|
High Efficiency Speaker Asylum Need speakers that can rock with just one watt? You found da place. |
|
|
|
High Efficiency Speaker Asylum Need speakers that can rock with just one watt? You found da place. |
|
In Reply to: quad esl 63 vs altec model 19 posted by Vinnie on August 28, 2010 at 15:37:46:
Electrostatics and horns have different sets of virtues, though much can be learned from both. I ran stacked Quads for years (older ELS) on highly adjustable stands, and wore out the carpet tweaking them. It has been said that the Quads needed 25 watts to drive them properly and 26 to blow them up. The frusration for me was that they offered a clarity that suggested reality quite wonderfully, but when you got them loud enough to sound real the panels would arc. Arrrgghh! There was also a sort of dynamic ceiling, an upward limit on volume that they seemingly could not cross.
Then I got into building horn systems and enjoyed the wonderful effortless dynamic range and freedom from worry, though the sound was less convincing in other ways. I have often thought that the challenge is to build a system that combines the virtues of the 'stats and horns. Since I don't know how to overcome the limitations of the panels I have tried to improve the transparency of horn systems. In recent years I have not cared for the sound of electrostats nearly as much as I thought I used to, so maybe we are getting there.
This post is made possible by the generous support of people like you and our sponsors:
Follow Ups
- RE: quad esl 63 vs altec model 19 - Steve Schell 08/29/1011:12:32 08/29/10 (1)
- There are stats - E-Stat 14:02:34 08/29/10 (0)
Top of Page ]
[ Contact Us ]
[ Support/Wish List ]
[ Copyright © 2025, Audio Asylum, all rights reserved ]
