MB QUART QSC 216 - BRILLIANCE IN A NEW PACKAGE

摘要

I was ecstatic when I learned that I would be receiving the latest MB Quart "Q" speakers to put through the paces for CA&E, The last time I tested the Q series in 2002, I was very pleased with the results. Needless to say, I was interested to see what three years of progress would bring to the table. When I received my test subject, I noticed that these were not the current MB Quart top-of-the-line QSD series, but what appeared to be a holdover from their earlier line of "Q" speakers. I placed a call to Brian Sherman, marketing manager for Illusion Audio/MB Quart USA, Sherman explained to me that this is a new model that was derived from the old QM 218 system He continued to explain that the QSC 216's were designed to fill a gap between the Premium line and the high-end QSD component speakers, hence the retail price of USD799, Needless to say, I was very interested to hear how they compared to their much more expensive big brothers, the QSD's, which I find to be one of the finest car audio component systems, Of course the QSD's retail for about twice the price of the QSC, so I was not holding my expectations as high.