Luxman and Omega
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The power of the simplicity 
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Great system.
I recently became the happy owner of a NDX2, but I’m still hanging on to my now vintage Quad ESL’s. Because I feel they are still the closest approach to the original sound. I wonder if there are any other people that still listen to Quad ESL’s in 2021? And if they did in the past, but not anymore, which speaker replaced it?
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Hi Joost, lovely colour matches in your room 
ATB Peter
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Nice e-mail received this morning from Steve Emberton, photographer, confirming that yes, he took the photo at Earls Court in 1976.
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Just wondering, how do the bass and midrange respond considering that your Signatures are close to the rear wall? Many people said that you need at least 1.5 - 2 meters. I believe yours must be around 1 meter far from the rear wall.
I love the main artwork! Who is the artist if you don’t mind me asking?
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It is from the Mexican painter Jorge Alfonso. t was used for a popular soap on the Mexican tv about a painter. It depicts the party for the connection to the power grid of a village in Chiapas, when the technicians did not get the electricity to work after a speech by the mayor about progress reaching the village.
The same question was about to be posted by me, really nice painting.
Hi @Blacknote, they are 0.92m from the back wall. I have my listening position 1.0m from the rear wall, with the speakers 2.0m apart, putting the speakers and listening position in an equilateral triangle. I find this works very well with creating a very immersive soundstage and it sounds really nice. For some recordings I have to turn the sub off though, if the extra bass becomes too much - I have the sub set pretty low.
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.
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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?):
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And the final verdict on SQ is….?
Loving the room. The floor. The colour of the walls. The view out the window.
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