Thanks for the responses regarding Quatro CT break-in.
I did manage to hear the Quatro CT's after they had about 100 hours on them. They sounded great. The bass was very well integrated with the mid-bass and the overall cohesion of the drivers was excellent. A classical piece with very fast transitions from soft violin to loud horns and tympani showed just how well the Quatros handle dynamics and maintain their composure with large scale orchestral music. Regarding bass, the 11 band eq (<100HZ) on each speaker creates the best in-room bass I have heard. Overall a very impressive speaker, especially for the price. The Quatro CT's were being driven by a 200 watt Aesthetix Atlas amp/Linn pre-amp combination. The Atlas has a built in high-pass filter that was in use, in lieu of the Vandersteen high-pass filter.
And then just for fun.... I listened to the Vandersteen 7 MkII's driven by large VTL tube mono blocks. Out of my price range for sure, but very, very impressive.
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