Best Electrostatic loudspeaker?

Boy, the bass is pretty nice on the Sound Labs. Of course it takes the right amp to do it, one that can make power into a higher impedance (hint: don't use transistors), but the bass on the Sound Lab is top shelf.

The Soundlabs are very good and hard to beat.

I heard a new ML driven by Anthem digital mono amps with da Vinci DAC a week or 2 ago. The ML looked like a summit but I don't think it was one. It was extremely good. It was Dynamic with headroom and the bass seemed to keep up with the panel and was tuneful. It was playing pretty loud too.

That was the first time I have ever heard an ML hybrid ESL sound complete. As far as quad goes, if you can strap them to your head as headphones you may get somewhere.

My cap is off to Quad as grandparents, but with modern speakers being so good, they cannot compete. People expect higher SPLs without the compression, flimsy dynamics and the inevitable shut down. A speaker should not dictate which music you can play.

Oh I meant to say the new Magnepans sounded fabulous. Shame they killed off Apogee...

If price comes into it you would find it hard to beat a magnepan IMHO

Soundlabs get a lot of positive buzz worth noting.

Chadeffect,

I'm curious - just how did Magnepan "kill off" Apogee? I would have nominated a/d/s for that award.