Thinking about going electrostatic

@bill1957 

Seems you want quick panel speaker with a cone bass so you are indifferent between electrostatic, ribbon, planar.  In addition to your Pulsars and Talons, seems like lots of fun.  Enjoy!

Another option, great reviews. I have heard these at shows. They are a middle ground between cones and panels.

https://janszenaudio.com/

For the life of me I haven't figured out the urge to move so far away from where you were/are on speakers. It's like saying you're tired of a sedan and want to try a truck, in my mind; such a huge difference in sound. Not that one is better or worse.

I started in 1995 with Martin Logan SL3s and still have them but after sixteen years I finally realized there was more to be offered as a 'whole package' by other types of speakers. I looked for a long time before moving to used/demo Dynaudio Sapphires in 2011 which I really loved for five years.

Along the way I heard the original Joseph Audio Pearls and had I $30,000 to spare I'd have owned a pair immediately. I consider the Pulsars a stunning achievement in a stand mounted speaker and the Perspectives superb as well. Then I heard Raidho and realized they were in a whole new league. I bought a small pair of Scansonic MB2.5s for our mountain home but then after listening to the original D1s that Jeff Rowland let me borrow for a few months I knew I had to change.

Thanks to Tyler at Next Level in the the Chicago burbs for allowing me to buy a pair off used Raidho D2s (and to take my mint Sapphires, Scansonics, and Dynaudio Excite X12s in trade). The D2s did every single thing better that the wonderful Sapphires (excepting sheer volume levels) and are my keepers. Buying a pair of Odyssey Audio Kismet monoblocks a few years ago really made them sing even more wonderfully. I still have my SL3s and they can't even try to be close.

Although MLs and other electrostatics can be wonderful sounding it seems like the change is just for the sake of change. Good luck and I hope the money isn't spent with regrets later. My 'boxed' Raidhos give me better detail, air, and body than my MLs ever could. But if one has money to burn...have at it and have fun.

I have a pair of Martin Logan Requests that I bought new in 98. I have them powered by a pair of McIntosh 352 amps in a vertical passive bi-amp.  I’ve been painting the interior of the house (no small project) and replaced all the flooring.  Yesterday I moved the system back into the living room after about a month. 
The speakers still command my attention, and leave my astonished.  I replaced the panels about 12 years ago.   
 My local dealer and friend sells Focal  I listed to the Sapora 3 at home just before COVID  I just didn’t get the same sense and illusion. Speakers are about 10 ft from the front wall , throws a big sound stage and on good recordings disappear well.

not sure what I’ll do if they quit working, perhaps I’ll quit working first.

rich

Speakers would be powered with a rotel 1090 and prima luna dialogue pre amp. Have never herd of that type of speaker. Would like to here your thoughts 

@bill1957 You might look into an ESL called Popori. Some of their speakers are very easy to drive and they've had some good press from recent audio shows.