I’ve had the Planar 8 for a couple of years. The skeletal foam plinth is so small that would be very hard mark it as it’s barely accessible.
Thanks for the reply @Mike_S, I’m glad that the distance is totally fine. In this case I think I might plan to get the Forests in the future (however I need to change a few things before that).
What about the distances with your Hawks?
My Sky Towers are 0.75 m far from the rear wall and are 2 m far from each other (speakers and listening position are in an equilateral triangle as in your case).
When I bought the NDX 2, I had to move them forward in order to get a more neutral bass and midrange, as well as a wider and cleaner soundstage.
The Hawks are 0.78 from the rear wall and 2.4m apart (due to furniture positioning and are now in the lounge - I have swapped systems between rooms. (BTW, the Hawks are no longer listed on the Totem website, so they may have been discontinued?):
And the final verdict on SQ is….?
Loving the room. The floor. The colour of the walls. The view out the window.
Quad ESL’s are still hugely popular you only have to look around the internet to see that have you ever tried them with a Quad power amp? A 909 or the Quad QSP that I’ve just owned would really put some power into them but the amp I very nearly purchased before my Hegel the Artera Stereo would be excellent.
Bob, thanks for your reply. I am very happy with my Naim Supernait plus HiCap, so no need for a new amplifier. I was just curious if there are other Quad ESL owners on the Naim forum.
Is that your password?
We’ve both placed them in a similar way, but you might have a better soundstage than me given the 2.4 m distance. However I won’t complain, my Sky Towers do sound great right now.
You are right, I just noticed it! Maybe they want the Sky Towers to replace the Hawks? My dealer wasn’t that keen on selling me the Hawks as far as I remember. It’s hard to say given the current situation, but I expect Totem to do something about their subs at least.
It looks that way. But THB, those Hawks just have something very special in their imaging.
Did you compare the Sky Towers and the Hawks?
I can’t say anything, I haven’t been able to compare the two. However somebody told me exactly what you said! I’m already in love with the Sky Towers imaging, so I do wonder how the imaging changes through the range. I had a quick session with the Forests and, to be honest, I thought the imaging was a touch better with the Sky Towers. I found it a bit strange… maybe it’s because it was a quick session indeed.
No, the Sky Towers came out well after I bought my Hawks (about 7 years ago). When I’ve heard the Towers, I have really liked them, so I think its just a matter of system matching and balance.
Lovely, tell me more about your system ( turntable, cables etc…), if I may!
Thank you,
regards
David
Looks like they use a version of the little scanspeak 5.5 coated revelator driver. A nice driver. I built a diy bookshelf using the oem version. Very smooth, and really great bass output for a small unit.
Looks great Joost but have you got enough space behind them? I had understood that the ESLs sounded best with about a third of the room length behind them.
You are right, indeed they changed for the better when I replaced my previous DAC with the NDX 2, they didn’t even seem the same speakers to my ears and the imaging had a substantial leap forward.
They are now 50 cms from the wall and sound already pretty good. For serious listening I move them forward to 1 meter from the wall. This is in my experience enough to give a slightly better placement of the instruments and a tighter bass. My listening position is seven meters from there.
Hello jhavar, I wanted to ask you if you made the piece of furniture made to measure with that closure that interests me a lot or is it from a specific company? Can you give me the link or name of this company?