Yes in Melbourne last year before stevem bought them.................i would not buy them
Yeah, I forgot about that trip.
I didnt hear Bryans panels, so cant comment.
1 of the biggest challenges in audio, is in the language we use. Ribbons/electrostatic panels have a certain character that you either love, or don't. The upside is a great sense of naturalness. Some downsides are really narrow sweet spot (tilt your head and you can lose it), but also flattish soundstage (front to back flat I mean), for me, you dont get the same sense of 3 dimensionality as a front loaded horn system. This latter aspect has a direct correlation to the sense of flesh/meat on the bones.
Doesnt mean you cant get it. Its just hard work to give the system those things it needs.
Everytime I listen to Quads, I like them. But I couldnt live with them.
The panels were reported to deliver everything good about electrostats, with all the things that were lacking in traditional panel/ribbon speakers. I have to hear them sometime.