Quote Originally Posted by RGA
The midrange of the quad is open tranpsparent and quite wonderous while the 20.1 sounded like hands over the mouth sludge in direct comparison.
I appreciate the input from your experience, but I have to take this with some skepticism. Were the 20.1s being driven by the 12W amp? If not, then was the amp adequate? Maybe the problem was more about the amps than the speakers. After all, everything I've heard about the 20.1s and the lower-priced 3.6s is that they excel in the midrange.

Now I've been impressed with Quad for years. I even had a pair of the 22Ls, which were supposed to be voiced according to the higher-end models (not really, IMO). I like the fact that they are smaller and slightly easier to drive, but the problem with them is the bass. Either you have to add subwoofer panels or drivers, which brings back the specter of integration we've been talking about.