Anyone Switch from Electrostatic/Planar to Dynamic

I had Maggies for 12yrs. and most of that time they were spent in a closet because I moved into a smaller house,but I liked them over the PSB's I used.

I had auditioned Acoustats & Martin Logan's also,but the Maggies I liked more.I went and heard NEAR M50's in the early 90's and got hooked on them.I will be getting a heavily modified set soon.I have a set of Modified M15's that blew my Maggies away,No Contest!

I once could have bought Acoustat 2+2's for $200,but had nowhere to put em'.Could have bought and sold them for a good profit.

Good points...as everyone has touched upon...all designs have drawbacks...but I do feel the limitations of stats/planars(ie. bass/dynamics) over the years has greatly improved(example: Maggie 1.6)...as well as the transparency and speed of hi-end dynamic "box" speakers...that being said...I still find the midrange of most stats/planars to be on the thin side...to be fair...this is also very room dependent...I finally have the room for full-range Mags and still am undecided...Vandersteen has always intrigued me as well...for the time being I am content with my large dynamic standmounts...

I had Magies for over 20 years, 2A's, 2B's, 3's and Tympani IVa's. Had the Tympani's for 13 years. Thought they were great. I moved into a new house, and the wife didn't want them in the family room anymore. I was relagate to the bonus room, but it was a dedicated audio room. They didn't fit in the room. In order to sound close to right, one of the panels had to be in the doorway, partially outside the room! I decided I was tired of having to crank up Maggies so loud for them to come alive, was concerned about damaging my hearing. I switched to SET's and high sensitivity speakers, Coincident Super Eclipses, and am very happy to be able to listen at more moderate volume. They sound very good, only miss the Maggies a little.

I'll wade in with a counter view, if it's OK with you.

When you have the required room, what is there to miss with a panel? I have heard many speaker systems, and the most fulfilling have always been panels.

I have been amazed at the improvement of coil speakers in transparency. Panels just give food for imagination better, IMO.

I vividly remember listening to a train of the highest quality coil speakers pair by pair, in a really great room. They all sounded like they were family to my Boston Acoustic towers of the time. Don't get me wrong, the refinement and flatter frequency surely was admirable. They just didn't surprise me. Then I heard my first panel speaker, the Apogee Scintilla.

Yes, with the right room, front end, and big amps, the great dipoles will kick ass at all frequencies in my experience, plus they stand in a class by themselves through suspending the stage effortlessly in space.

Nope, I can't think of a single reason to switch.

Listened to boxes for ten years then switched to Logans and wont go back to boxes! If you have the right front end and set up the speakers correctly there is no going back to boxes!