Hello Shaman,

I've never heard these myself, but Sam T. had a lot of good things to say about the 2805. There's also a great review in the Feb. 2007 Absolute Sound by Jim Hannon.

I've just bought a pair of Quad 22L2's. They are the best floorstanding speaker I've heard yet. They have a lot of what I use to hear in the ESL-57's; but these are much easier to place in a room. They also have much better extension on top & bottom, with much more dynamic range. Mine are in the piano gloss cherry finish. For my taste, they are the finest looking & sounding speaker I've owned to date. Did I mention they are a whole lot cheaper than the electrostatics too.
Good Listening,
BB

Shaman,
I forgot to ask; have you seen this review?

http://www.quad-hifi.co.uk/downloads/HFN%20ESL%20review%2006.pdf

Hope this helps,
BB