Intriguing Speakers From Germany

@leadcrew, Interesting. I’ve designed and built a similar speaker configuration about 7 years ago. Same MTM woofer with AMT configuration in custom walnut enclosures, but with separate subs below. I run them today with dual mono block tube amps. A local chain asked me to produce them for sale, and not interested. Way too labor intensive in small production numbers. Did it just for fun.

When ESS Electrostatic Sound Systems was temporarily relocated from Sacramento California USA to Germany for a number of years (since returned), and the five patents on the original air motion pleated transformer design expired (2002-2007), a few German outfits over there started making their own variations of amt speakers. 5+ COs around the world still making variations of amt loudspeakers now. They do posses a unique sound particularly when paired with the right components, fwiw.

@mihorn you are hearing it over your speakers or headphones, on a compressed Youtube video.  Nothing realistic or natural about it compared to a real setting. 

@timlub I’m not certain, yet at one point the presenter comments the lower midrange-woofer driver on one of the speakers being shown are "custom made" to their specifications, with a minimal crossover. Behind the lower grille cloth on one of the lower drive units, you can almost see a center alloy ring peeking through where a voice coil dust cover cover would normally be. Not anything I recognize from an OEM I’m familiar with these days. Would have to hear them in person to understand what’s really going on there. Interesting though, and fun to see new designs. Will try to watch it again this coming weekend to see what else to pick up on.

@mihorn I’ve been audio shows every year and I find that the sound of videos is exactly same what I hear in the show. Microphones don’t lie.

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@mihorn Human brain is complex enough to figure out the difference between the real and video sound and remembers sounds at the show.

So, It’s "exactly the same" and there is a "difference". Did we just get played by a Troll with a Joke on us. Kinda feels like it, haha. Starting to look familiar, anyone? :)

@mihorn I only want to remember only few good sounds. Who wants to remember a bad sound. And there are not many audio systems sound better than mine to me. Hear mine below. Your ears might need few minutes to get used to this sound though.

Gotcha.  A fun song.  Enjoy the music and your audio system!  

That's what matters. 👍