Poll For Electrostatic / Planar Speaker Users

[Barry]

I don't want to vote just for option three. I want to vote for option two and three as both apply. Already voted for two.

Logically, there should be a fourth option for those who have used non-planar speakers in the past, but now presently use planar speakers.

But all of this is complicating matters. The reply options use the present tense; Member's equipment history is not of interest in this poll.

[walpurgis]

The reply options use the present tense; Member's equipment history is not of interest in this poll.

Not how I interpret option three.

[Sherwood]

Logically, there should be a fourth option for those who have used non-planar speakers in the past, but now presently use planar speakers.

But all of this is complicating matters. The reply options use the present tense; Member's equipment history is not of interest in this poll.

Then I propose another category. Those who would like to use such speakers if they could!

Geoff

[Sherwood]

True, open baffle speakers are dipoles, but I think that cone/moving coil drivers are so different from electrostatic panels or electromagnetic panels (is that what we should call Magneplanars?) that open baffle speakers using cones shouldn't be in the same category.

I think the generic term for Maggie type speakers is magnetic planar (like the headphones).

Geoff

[Barry]

Not how I interpret option three.

The two original options, as written by Bev, used the present tense - asking what people use now.

[Frazeur1]

Marco, I voted #2-No Don't use Electrostatic or Planar Speakers, initially. However, #3 does fit...Thanks!

[jandl100]

Marco, I voted #2-No Don't use Electrostatic or Planar Speakers, initially. However, #3 does fit...Thanks!

Yep, me as well.

[Marco]

Ok chaps, amendments made

Marco.

[Sherwood]

Definitely no selection bias here! When did box speakers cease to be commonplace?

Geoff

[Ali Tait]

Had a few statics, a pair of 57’s a good few years ago which were lovely. Then a couple of models from ER Audio, which I bought from Colin Topps who used to be the U.K. agent for them many moons ago. I still have their top model, the Acorns, a long term project for which is to drive with them some direct coupled GM70 valve amps, though a trip to a previous Owston unfortunately damaged one of the panels which I have yet to repair - been mucking about with active OB’s ever since..

Nick Gorham threw together a prototype 813 direct coupled amp for that Owston ( because I had several pairs) which sounded amazing, in many ways still the best sound I’ve ever heard from a sound system. Definitely the way to get the best from statics IMO.