-=> Quoting Chris Horn to T Owen <=-
 TO> It seems to me that the lower mass of
 TO> the electrostatic membrane would be easier to control, as long as it
 TO> wasn't asked to repro a lot of bass, with the larger excursions that
 TO> low end requires.
 CH> Well, electroststics can't store the amount of energy a huge cone
 CH> speaker is able to - but they have a hell of capacity due to their
 CH> function-principle and even worse a big transformer right behind the
 CH> input-terminal. Mixing all this up makes no easy load for an amp...
 
This is true. Modern amps are required to do some pretty amazing
things, and very few do it well.
 TO> I think that a lot of the old ES drivers were driven with tube amps,
 TO> and tube amps prefer a tight loading.
 CH> ... using transformers in the output-stage of the tube-amp and
 CH> anotherone within the ES, mostly direct coupled... :-(
 
True again; those transformers are a drag, but with certain devices,
very necessary, sadly. Take care.
... Bagpipe, n. Stuff cat under arm; pull legs and chew tail.
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