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Thanks for the information re 8417. As for Quads, it sounds like we have had very similar experiences. I started with 63s, had a few pairs, then went to 989s. Yes, I have had panel failures. Electrostatic Solutions has been a reliable and reasonable maintenance shop. But $$ are involved. I have...

Where do you find tubes for the Quicksilver 8417? I am under the impression that the output tubes (GE 8417?) were discontinued ages ago.

Personally, the idea of using one step-down transformer on the amp cascaded with a step-up transformer on the speakers grates on my engineering sensibilities. I understand. Acoustat used to have a tube mono amp (probably made for them by someone else) that drove the electrostatic elements...

Yes, been there and done that. (Still using 989s)

Congrats, John. If I lived around the corner from you, you would've sold them sooner. :)

Well, have you had enough recommendations yet? :) I believe that when Jon Iverson of Stereophile did the review (and bought his pair) he was using Classe Delta Mono amps. I might not have the name exactly right, but it's something similar to that. Good luck.

Thanks, Gordon.

Sorry to hear about your illness. I am an aging audiophile myself, so I think I can somewhat appreciate your situation. All the best. Warm regards, Jeffrey

One question: What is the difference, technically and in performance, between this and the IIZ? I am interested but do have concerns about the price to ship. Thanks, Jeffrey

You'll probably find that you are not alone in having a bit of senior in your makeup. I am older than you. Ha! :) How about posting a picture of your ESL-X.

Actually, I had a CLS or CLS1 (only I don't think it had a number designation), one of the first series. I thought that that iteration of the CLS was the most magical of all, but that could have been simply a newness factor, i.e."first impressions." If I were to pursue it at all, I would...

Find your way to the Floyd Toole research at the Harmon/Revel/JBL, etc. website. You might have to poke around a bit, but it's still there, I hope. Seminal research and tells you more than you ever wanted to know about woofers and room acoustics. Good luck!

I always loved the look--IMHO the best looking hifi speaker ever. Second, and I might be in error here due to distant memory, I always had the sense that the CLS/II/IIA/IIZ were bulletproof, that I could play them as loudly as I liked and they could take it. I love my Quads, in fact I used to...

Saying hello for the first time. Been lurking for a bit. Owned every version of CLS, including the very first and last. Currently using Quad 989, as I have been for approximately 20 years. Always think about owning a pair of the beautiful CLS one more time. - Jeffrey

So, how much to ship? Just kidding. :) Nice work.