@broockies: Thanks for posting the relevant information about ROOMS. As I keep posting on this forum, whatever you think you like may sound different in YOUR ROOM. Take it home and listen and then buy.
Next, Levinson loved electrostatics in the '70s and made the HQD system, which we made some stands for:
https://www.google.com/search?q=levinson+hqd&rlz=1C1CHBF_enUS826US826&tbm=isch&source=iu...
This was dual quads, a Decca Ribbon between them, and one or two Hartely 24" subwoofers. It was driven, unfortunately, by a bunch of his stuff at the time, which was built like a tank but sounded pretty bad.
Next to a pair of Magnepan speakers, it was shrill, beamy, and took some effort to tone down the woofer(s). It sounded nice, but electrostatics (back then, anyway) had a bunch of issues. RTR had a line of them that we carried, and Bob Fulton used their biggest pair in his FMI "J" Modular system:
https://www.google.com/search?q=fulton+modular+j+system&rlz=1C1CHBF_enUS826US826&tbm=isch&am...
A lot of work and time went into both of these designs--notice that they are all 6' tall--I wonder where they got that idea? It could not have been from Magnepan, of course...but I digress.
The point is that two of the best in the day tried the electrostatics in systems that let them be featured. Neither sounded all that good, even for the time. Electrostatic speakers failed QUICKLY under mid-powered amps--a Phase Linear 700 would launch them to the moon, I suppose-- and they tend to be both shirll and beamy.
If a new inventor has conquered these issues, I suggest you try them out in YOUR ROOM next to a pair of Magnepans of equal quality. Then, buy the one YOU like.
Cheers!
Next, Levinson loved electrostatics in the '70s and made the HQD system, which we made some stands for:
https://www.google.com/search?q=levinson+hqd&rlz=1C1CHBF_enUS826US826&tbm=isch&source=iu...
This was dual quads, a Decca Ribbon between them, and one or two Hartely 24" subwoofers. It was driven, unfortunately, by a bunch of his stuff at the time, which was built like a tank but sounded pretty bad.
Next to a pair of Magnepan speakers, it was shrill, beamy, and took some effort to tone down the woofer(s). It sounded nice, but electrostatics (back then, anyway) had a bunch of issues. RTR had a line of them that we carried, and Bob Fulton used their biggest pair in his FMI "J" Modular system:
https://www.google.com/search?q=fulton+modular+j+system&rlz=1C1CHBF_enUS826US826&tbm=isch&am...
A lot of work and time went into both of these designs--notice that they are all 6' tall--I wonder where they got that idea? It could not have been from Magnepan, of course...but I digress.
The point is that two of the best in the day tried the electrostatics in systems that let them be featured. Neither sounded all that good, even for the time. Electrostatic speakers failed QUICKLY under mid-powered amps--a Phase Linear 700 would launch them to the moon, I suppose-- and they tend to be both shirll and beamy.
If a new inventor has conquered these issues, I suggest you try them out in YOUR ROOM next to a pair of Magnepans of equal quality. Then, buy the one YOU like.
Cheers!