On Fri, 31 Dec 2004 15:09:21 +0000, Fleetie wrote:

A) ESL-57s look OLD, DATED, UGLY, BROWN, and just YUCKY.


So what? Do you listen with your eyes? ;-)


C) I would personally never give them house space.

I would... I'm jealous as hell! I wish I had the cash and the space to
house some. :-(

I can see that they
might have value as antiques that in some cases still function, but let's
be honest, speaker technology has moved a LONG way in the 50 years since
they were designed.


Electrostatic speakers are something else though. They simply don't sound
like any other kind. There arn't even many models available to chose from!

D) "Emperor's OLD clothes".


There! I've said it! Can I be burnt as a heretic now?

Yep. Ok lads, bring on the tinder! ;-)


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