I disagree with panels being great for home theater. They are NOT dynamic by nature UNLESS you are talking about the Neoliths. Why would panels be good for home theater when they lack the needed dynamics for movies ? I have tried panels myself for home theater and they didn’t have the dynamic swings that conventional speakers do.
You are right though, they are very real to the source and won’t sugar coat piss poor electronics.
Lastly, I am not saying for the OP to get any electrostatic. I’m saying for him to look at the world’s best electrostatic built today. There’s a reason WHY there is a huge gap in price between the renaissance Logan and the Neolith. I actually went with a friend of mine to listen to some Alexia 2, VR 55s, and persona 7f speakers. The dealer had all 3 of them and there was a pair of Neolith tucked away in the corner so my buddy asked the dealer if he could play them for shits and giggles and the dealer’s words were “ARE YOU SURE YOU WANT TO DO THAT? THIS IS ON ANOTHER LEVEL AND PRICE POINT...” so he proceeded to set them up really quick and plugged in the same amps he had been using for the other speakers we auditioned and the moment the music started to play, I SWEAR I felt like we went from watching a movie at somebody’s home theater to an IMAX commercial movie theater. The tremendous width, height, huge mids and air in the room was just too much for the rest of the speakers to even compete. As a matter of fact, it was a laughing matter to try to compare because there was nothing to compare.
With all that said, yes to go from the Sasha DAW to the Neolith would cost a pretty penny. It’s not a lateral move financially speaking since the Neoliths are more than twice the price of the Sasha DAW and they should be based on what I have heard.
You are right though, they are very real to the source and won’t sugar coat piss poor electronics.
Lastly, I am not saying for the OP to get any electrostatic. I’m saying for him to look at the world’s best electrostatic built today. There’s a reason WHY there is a huge gap in price between the renaissance Logan and the Neolith. I actually went with a friend of mine to listen to some Alexia 2, VR 55s, and persona 7f speakers. The dealer had all 3 of them and there was a pair of Neolith tucked away in the corner so my buddy asked the dealer if he could play them for shits and giggles and the dealer’s words were “ARE YOU SURE YOU WANT TO DO THAT? THIS IS ON ANOTHER LEVEL AND PRICE POINT...” so he proceeded to set them up really quick and plugged in the same amps he had been using for the other speakers we auditioned and the moment the music started to play, I SWEAR I felt like we went from watching a movie at somebody’s home theater to an IMAX commercial movie theater. The tremendous width, height, huge mids and air in the room was just too much for the rest of the speakers to even compete. As a matter of fact, it was a laughing matter to try to compare because there was nothing to compare.
With all that said, yes to go from the Sasha DAW to the Neolith would cost a pretty penny. It’s not a lateral move financially speaking since the Neoliths are more than twice the price of the Sasha DAW and they should be based on what I have heard.