Nirvana - well nearly - through ESL57's

[Firebottle]

If you insist :

View from listening chair:



Vinyl source with Ortofon Samba MC:



Amplification, stood on top of the subwoofer. Before anyone advises against this I've never had any problem:



Rear view of one ESL57 showing how it's suspended:

[Jimbo]

GL 75 looking nice Alan but you need to polish that platter! I

It will sound better!

[Macca]

Alan have you got the sub firing into the corner or out from it?

[Firebottle]

Sub fires downwards, so I suppose is equivalent to out from the corner.

[Macca]

I suppose so.

[drSM]

My word Allan, I didnt expect to see the 57 s up so high !!
Never heard them.

Honestly, why so high up ? meddling young kids ?

[Bigman80]

Nice Alan.

[Firebottle]

Honestly, why so high up ?

It's all a question of compromises Shahrin. The are quite big speakers, certainly width wise, so when they are on the floor there is always a compromise with positioning. Either they are in the way or the furniture is, or partially shielding them.
Also because they are a dipole speaker they need to be out from the rear way a good way. Hanging them from the high ceiling gives plenty of space around them and they have never sounded better

They also need to be that high so the window can still be opened, otherwise I would have them slightly lower.

[martinjohn308]

I owned a pair for 5 years in the 70's driven by 33, 303 loved treble and midrange room sensitive but are gorgeous in the right room.

I then did something silly and had a Meridian 101 / 103D combo but instructed the Hi Fi dealer Billy Vee that I was using Quads and after about 2 months the panels started arcing hence a trip to the Quad factory £80 repair bill! Billy Vee were kind enough to pay for the repair and took the Meridians amps back.

Moved house heard a Linn / Naim combo ( Isobariks, 33,snaps and 250 ). i already had an LP12 and bought that system stayed with the speakers and LP 12 but changed everthing else in the last 5 years.

Regards,

Martin