| That's funny, I just got off the phone with a quested dealer who told me he found genelecs and adams to be the most hifi, and quested to be what it is.
He also noted an interesting bit about adams that I also had noticed but couldn't quite pinpoint: he said the stereo imaging was too wide with adams, that it's unnatural. I kindof agree with him. With adams, the music almost surrounds you, which maybe is overkill indeed, since your working in stereo and not surround..
I also brought up the low end specs of the s8r's, being 50hz. He told me quested's specs are what they are, and sometimes other manufacturors specs saying 38hz for example, are merely theoretical, and might not be that accurate.
He also said questeds were monitors you really needed to sweat for to make things sound right, but when you get a good mix, it translates perfectly elsewhere.
His opinion is of course a bit biased as he works for the company, but still, some interesting points to look out for when testing..
The thing that intrigues me most is the promise of low end accurasy at low levels. The thing that annoys me the most is that the amp needs a 30min warmup each time you boot up.
Oh well, I'm going to demo all of them soon so guess time will tell..
Kimakaz, I do think the comparison you're making isn't quite the fair one, the s3a's are almost twice the price of the questeds! And what does a cardboard sound like? :) |