Recent content by Sillycone

I don't have the time to make a detailed building plan of this speaker, but if you follow the instructions below, and use some inspired thinking power, you will find it not too hard to build. There are four water cut stainless steel frames,4 mm thick, with handmade 4 mm holes for the screws...

Stability: I've had no accidents so far, maybe due to the fact that people and cats wont go near them, afraid of getting zapped. The sound strongly reminds of CLS II.

I thought that people here might want to see my Esl:s. It's not a new project, been dealing with them for years. http://picasaweb.google.com/jkarud/DropBox#

I must inform You all about a new kind of loudspeaker, invented in China. It consists of a very thin Nano tube film, much thinner than the one in Esl:s. No transformer is needed, purely resistive load. However, a bias voltage must be applied to prevent frequency doubling, just as in Esl:s. It...

If you have the feeling that your CLS is a little bass shy, build a little equalizer box, as I have done for my homebuilt full range Els. The components are chosen for a power amp with 10-20 kohm input impedance. Be careful, this is done on Your own responsibility! Try the completed circuit...

Lets make some Anniversary CLS! 1. Buy new CLS panels from ML. 2. Design a new frame in SolidWorks or similar in aluminum with integrated stands, type Arcici. 3. Contact a local machine shop to do some watercutting. 4. Have the frames anodized in a nice color (red?) 5. The electronics...

With what would You make the mylar conductive, and maintain the mirror finish of the original coating?

I cant find that particular specification anywhere.

they'll trow me out, head first!

Hello! Can anyone tell me the active (soundproducing) widht of the CLX basspanel? Thanks, Jonas

The electrostatic loudspeaker principle has a natural sound pressure limit, about 120 dB/square meter of radiating area in a theoretically perfect design. The CLX has about half a square meter of radiating area, but it's double membrane technology help things up a bit. However, a glance at the...

The stators are made of steel, not ALU as I remembered. I think I bought them at a local perforated sheet retailer They are one millimeter thick, 5 mm dia holes and 50 % open. Do You mean that I should record the sound with a microphone? Then I have to get a very high quality mic, but I...

I forgot to add: You certainly won't need a subwoofer!

One thing I learned was not to use ordinary esl mylar and instead use a material with more rubber (PVC) characteristics like in old Quad 57 basspanels. As I listen to this speaker now, it strikes me why in Helsinki I quit experimenting with it! It sounds wonderful! The crossover is...

As I remember, the sound was approaching that of dynamic drivers in dipole setup, loosing some of the esl soul. I feel that I must test it again! Jonas