Hello ML owners,
Coming from decades of exposure to large panel full range ESLs I was naturally lusting for a pair of CLS but the Gods of Finance were not interested. Finally, planets aligned a few weeks ago and a deal too-good-to-pass materialised.
So now, I have a pair of what appears to be the first CLS model ("mk1"), possibly with later model panels - I'll research that a bit more but I would certainly appreciate a pointer to a resource documenting and showing the differences between CLS generations...?
PLUS, part of the deal was a brand new set of replacement panels, in-the-box! Speakers had an unfortunate accident (thus the replacement panels) but I hope to be able to rescue them as-is and use the new panels to build another pair of CLS, shall we modestly call them ... "CLS III" :devil:
My first ESLs were the Acoustat Model-3 (still have them!), followed by Soundlab A2x (still have them too!), followed by Acoustat Spectra 44 (current favourites), and finally a pair of Quad ESL63s with common "pfffzzzssttt" syndrome on one speaker.
Over the years I became quite comfortable with ESL electronics. Fortunately, I had no need to become comfortable with panel repairs in the past (well, haven't touched the 63s yet...) and I hope that fortune follows me with CLSes.
Great to be here!
Mike
Coming from decades of exposure to large panel full range ESLs I was naturally lusting for a pair of CLS but the Gods of Finance were not interested. Finally, planets aligned a few weeks ago and a deal too-good-to-pass materialised.
So now, I have a pair of what appears to be the first CLS model ("mk1"), possibly with later model panels - I'll research that a bit more but I would certainly appreciate a pointer to a resource documenting and showing the differences between CLS generations...?
PLUS, part of the deal was a brand new set of replacement panels, in-the-box! Speakers had an unfortunate accident (thus the replacement panels) but I hope to be able to rescue them as-is and use the new panels to build another pair of CLS, shall we modestly call them ... "CLS III" :devil:
My first ESLs were the Acoustat Model-3 (still have them!), followed by Soundlab A2x (still have them too!), followed by Acoustat Spectra 44 (current favourites), and finally a pair of Quad ESL63s with common "pfffzzzssttt" syndrome on one speaker.
Over the years I became quite comfortable with ESL electronics. Fortunately, I had no need to become comfortable with panel repairs in the past (well, haven't touched the 63s yet...) and I hope that fortune follows me with CLSes.
Great to be here!
Mike
