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Are you planning on using the CLS's in a home theater setup, or as a stereo setup? Do you have any subs? Do you have an old stereo pre amp? What's your price range? Does your Denon AVR-x2400h have an option to roll off the main speakers and pass the bottom to the subs? My used Anthem AVM 30...

Impressive video of boats exiting the Haulover inlet (Miami) on a rough day. Watch people getting some serious bruises. I don't boat but the boats and wave videos are larger than life on the big screen. Other videos show larger boats burying the bow in a wave. Haulover is a shallow inlet...

I can send a photo of the electronics, if you want. Also, ESL Repair supplies parts for electrostatic repairs. (ESL Repair - Home) Russ Knotts does recoat the CLS panel mylar film and tests them, so I assume he could provide/recommend electronics for the CLS II.

Do you have issues with ripped cds, and then playing the audio files? Does it occur when playing an audio cd thru a dvd player? Have you tried "Audio Test CD - Lasertrak CD2000 (test Tones, benchmark)" from testdisc? (https://www.testdisc.com/collections/all)? I just looked and it seems to...

WOW, something must be seriously wrong with your system. I've been going thru my music and the vast majority of records and cds have excellent sound staging (3d). I'm streaming digital files (mostly wav) from my pc via VLC (media player software) and a Schiit Modi 3+ (usb to rca audio) and...

Look for the serial numbers on the electronics and top corners of the panels. Do you have CLS 1, II, or IIz? Mar 13, 2020 I have an email from martinlogan service saying the "new CLSII panels are $3398.00 plus shipping". I paid $3600 (including tax) for my new CLS II in 1989. Where are you...

I'd do a search on MG issues for pre quasi ribbon (2010) speaker problems! Why buy used when there's a wide price/size range available new. MG details: "Jim Winey created Magnepan speaker technology in his basement in 1968. He opened shop in White Bear Lake, Minnesota in 1969. The technology...

Learning something everyday (browsing youtube videos)...I found this "influencer blog" (mukbang, in Korean). It's called "7 Servings of Pork Belly (1.5kg) Challenge. First prize is 1,000,000 Won"! (if you finish in less than 7 minutes.) Watch a "dainty" young woman chow down (daintily) on a...

Consider new Magnepan full range electrostatic speakers. My CLS (I and II) had 13 db treble roll off...replacement panels are more than the CLS IIs' cost new in 1989. I prefer full range electrostatic speakers, I purchased the Magnepan LRS last year. In a small room w/bunglow sloped...

I've added a new pair of Magnepan MG .7 quasi ribbon speakers to my home theater... With no break-in, they sound great, very possibly an alternative to the CLS's. At $1450 for a new pair, vs replacing the CLS panel's for +$3,300 (and still using the old electronics) a very real choice...if you...

Robert, I don't know about refresh. They do offer a several models at below $9,000 and of course more expensive....but they are all full range ribbon, no cone sub woofer. There is a ribbon sub available. For $650 +shipping...the LRS demonstrate what the larger models sound like. In my...

I've owned them for less than a year, I have no idea. I would guess the ribbons are not as physically robust as the CLS panels. These are Magnepan's current Quasi-ribbon speakers, history of the older type Magnepan's may not apply. For sound at this price I don't care. Replacing ML CLS...

Why not purchase a pair of Magnepan LRS for $650 plus shipping? They're only 14"x48"x1", weight 48 lbs(pair). I've had a pair of ML CLS II since 1989, bought a used pair of ML CLS 1's early this year. When I got the LRS speakers, set them up with an Anthem AVM 20 pre/classDaudio STR amp...

JonFo-I have licensed CoolEdit2000 for wav file editing...yes pops and clicks if any, mostly leading/trailing silence and adjusting sound levels. I compile most of my music...nothing is recorded at the same level. Digital is the worst, at least on a record you can see where the loudest part...

Have you checked for used record stores in your area? Long ago in a far away place (Tempe, AZ ZIA records) I bought pristine import pressings and 12" singles, mostly for less than $5. Out of country college students dumping their records...they recorded them to cassette. You could find a...

The Anthem MCA 225 is on sale for $1,599.20 (4/30/2020) I was checking prices earlier this month and the Anthem hompage showed a sale price (20%off) on these amps. Went to my local Anthem dealer and placed an order, received it a week later. It sounds great on my ML CLS1's. I'm using a...

Census of all ML CLS models' serial numbers, both electronics and panels. Please message me your S/Ns, will create a spread sheet and see what it looks like. Aren't you curious...how many CLS's are out there, how old, and how many with replacement panels (and when). Mine: CEAc026/027 and...

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I recently replace my Emotive processor with an Anthem AVM 20 (used $260 with shipping) and a classDaudio SMAA stereo power amp (new $700, with increased power supply for CLSs). So, I've been going thru my entire audio collection...because clarity and definition has improved significently...