In Reply to: Bay Area quad esl 63 question posted by justdavid on June 25, 2016 at 12:46:43:
One other thing. I know there are varying opinions about stands, but having listened extensively to my '63s both down on the floor and up on stands--and when on the floor I had them sitting flat on their bases and also tried tilting them back. I firmly believe they need to be up on stands.
Mine came with a set of the Arcici stands, so those are the ones I've been using. I understand the issue about being careful when moving the speakers, and avoiding twisting so as not to break the frame--clearly that's an issue with the Arcici stands.
That said, the sound with the stands is so clearly an improvement that I can't imagine listening without them. On the floor, the bass is just a muddy, overblown mess. On the stands, in the two large rooms I've been fortunate enough to have the speakers in, the frequency response is just about perfect and the bass is unbelievably tight and lifelike.
Mitchell
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