Putting Curtains in the Man-Cave

In an earlier post, I went on and on and on (and on)  about the tremendous crush I have on the Quad ESL.  I droned on about the history of this hard-to-live-with but highly regarded speaker.  I even went so far as outlining all of its faults and foibles, and how I was able to look past them in my mental fantasy of them and still like the idea of the speaker. Quad c1960 ... note the lack of man-cave And I realized like a stormy relationship, it might never work.  And it might never be compatible with our idea that every family member should be part of the fun given it's narrow "sweet spot*" and fragility. I would love to take a test drive someday of the originals, but I think in my heart of hearts, the later version would be the easier one to live with ... *The so-called sweet spot is the small place, usually making an equilateral triangle with the speakers where you get the best sounding tonal balance and stereo effects.  In some speakers it is large, ...