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2 days ago, I was working in the kitchen and had my 2-channel (MLO system #400) playing some background music. Not too loud... maybe about 80 dBA. After a few songs, I started to get a loud 60 Hz hum out of the right CLS panel. The sound did not come from the Kinergetic, just the panel. With...

DACs I'm still going through the learning curve on DACs right now. The one thing I think I've figured out is not to use the same bus for storage as you do for routing audio. I would not use USB for both the DAC and the hard drive. Right now, I'm using a 2TB external hard drive through the...

FLAC playback Pure Music is just a plug-in that attaches itself to iTunes. It allows for features like upsampling (hardware dependent up to 384/64), playing from memory, inverting polarity, and crossovers (64 bit w/ phase correction). It also allows for FLAC playback, which is important for...

1. Member Name: Erik 2. Location: Douglasville, GA 3. ML Model(s): CLS 4. Year Purchased: 2009 5. Mods/Changes: No Mods. Planning on replacing wire between binding post and circuit board. Have wire, need time. 6. Associated Electronics: - Kinergetic SW-800 - Ayre V5xe (CLSs) - NAD...

Here's the set-up.... the question is below: Over a year ago, I finally found some CLSs and had some money to play with. I bought the CLSs that I thought were new panels. They weren't. Bass was really loose, slapping the stators. I spent time on this forum getting some help, which ended up...

Here's where I am I spoke to Jim Powers yesterday afternoon (very nice and knowledgeable guy). He doesn't seem to think I have an amplifier problem, and believes it to be a loose panel. He doesn't like to do the "heat treatment", unless absolutely necessary. He told me to first change out...

I think you're right about the loose mylar. I did a lot more experimenting last night / this morning. It appears that the excessive bass response is in the right speaker. Now this may have to do with placement (don't know) but I never had a problem with this side w/ the Maggies, which...

I don't know... I've been back and forth on that decision. I will, more than likely, end up with subs, but always wanted the CLS's due to lack of x-over. If I will play with the sunfire in my system to see if this helps (not stereo subs... but worth experimenting).

I had an opportunity to listen to the CLS and the CLS IIz on the same system. When we switched speakers over, the IIz's center of image seemed like it shifted over to the left speaker for some of the mids (about 2kHz) and the right speaker for the mid-lows (~ 45-55 Hz). I always thought it was...

I always heard that the CLS's were much worse than the Maggies on power, especially with the CLS's ability to run super low impedance at lower frequencies. Don't think Maggies have this issue. They are about the same perceived volume level as the Maggies were (no other system changes).

Decisions ... Roberto - I don't normally push my speakers to 90+ dB. Normally, I listen at 85 dB. It's just something I got used to mixing/mastering music for years. I thought about subs, but that kinda defeats the purpose of the having the CLSs. If I wanted a crossover, I probably would...

So... I finally found a pair of CLSs. Now, I have an issue... My test song for any changes in my system is Patricia Barber's Constantinople (in SACD). I am having trouble in two areas... the trumpet, on the higher pitch and louder notes, is distorting... sounds like analog clipping or static...

Sorry for all the questions, but starting to look for my CLS's. What are the main differences between the CLS, CLSIIa, and CLSIIz? IIRC, the CLSIIz will shut off the electrostatics with no signal. How about quality of sound. I know going from the Maggie 1.5's to the 1.6's were an increadible...

Understood. I've been looking on and off for the past 10 years for the CLS's. I've come close a few times to getting a set (all used). I'm also pretty patient. I think it's going to be a while before I find something worth getting. Yeah... saw the CLX. I'll have to listen to those sometime...

I grew up in Kansas (Overland Park, Stilwell). (Now, I'm in the ATL). In '94, I was fortunate enough (or unfortunate enough) to have a boss that was into high-end audio. He took me to the Martin Logan factory for a tour. I couldn't believe my eyes, or my ears. We almost pulled the trigger...