setting up car or domestic systems plus some tracks of interesting music.
I use One Thing Audio Quad 57's with Batpure super tweeters. David Chesky with a few others was involved in an article 2013ish for 6Moons re selecting amps for Quad 57's in a USA system. As Chesky notes in the above video, most of the usual suspects as I had also found due to the Quad 57's weird impedance had no bass though good in other areas hence the erroneous idea that Quad57's have no bass. I have tried Quad 303,405 & Quad 2's also Leak & Radford plus many others more than 20 different ones mostly borrowed. Winner of the 6Moons piece was an ASR Emitter 1 second was a Rogue Atlas Magnum I bought the latter it was as I have said before a marriage made in heaven.
My OTA Quad 57's are in my room a placed even flatter ie less angle giving a much wider "sweet spot"...
https://6moons.com/audioreviews/roadtour7/roadtour3again.html
I use One Thing Audio Quad 57's with Batpure super tweeters. David Chesky with a few others was involved in an article 2013ish for 6Moons re selecting amps for Quad 57's in a USA system. As Chesky notes in the above video, most of the usual suspects as I had also found due to the Quad 57's weird impedance had no bass though good in other areas hence the erroneous idea that Quad57's have no bass. I have tried Quad 303,405 & Quad 2's also Leak & Radford plus many others more than 20 different ones mostly borrowed. Winner of the 6Moons piece was an ASR Emitter 1 second was a Rogue Atlas Magnum I bought the latter it was as I have said before a marriage made in heaven.
My OTA Quad 57's are in my room a placed even flatter ie less angle giving a much wider "sweet spot"...
https://6moons.com/audioreviews/roadtour7/roadtour3again.html
Big John
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Were they the Jimmy Hughes inspired piezo horns that I made in the late 70's early 80's. The Batpure super tweeters I use sit in those original horns though needing no L pad.
John
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I ran with these Quads from 1987 till 2008 with a Naim Nait at first followed by a 42.5, Snaps, 140. In 1993 I changed to an Exposure 15 and used them that way until the Quads got replaced with Tannoy DMT-15’s. In 2018 I resurrected them into service in my rec room hanging from the ceiling but that lasted only several months before I went back to my Tannoy System 1000’s which sound great and make a lot more sense in that location. I still have them in storage and feel like the guy who has a fully restored Corvette in his garage but never drives it.
I bought a couple Chesky Records CR1 and CR2 at the CES show back in the mid 80’s when he was just getting started. I’ll have to dig them out and give them a spin.
I bought a couple Chesky Records CR1 and CR2 at the CES show back in the mid 80’s when he was just getting started. I’ll have to dig them out and give them a spin.
No they were cheap as chips, intended for car audio I believe. Used as super tweeters they opened up the sound stage. ProAc used them for years.