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Hi Jeff, As I recall, some verbal disagreements we had were part of the reason you left this forum. Maybe that’s true, maybe not. Regardless, there’s certainly no hard feelings on my part. I’m not near as active on this forum as I used to be. But I welcome your return, as I think you bring a...

Here’s an updated pic of a part of the house where the stucco has been finished, to give you an idea of the look. It’s kind of a creamy white. The trim is the same color as the body of the house.

I ordered my hat channel for the ceiling today. Will install the clips this weekend, then the channel next week. Then I’ll be ready to install soffit recessed light fixtures. At that point, I’ll be ready for insulation and drywall. Looking forward to seeing some progress on this part of my home...

This quote was supposed to precede my last post, but I’m having a bit of trouble with iOS Safari’s coordination with the MLO forum software.

Yeah, I appreciate the thoughts, but I think in this 4000 cubic foot room that the four 21” iPal subwoofers are going to leave little desire for additional bass. They purportedly excel in the mid-bass region. I don’t think the nearfields will be necessary. But I will keep it in mind in case I...

Yeah, I’m hoping to get a fairly flat response from 10 Hz on up. Should be amazing. And with the headroom I’ll have on the TV21 iPals with 4000 wpc, sub distortion should be non-existent even at high volume levels. Progress has been slow, but it’s picking up. 12 gauge speaker wire has been run...

Honestly, I haven’t done as much research into this as I should have. I know that bi-amping them skips the passive crossover, but I’m unsure whether I can use the Trinnov for crossover duties (I’m expecting I can do this) or whether I need to buy external crossovers directly from JBL. I need to...

Hi Jonathan. Yes, that’s why I chose this processor. You get the majority of the benefits of the Trinnov, along with the anechoic data files for the JBL speakers. Best of both worlds. The unit I purchased has 24 channels, of which I’ll use 22. This way I can bi-amp the SCL-2 LCR speakers, as...

To add some detail on the room construction… Three of the four walls are ICF, which is a 6” thick concrete wall sandwiched between two 2.5” layers of styrofoam insulation. These walls are all exterior walls for the most part, and will have an eifs stucco finish on the exterior. The wood frame...

There are actually two windows in the rear and a big glass Palladian-style door (on the right) in the room. These will be plugged and sealed. When you are in the room, you won’t know that they exist. The walls will all be fabric-covered to hide the in-wall speakers and all the acoustic...

Well, the guest room of course! 😂

Here’s a few photos of where I’m at currently. This is the house at the moment… Here’s the view out my front door… And here’s the theater currently… Lots more to come as construction progresses.

This thread does not involve Martin Logan speakers, but I thought you guys might be interested. I am building my dream home, as it were, and part of that is building a custom home theater room. This room will be about 18.5 feet wide by 22.5 feet long and about 10 feet of ceiling height. It will...

Looks great, Jonathan! But only a 65” OLED? Surprised you didn’t go for an 85”! 😜

My thoughts… The Marantz puts out 140 watts per channel into 8 ohms. What does it put out into 4 ohms? 2? The point being, does it have the current to keep up with the impedance swings of ESL panels? I’m guessing not. I’m curious what Pass Labs you listened to and with what speakers? My...

You mean perpendicular to the ceiling. And it’s a non-issue. The reflections would strike the ceiling, if at all, so far back that they would have to reflect off the rear wall before they made it to the listener’s ears. And by that time, they would be weakened and time-delayed enough not to...

Yes, I have diffusion behind my panels. I tested both absorption and diffusion. Imaging and soundstage are excellent with both. But I found absorption deadened the sound too much. Diffusion provided a lot more of the ambiance and spaciousness that electrostats are known for and a threw a wider...

I have diffusion about 5 feet behind the speakers (no longer ML, but still an electrostatic panel speaker). I have absorption on the side walls and in the corners. I have absorption and diffusion on the rear wall. Makes for a detailed and spacious sound with incredible imaging and sound staging.

The issue with square rooms is not so much in the frequencies emitted by the panel. It’s in the bass frequencies produced by the woofers. It will be an issue with any speaker in that room. You’ll have worse room modes to deal with in the bass frequencies, basically.

These are awesome amps. I have a pair of the monos. Clean, neutral sound and gobs of power. Ultimate control over the esl panels. Highly recommended.