Previous/current QUAD ESL57 users here?

[Gliding Dutchman]

I have used/owned 4 QUAD ESL57 speakers for a number of years and grew rather fond of them... had to sell them due to space limitations. Last week I suddenly became the owner of a set of ML CLS panels.... quite different in sonics - any ESL57 user will recognize their sound a mile away... :music:

So - any previous/current QUAD ESL57 uses here? Any comments?

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[Bernard]

I had a pair for about 22 years and loved the sound, except that in my small room (16' x 12') I found the soundstage to be rather flat compared to the holographic imaging achieved in the showroom, where they were mounted in the most unlikely positions - in the corners of the ceiling, firing down.

Then I heard the SL3s and heard images way beyond the speaker boundaries, so I bought them, and achieve the same in the same room. No regrets.