What are the New Panels from the Quad Factory like?
First of all, they’re not made by Quad at the factory at all. They are made by One Thing Audio in Coventry, England, or by Quad, Germany in Koblenz and have been for several years. So, they are nothing new. The One Thing coating is a compound (probably polyester glue) containing graphite. The Quad, Germany coating is soluble nylon. The membranes are either 12 micron or 6 micron depending on who you ask. Rob Flain at Quad says “6 micron”, but I know that Ron Best, One Thing Audio’s technical brain, uses 12 micron film in all bass panels and 6-micron in treble panels. They undoubtedly work, and work well. They are just not like the originals, that’s all.
