Oct 22, 2004 3:47 PM

QUESTED S10
October 2005—The three-way active reflex–designed S10 is the newest and largest fullrange monitor in Quested’s (www.quested.com) S Series; other models include the S6, S7, S8 and SB10. Drive units are a 10-inch cone bass, 3-inch soft-dome mid and 11/8-inch HF soft-dome. The three integrated Class-A/B amplifiers, designed by Terry Clarke and manufactured by Quested’s sister company, MC2 Audio, are capable of providing a total of 690 watts RMS. Price: $2,000.

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QUESTED SB10
October 2005—Quested’s SB10 subwoofer complements all the fullrange models in its S Series, with a 10-inch long-throw driver fitted in a tuned cabinet. The SB10 breaks with tradition in that the matched 215W RMS amplifier and 2-channel variable filter section of the SB10 controller are housed in a separate single-rackspace unit. Two advantages to this approach: The electronics do not suffer from intense LF vibrations and adjustments can be made accurately from the listening position. Price: $2,000.

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QUESTED S6/S7/S8 SERIES
June 2005—Quested's S6/S7/S8 Series reference monitors are all two-way active systems. Priced at $695 each, the S6 (pictured) has a 5-inch LF driver and a 1-inch soft-dome tweeter. The $995 (each) S7's driver complement is a 6.5-inch woofer paired with a 1.25-inch soft-dome HF driver; priced at $1,495, the top-end S8 uses an 8-inch LF driver and 1-inch soft-dome tweeter. The S7 and S8 incorporate a ported enclosure design. User-selectable EQ settings are a common characteristic of the line. The S6 is driven by a 65W LF amp, with 45W driving HF. The S7's amplifiers are rated at 120W and 7W, while the S8's are rated at 220W and 150W. Response (±2 dB) is given as 75 to 22k Hz (S6); 65 to 22k Hz (S7) and 50 to 20k Hz (S8).

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QUESTED NEAR FIELDS
December 2004—Just when you didn't think you could afford Roger Quested speakers—his HM415 system is $70k!—the company debuts its compact H108 near-fields at just $895 each and will unveil the S6, a new compact studio monitor retailing at $695.

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QUESTED S6
November 2004—Quested will unveil the S6, a new compact studio monitor retailing at $695.

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QUESTED MONITORING SYSTEMS F5 AND F19
October 2002—The $695 F5 is a compact, self-powered, active near-field with a 5-inch bass driver and 1/4-inch soft-dome tweeter powered by 80W RMS amps. Features: infinite baffle design with front-mount volume, HF and bass boost/cut controls. The F19 sub-bass speaker has a 10-inch bass driver and 180W RMS Class-D amps. The F19 for stereo applications ($1,495) and F19.1 feature bass management, variable lowpass filter settings, phase adjustment, separate LFE gain, and sub output/direct input to allow for multiple cabinets. Caters to surround applications.

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QUESTED SURROUND SYSTEMS
December 2001—High-end 5.1 systems from Quested Monitoring Systems—$54,000 to $113,000, depending on configuration—employs the company's Q412 cabinets for front left and right channels, the Q212 for the center and either the Q212 or Q412 for rear channels. The Q412 is Quested's largest three-way monitor and is designed for soffit-mounting in large control rooms. The Q412 uses the same custom 12-inch radial-chassis bass drivers as the Q212, and its mid driver and tweeter are each soft-dome units (3-inch and 34mm, respectively). Both the Q412 and Q212 are supplied with analog crossovers or optional digital crossovers that offer 80 user presets, and four of the company's AP800 amps deliver more than 2,000W RMS to each cabinet in the Q412 (1,400W RMS in the Q212). Quested's QSB118 subwoofer can be used for bass extension and/or the bass effects channel, and comes with a separate electronics package that also includes the AP800 power amp delivering 450W RMS into 8 ohms. The subwoofer's main cabinet contains one 18-inch driver with a 4-inch, four-layer voice coil, triple rear suspension allowing for peak-to-peak movements up to 20 mm and a vented magnet for enhanced voice coil cooling.

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QUESTED VS3208
June 2000—The Quested VS3208 is a three-way monitor that houses two 8-inch bass drivers, a 3-inch soft-dome midrange driver and a 11/8-inch tweeter. The VS3208 is only 19 inches wide, which makes it possible to place the speaker above 19-inch rackmounted equipment. The built-in amplifier provides in excess of 400W RMS; a three-position EQ switch on each of the LF, MF and HF bands; and an input sensitivity switch with an 18dB range. MSRP: $3,700 each.TO READ THE REVIEW, CLICK HERE.

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QUESTED VS2205 SURROUND SYSTEM
March 1999—Quested debuts a new surround package targeted at music and film soundtrack production. The system includes five Quested VS2205 self-powered near-field speakers and a VS1112 self-powered subwoofer. The VS2205 uses two 5-inch woofers and a 28mm soft-dome tweeter in a lightweight, low-profile enclosure. Quested recently upped the amplifier power output for the VS2205 to 100W for bass and 75W for high frequency; monitors now deliver 108 dB maximum average SPL. The Quested VS1112 subwoofer offers left, center, right-summing and discrete effects channel inputs. The VS1112 has a built-in 400W amplifier for 103dB max output down to 15 Hz. The new Quested 5.1 monitoring system has a list price of $11,000.