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<blockquote data-quote="JimGore" data-source="post: 82312" data-attributes="member: 3"><p>Hi Jaco,</p><p></p><p>I don't have ESL speakers, but have had a number of dipole speakers, so I can help on some of the issues:</p><p></p><p>The most serious drawback is that they need space. Because they radiate front and back, they want to be as far from the walls as possible to sound their best. Other than that, placement will be as much of an issue as any other speaker. The one great thing about a dipole speaker is that it does not interact as much with the room as a normal box speaker does, so that might help. It means that it does not exite as many of the room modes.</p><p></p><p>How much power do they want? In my experience, all speakers sound better when they have some torque behind them, but they should be able to work decently from a moderately powered amplifier as well.</p><p></p><p>The panels should last you many years as long as you don't crank them up too much. With too much power, the membrane can start stretching over time, and will thus start degrading the sound.</p><p></p><p>Hope that help. Have a good weekend further.</p><p></p><p>Regards,</p><p>Ian.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="JimGore, post: 82312, member: 3"] Hi Jaco, I don't have ESL speakers, but have had a number of dipole speakers, so I can help on some of the issues: The most serious drawback is that they need space. Because they radiate front and back, they want to be as far from the walls as possible to sound their best. Other than that, placement will be as much of an issue as any other speaker. The one great thing about a dipole speaker is that it does not interact as much with the room as a normal box speaker does, so that might help. It means that it does not exite as many of the room modes. How much power do they want? In my experience, all speakers sound better when they have some torque behind them, but they should be able to work decently from a moderately powered amplifier as well. The panels should last you many years as long as you don't crank them up too much. With too much power, the membrane can start stretching over time, and will thus start degrading the sound. Hope that help. Have a good weekend further. Regards, Ian. [/QUOTE]
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