I recently auditioned the Maggie MG 3.6, ML Prodigy, and Avalon Eidolon speakers. It was pretty clear cut, the Maggie 3.6s easily is the best speaker of the 3, and considerable
less expensive. The Maggies were more transparent, more dynamic, tonal balance was correct from top to bottom,
a believable soundstage and quite good imaging. The MLs
we only listened for about 5 minutes then moved onto
something else(enough said). The Eidolons were good
speakers but not as dynamic or transparent though the
soundstaging was excellent as well as imaging, however,
when a very dynamic musical passage was presented, the boxy
characteristics of these type speakers clearly made itself known. The electronics were mostly Spectral for all 3
speaker systems tested. Now having said all of this are they
better than the Acoustats 2+2s that I currently own?? The
Maggies were definitely, but that much more,no. The others
were over priced audio salon stuff. The audiokinesis guy
in New Orleans is correct, you must audition a pure electrostatic speaker before you purchase anything. You owe
it to yourself to check out the Sound Lab electrostatics.
One question: what ever happened to Jim Strickland, the
owner/designer of Acoustat??
less expensive. The Maggies were more transparent, more dynamic, tonal balance was correct from top to bottom,
a believable soundstage and quite good imaging. The MLs
we only listened for about 5 minutes then moved onto
something else(enough said). The Eidolons were good
speakers but not as dynamic or transparent though the
soundstaging was excellent as well as imaging, however,
when a very dynamic musical passage was presented, the boxy
characteristics of these type speakers clearly made itself known. The electronics were mostly Spectral for all 3
speaker systems tested. Now having said all of this are they
better than the Acoustats 2+2s that I currently own?? The
Maggies were definitely, but that much more,no. The others
were over priced audio salon stuff. The audiokinesis guy
in New Orleans is correct, you must audition a pure electrostatic speaker before you purchase anything. You owe
it to yourself to check out the Sound Lab electrostatics.
One question: what ever happened to Jim Strickland, the
owner/designer of Acoustat??