Recent content by Midcoast Man

I had ESL’s and moved up to Classic 9’s recently. A nice step overall, but low end difference not huge. I just added a Dynamo 800X to existing Dynamo 400. Huge upgrade in low end! The 400 is a toy in comparison. Haven’t heard the ESL X, but I would probably advise buying ESL’s and an 800X or...

The ESL 9 has a mid-bass quality that I found warmer and punchier than the 11A, but not a big step over my ESL low bass wise. I have a Dynamo 400 for my original ESL’s. Now I’m thinking of a bigger sub like ML Dynamo 1100X or REL T9X. Trying to stay at $1500. Seems like ML offers more for the...

I tried panels behind my ESL’s once, but couldn’t tell much difference. I’m liking the simplicity of the Classic 9’s, no A-D, D-A conversion, no internal amps. 11A’s are complex. The 9’s had more authority and detail than my ESL’s, hoping they do the same in my listening environment and work...

I just ordered Classic 9’s to replace my ESL’s yesterday after demoing 9’s and 11A’s. I liked the sound of the 9’s as much or a bit more than the 11A’s I think the demo room positioning of the 11A’s had them too close together and too close to the wall to let them show their stuff. Just hoping...

I just ordered Classic 9’s to replace my one year old ESL’s. I originally used an Emotiva TA1 preamp with A2 160 watts per channel amp. In April I changed to a Willsenton R8 tube amp. My concern is the Classic 9 is 1db less efficient, has two passive woofers to drive and is 4 ohm vs. 6 ohm. ML...