Recent content by henryeng

My cover is blown!

Hi !.... yeah, I posted that question about a year ago. Got ESL13s last March but had to return them. "Spouse impedance" way too high, and they don't perform well if they're too close to the wall behind them. Much happier with the 9Hs. (This is Hank in Seal Beach, BTW.) Now looking a possible...

My ESL13As should be arriving next week!

In any case, since audiophiles have convinced me that vinyl is superior to this woke digital stuff, I’ve added a turntable to my system. Lets see if the MLs can live up to this!!

Hi Willy, Thanks for that info. You’ve got an ideal situation for dipole speakers. My room is about the same size: 18’ wide with 8’ ceiling. But behind the speakers will be a wood paneled wall which is very reflective. The stat panels will be about 40” from this wall. I’ll install a 2’ x 4’...

Welcome back and thanks for that update. I finally decided to stop overthinking and just “pull the trigger” on the 13s. I’m sure they’ll be great. I have a 200 wpc McIntosh integrated amp which should drive them fine. I have still never heard properly set up 13s, but I did hear (mostly) set up...

Hi Willy, It’s been quite while since you posted about getting your ESL11As. Do you still have them? Still like them? I about ready to order 13s!

All of my products use thru-hole components and all ICs are mounted in sockets. And I’ve ordered my ESL13s!

Hi Sonnie, I just re-read all of the posts where you described your DIY diffuser panels etc. And I guess your final conclusion was that absorption panels are just as effective (or better) than diffusion....and that in most cases, nothing is needed on side walls. That makes sense, since the...

Hi....and thanks for that reassurance! The 15s I heard were 'marginally correctly' set up, but at least I was able to hear the ML imaging magic. I heard some 13s recently, but the demo room was in a 2nd story with a weak floor. The bass made the floor vibrate a lot, resulting in weak bass...

Hello Wayne, Sonnie, etc.... I'm the guy in CA who's been researching ESLs for almost a year now. It's virtually impossible to audition them properly setup. You'd think that in the So Cal area, some dealer would actually have them correctly positioned etc....but it's been a challenge. I...

Thanks so much for that info. I'll be auditioning the 13s on Monday, then decide which way to go: 15s or 13s. The stat panels will be about 4' off the wall, maybe not the ideal 5' as in your setup, but probably sufficient. I'll add some acoustic absorbing panels on the wall behind the...

Hey Sonnie... I've found an ML rep who has ESL13s in their demo room, so I'll be auditioning them in a few days. In the meantime, I have a few questions for you. You've obviously invested a lot of time and effort to get your MLs to sound their best....so...can you please enlighten me?... 1...

Well....keep me posted! Hearing the ESL15s only confirmed the exceptional performance of the Triton One.Rs. They are a hard-act-to-follow indeed. Bummer that the new owner of Goldenear is discontinuing them (and the 2+, etc). The "new and improved" speaker they're now promoting appears to be...

Large, heavy speakers are a pain to resell, pack, and ship! But good luck withe the new ones. I'm not familiar with them. Better than ESLs?