Congrats Neil on the new panel install. Xmas came early at your house.
The iiz's were more than worth the investment. That's less than $100 a year for the next 20. Nothing comes close to their presentation. Being the owner of one of the final pairs produced I'd be surprised if they're much improvement over the panels in my pair. They look very close to the clear spars. Do your panels have the modern "M" symbol at the bottom center?
As a side note, I'm fairly religious and disciplined about performing two functions to extend the life of any ML speaker. One, vacuum them regularly, and two I always cover them when not in use. A pair of old king sized sheets works wonderfully. I even went so far as to create a form fitting sock out of a pair of sheets by sewing to fitted halves together. Makes it easy to slide them on and off, and certainly cuts down on dust buildup in addition to vacuuming time.
For the poster whose waiting for a needle in the haystack to appear in his locale, I paid creightor's and freightor's to build a crate for a pair I found 3 states away. Cost me $250 for that, but it was more than worth it, for they did a professional job, and I now have actual crates for them should I ever need to ship the speaker for any reason. These speakers are easily found on craigs and I've observed numerous pairs in all parts of the country selling for a fraction of what one will find them listing for here on AG.
Viva la CLS!
The iiz's were more than worth the investment. That's less than $100 a year for the next 20. Nothing comes close to their presentation. Being the owner of one of the final pairs produced I'd be surprised if they're much improvement over the panels in my pair. They look very close to the clear spars. Do your panels have the modern "M" symbol at the bottom center?
As a side note, I'm fairly religious and disciplined about performing two functions to extend the life of any ML speaker. One, vacuum them regularly, and two I always cover them when not in use. A pair of old king sized sheets works wonderfully. I even went so far as to create a form fitting sock out of a pair of sheets by sewing to fitted halves together. Makes it easy to slide them on and off, and certainly cuts down on dust buildup in addition to vacuuming time.
For the poster whose waiting for a needle in the haystack to appear in his locale, I paid creightor's and freightor's to build a crate for a pair I found 3 states away. Cost me $250 for that, but it was more than worth it, for they did a professional job, and I now have actual crates for them should I ever need to ship the speaker for any reason. These speakers are easily found on craigs and I've observed numerous pairs in all parts of the country selling for a fraction of what one will find them listing for here on AG.
Viva la CLS!