When we think of Quad speakers, our thoughts immediately turn to the ESL-2812 – massive electrostatic speakers costing upwards of £6000.

From now on, we’ll have something else to salivate over, because the company has come up with a fabulous pair of mid-range standmounters: the Quad S-1. It is the smallest of Quad’s new five-strong S-series, which comprises two bookshelf models, two floorstanders and one centre channel.