In article , Trevor Wilson
wrote:
**Ah, I misinterpreted the term: "safe". I thought you indicated that
the amplifier could be damaged. That said, sub-sonic filtering can
easily be placed on the preamp and the ME850 has excellent VI limiting.
It is quite difficult to damage. But yes, I would never use the ME850
with the ESL57, but it sounds astonishingly good on the ESL63. I've
never damaged a pair, nor triggered the protection system (on the
speakers) using the pairing and I've done so many times (I used to sell
the ESL63).

The above was alwas a dilemma for me. I've happily used 732s for decades
without any harm to a succession of ESLs or the amps. And I think the
combination sounds better than using a quad amp limited as relevant. But
I've been far from sure the combination would be 'safe' for others unless
they knew what they were doing and could avoid driving the speakers too
hard.

Jim

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