Roge Angel:
There seems to be a lot of everything out there in the used world
at 50-80% off original retail. Audio Gear is a case where the rich are serving the masses. They allow makers to spend $$ on R&D and develop new stuff to trickle down to the unwashed. They buy high and sell low. Benefits everyone!! Gotta love it!!
Now Quad has pulled out of the electrostatic business recently.
I understand they were made in China but I am thinking it must
have been River City as they had Trouble. Every speaker developed snap crackle pop. Do not buy a used pair of Quads.
This Leaves Martin Logans, Muradio, Sound Labs, Sanders, Magnepan and likely many others.
Roger Sanders really has the thing figured out after only 40 years!
Power hungry? Yes two per side, thousand watt, a/b monoblocks. With 4k of bi-wired power you won't hear clipping. And there's more..
Room correction device is included. Not enough ? Transmission line bass speakers. Kicks out real bass. Want more? Okay then -Lifetime Warranty!!! Price $17k. (gives you one of the 1.000 watt amps)
Sounded amazing at Axpona.
Now the ML Renaissance has attracted some folks. $26k.
Sounded very nice at Axpona.
Maggie 3.7s $6k ( guesstimated) Really the best value on the surface. Great sound too. Rebuild those XO's and you have something special.
At Axpona demoed as a 5.1 system. The $650 Starter set is getting
mega press and platitudes. The owner of Magnepan must be rolling
on the floor laughing!!!
Plus side:
To my ears Electro and Planar speakers "envelop" you as a listener. The box speaker doesn't quite do that. To me, the E & P sound is "As good as it gets".
Downside:
You do need a room big enough to pull those babies out 3' from the back. Limiting for many. You need SS power out the ying-yang. Goodbye
sweet tubes. And of course they are all pretty ugly so they tend to look like a turd in a punchbowl sitting in your Living Room. If you have a wife and a pair of these shield-like speakers, you'll need a listening room or you won't have both for long.
So to answer your question, why so many for sale? Who knows?
Consider it your good fortune and buy a pair!!!
There seems to be a lot of everything out there in the used world
at 50-80% off original retail. Audio Gear is a case where the rich are serving the masses. They allow makers to spend $$ on R&D and develop new stuff to trickle down to the unwashed. They buy high and sell low. Benefits everyone!! Gotta love it!!
Now Quad has pulled out of the electrostatic business recently.
I understand they were made in China but I am thinking it must
have been River City as they had Trouble. Every speaker developed snap crackle pop. Do not buy a used pair of Quads.
This Leaves Martin Logans, Muradio, Sound Labs, Sanders, Magnepan and likely many others.
Roger Sanders really has the thing figured out after only 40 years!
Power hungry? Yes two per side, thousand watt, a/b monoblocks. With 4k of bi-wired power you won't hear clipping. And there's more..
Room correction device is included. Not enough ? Transmission line bass speakers. Kicks out real bass. Want more? Okay then -Lifetime Warranty!!! Price $17k. (gives you one of the 1.000 watt amps)
Sounded amazing at Axpona.
Now the ML Renaissance has attracted some folks. $26k.
Sounded very nice at Axpona.
Maggie 3.7s $6k ( guesstimated) Really the best value on the surface. Great sound too. Rebuild those XO's and you have something special.
At Axpona demoed as a 5.1 system. The $650 Starter set is getting
mega press and platitudes. The owner of Magnepan must be rolling
on the floor laughing!!!
Plus side:
To my ears Electro and Planar speakers "envelop" you as a listener. The box speaker doesn't quite do that. To me, the E & P sound is "As good as it gets".
Downside:
You do need a room big enough to pull those babies out 3' from the back. Limiting for many. You need SS power out the ying-yang. Goodbye
sweet tubes. And of course they are all pretty ugly so they tend to look like a turd in a punchbowl sitting in your Living Room. If you have a wife and a pair of these shield-like speakers, you'll need a listening room or you won't have both for long.
So to answer your question, why so many for sale? Who knows?
Consider it your good fortune and buy a pair!!!