Danny Richie "fixes" the Linkwitz Arion loudspeaker

I have Roger's personal ESLs and direct drive amp and they are quite good, but I think the ESLs fall off a bit due to their size. It suited Roger's tastes and mine for the most part, but they don't sound as big as my Acoustat Model 2 or Analysis Audio Omega. They remind me of the Quad 57, what they lacked they made up for and then some in many other areas. Roger told me many times if he decided to make more ESLs he would double the width and add a bit more height to the panel.

I never liked SoundLabs and would venture to say your ETs would sound better. I would someday like to have Sanders ESLs and see if I can find a way to modify them to use a direct drive amp. To me they are a great "personal" speaker because of the narrow sweet spot.

Few know how maximize dispersion in a panel. The curved panel is a method, although I once read that Roger Sanders may have been onto the curved panel first, but decided against producing them. Jim Strickland was on to something special before Acoustat blew up, and Roger Modjeski kind of stumbled onto the same track and developed a few tricks to get wider dispersion from a flat panel.

Hey Clio09

Depending on how old, they may benefit from a crossover adjustment. Some of his early speakers didn't have the panel to woofer adjustment quite right.

Best,
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@erik_squires, who are you referring to?

The lx521 design address all of these concerns.  For the record, I own both the Orion and lx521. There in only a fleeting comparison between the two in that one is clearly a stepping stone to the next.  As are all of Siegfried's designs.  The lx521 is a true magnum opus.  Soundstage can only be compared to the MBL Radialstrahler design but at a non-mortgage investment.  Just my opinion.

 

 

@riverdinaudio just heard these a short while ago as part of an SFAS event in NorCal. An amazing speaker indeed. There are a couple of Linkwitz speaker owners near me and I have enjoyed listening to them. With all due respect to Danny Richie I think he came up well short on his analysis of Linkwitz speakers. The man was an incredible designer and it's good to know his legacy will continue to live on through the efforts of Frank Brenner.