lencotweaker
Mostly dreaming of record players
I've enjoyed my time with 2805's because they have been a considerable improvement on most of the ESL's I've heard in the past because of their surprisingly capable bass. I have heard freshly serviced 57's (One Thing) sounding quite good but apart from a brand new set of 63's in the early 80's, I've always been disappointed with the 57's, 63's, 988's and 989's I've heard. A demo of 2805's with big REL subs many years ago was amazing though and one of the reasons why I specifically wanted 2805's. As I found out though, in my room, subs are not particularly necessary though I would experiment with them in time if I were keeping them.
The service experience at A Quad Thing Audio (Alan Bayliss in Banbury) was excellent though. He turned mine around in a week and replaced all of the panels with mint 2805 originals he'd been holding on to. The difference is like night and day from how they sounded prior to the service. I wouldn't touch a pair of Quads now unless they were either recently serviced or were so cheap and you were factoring in a service.
If you have the room to accommodate them, I'd highly recommend 2805's.
The service experience at A Quad Thing Audio (Alan Bayliss in Banbury) was excellent though. He turned mine around in a week and replaced all of the panels with mint 2805 originals he'd been holding on to. The difference is like night and day from how they sounded prior to the service. I wouldn't touch a pair of Quads now unless they were either recently serviced or were so cheap and you were factoring in a service.
If you have the room to accommodate them, I'd highly recommend 2805's.