Roger Modjeski (Music Reference) is making an ESL speaker with an integral direct-drive (no output transformer) tube amp. I'll bet it's killer!
Tube Amps vs Sanders ESL Amp for Electrostatics
Fellow Audiogoners, I am considering the purchase of electrostatic speakers and an amplifier. I am a fan of tube amps but due to my preference for electrostatic speakers that place special impedance demands on amps, I am also considering the Sanders ESL amp. Does anyone have experience with the Sanders ESL Amp and tubes amps for electrostats such as Martin Login etc. Thanks in advance for your feedback. Much appreciated.
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A lot depends on the ESL! Sound Labs and older Quads like the ESL57 and ESL63 are good matches with tubes. Martin-Logans are designed (meaning they have a lower impedance but otherwise have an impedance curve typical of ESLs) to work with solid state; all you need to get a tube amp to run them might be a set of ZEROs (www.zeroimpedance.com). We've got customers that have been running our amps (which are zero-feedback OTLs) in this manner quite successfully with MLs for many years. |
Hello Audiopool1 I own NAT se2se amps and do have not a problem driving my Soundlab Ultimate II speakers. I think they are using the GM70 tube now but I have the older model with the 211 tube. Getting everything synergistically working together will pay great dividends. I can assure you the NAT se2se amps WILL be more than what you need to get your electrostatic speakers to sing. Hopefully this is not your first excursion into tubes but having preamp, cables, power cords, placement of your speakers will reap great rewards. I know thats pretty much the standard response around here but it took patience and a little frustration to get my system to where its at currently as far as sound goes. No more merry-go-round for me. I have no dealer or no affiliation with NAT products. Just my.02 cents. Hope it works out for you but patience and synergy is the "KEY". Hope this helps Chuckie |
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