Anyone have Sound Lab electrostatic speakers? I Searched...

[EricB]

I've owned the Majestic 745s for a few years and love them. Before them I had Focal Sopra 2, and Acoustic Zen Crescendo Mark ll. The 745s will be my final set of speakers. As for the issue of bass, the Sound Lab produces ample bass IMHO. They are quite amazing. Having said that, you always have the option of adding a couple of subs.

 

[ChrisSoundLab]

I've owned the Majestic 745s for a few years and love them. Before them I had Focal Sopra 2, and Acoustic Zen Crescendo Mark ll. The 745s will be my final set of speakers. As for the issue of bass, the Sound Lab produces ample bass IMHO. They are quite amazing. Having said that, you always have the option of adding a couple of subs.

Awesome color and contrast to the rest of your room...so nice to see. I wonder if you might be interested to allow me to put the photo on the website to show what can be done with color? (I'd like higher resolution data for that if it's an acceptable idea)

 

[ChrisSoundLab]

super interesting video- thanks.

I had a comment that took me back to this thread and was reminded you know John and his Ultimates ... I visited John last month and made this video - not sure if you've seen it...gives you an idea of his speakers - they actually have been upgraded and even 'extended' taller over the many years he has had them!

 

[SamIam_HuRU]

Hi Jeffrey Behr and all:
I have worshiped my Sound Lab Millennium IIs since I bought them last year. Their stereo imaging and psychoacoustics are world-class. Their bass is tight - instantaneous to start, and instantaneous to stop - incomparably faster than all dynamic/piston driver systems, due to the moving electrostatic membrane having the equivalant mass of a few millimeters of air.
Before the Millenniums IIs, I owned Acoustat Model III electrostatics, which also had extrordinary imaging/soundstage, and excelent mids and highs, and tight fast bass, but they start tapering their punch below about 50-60hz. Millennium IIs have even more gravitas, and they claim flat bass response down to 30hz, and I bieleve them to start tapering off somewhere between 30-40hz.
Everyone owes it to themselves to hear their favorite recordings - and especially excellent binaural (dummy head) recordings over an excellent Sound Lab speaker system. Hearing instruments and voices beyond the walls and celing of your listening room is a spiritual revelation.
I drive mine with Parasound's 160wpc John Curl amp/preamp, and it never wants more power. I hang two 10" Energy subwoofers from the tall ceiling in my listening room, experimenting with their locations.
Thanks to all for your excellent posts!
Happy listening,
-Sam

 

[SamIam_HuRU]

Wow Interesting to know but bespoke designs means probably zero resale value.

Anyone in the NYC tri state area have soundlabs and would let me be willing to listen? I’d be happy to reciprocate and let you hear my Popori’s when they arrive, or even my current TAD’s. Interestingly enough when I first heard the TAD’s I thought they sounded like quads with dynamics and bass, and when I told Andrew Jones that he laughed and said he still owned esl57’s and that was his design goal.

Do Soundlab users use the Salle backwave diffuser they used to sell? (I think that’s what it was called.)

This new ‘stat speaker I’m getting come with foam inserts that go into the frame directly behind the panels and allows the user to choose how many to insert to tune the speakers to the room/rear wall distance. I’m not sold on that design choice. My friend owns the Jensen stats which are in a cabinet that absorbs the rear wave. Unfortunately I’ve never heard them but would love to. I do remember hearing the Sanders eletrostats on several occasions and never heard something I really liked. Perhaps it was the material played.

Hi AvidListener, regarding Sound Lab's SALIE backwave diffuser, have heard excellent setups using them centered at the focal point behind each speaker. Lifting one up I was surprised how light it was. The black foam is quite low-density.
I plan to turn large wood diffusers on my lathe using medium-density spruce lumber, having a similar cross section to the SALIEs, but round/cylindrical. My hope is that less absorbtion and more diffusion will result, behind my Millennium IIs.
Happy listening,
-Sam

 

[Ron Resnick]

Welcome to WBF Samlam!

 

[Kvali1]

I own soundlab g7-5c and love them, best speaker in the world in my opinion . Albeit they need to be the bigger ones and they do like spacious room. They also require the right type of amplifier . Person to visit to hear them is Dr Vinyl in Baltimore .
He did just have the g7-7c at Capital audio fest and his room sounded great.
I’ve heard Popori at shows and they are good and might work better for smaller rooms but don’t have the same impact, bass and engagement as the soundlab electrostats , in
My opinion .