Intriguing Speakers From Germany

@leadcrew, Interesting. I’ve designed and built a similar speaker configuration about 7 years ago. Same MTM woofer with AMT configuration in custom walnut enclosures, but with separate subs below. I run them today with dual mono block tube amps. A local chain asked me to produce them for sale, and not interested. Way too labor intensive in small production numbers. Did it just for fun.

When ESS Electrostatic Sound Systems was temporarily relocated from Sacramento California USA to Germany for a number of years (since returned), and the five patents on the original air motion pleated transformer design expired (2002-2007), a few German outfits over there started making their own variations of amt speakers. 5+ COs around the world still making variations of amt loudspeakers now. They do posses a unique sound particularly when paired with the right components, fwiw.

These speakers could be the best sounding speaker in the world if the sound is more natural.

I hear the honest human voice from 7:00 in video. Then from 9:10 I hear veiled and glared unnatural hi-fi audio sound and my ears feel stuffed up. From 10:05 the natural sound comes back when the person starts to talk. 

Is it only me hearing this? Anyone else hearing this uncomfortable unnautral audio sound? 

Alex / Wavetouch

@mihorn you are hearing it over your speakers or headphones, on a compressed Youtube video.  Nothing realistic or natural about it compared to a real setting. 

Yup youtube videos mean very very little. If that.

decooney @mihorn you are hearing it over your speakers or headphones, on a compressed Youtube video.

I see that they (audio sound and human voice) sound same to your ears.

To me, in the video my ears are fine with person’s voice which is clear and natural. However, my ears feel uncomfortable when audio speakers are playing. It is not because of compresses video.

Alex