Emerald Physics: Same as the Quads in the fifties?

Ehider, this is an interesting perspective. You're probably referring to the CS.1. From what I've read, a number of people seem to think the CS.2 can't be beat by anything below $40K. If that is true, and suppose most audiophiles cannot afford anything below $40K, then the CS.2 is effectively doing something that no other speakers (these people can afford) is able to do...in this sense, the comparison with the Quad might make sense. There is no other speaker like that for most people given their budget.

One way or another, what I find interesting in your answer is that you seem to suggest EP is some sort of revolution in performance/price ratio -- like, you can buy and enjoy the equivalent of a Porsche at the price of a Corolla -- and that is remarkable.

I am honest a honest guy: I prefaced the thread by saying that I did not hear it. that is why I asked other folks opinions. Had you read carefully my answer, you would have realized that I was commenting on Ehider's answer: you seem to suggest some sort of revolution.

Onhwy61, are you really to be taken seriously if you haven't even read what I said carefully?

Onhwy61, with all due respect, you're still misrepresenting my statements. I did not say EP are revolutionary. I commented on the answer of another audiogoner, and said that his answer seems to suggest EP are revolutionary. There is a big difference between your characterization and what I actually said and meant. Again, since I believe that products like EP are likely to get negative reviews when they come out (most dealers do not carry them, most speaker companies would be in trouble if they were truly revolutionary) I just wanted to hear the opinion of people who had tried them and experienced them. That's all.

Shadorne, I like your suggestion a lot. In fact, I own a pair of Piquet-restored ESL 57, which are "only" 35 years old.

The purpose of my thread was precisely to find out if by being conservative as you suggest, I would have missed a major breakthrough. The hope when you post a question on audiogon is that you get answers from true audiophiles who have tried the product you're interested in, and you did not have a chance to try. The risk is that some of these audiophiles might have businesses on their own, and interests that contrast with an unbiased answer. I am not sure I got this kind of unbiased answer, but the majority of the answers seem to agree that EP are quite good, and quite a deal in terms of performance/price ratio. Whether you can call that revolutionary or not is a different story, and perhaps you're right: only time will tell.

That said, and independent on this thread, it would be very nice if there were two classes of Audiogoners: those with a business, and those who don't have a business. That way, when you get an answer you know how to weigh it.