Looking at a custom manufactured/hand-built pair loudspeakers with Heil AMT's. awsome sound, kinda like a horn without the honk. Anybody had any experience with these???
I think you will find the more modern implementations of the Heil driver by firms such as Oskar, Mark and Daniel, Adam, etc, are superior to what ESS did back in the 70's. I'm a fan of Oskar loudspeakers.
I had ESS speakers back in the early 80s, great speaker with thunderuss bass and crisp midrange, nic etechnology and also curious to learn what happened to them.
Heils...excellent for their time, but not out classed by new speaker tech. My father has the top of the line Heil (Heil Tweeter, 6" midrange and 2 x 10" woofers). We did an A/B listening session against the PBN Montana SPX (traditional dynamic speaker) and the Heils were out classed in every way.
The new Heil offerrings are the way to go. Midranges have improved greatly and can keep up with the Heil.
The old Heils were great for tube amps and vinyl records. Using the tweeter nowadays in a DIY approach is great for the hobbyist. The new woofers by ESS are lethargic at best. Use a Peerless or Vifa woofer combo to get better results.
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