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Hello PJR. if you bought your ESL new, there probably were black cloth covers in the box they were shipped with and you should use those. I use the ones that came with my ESL - X and since I use my speakers every night for watching TV I put them on before I go to bed. If you did not buy the...

All of the email correspondences I had were with a gentleman who signed his name just 'Frank". If I assumed incorrectly and mistakenly identified him I do humbly apologize.

I just wanted to post a "SHOUT-OUT" to Frank Sanders at SANDERS SOUND SYSTEMS and let everyone know about something that is very rare these days. I was checking prices on the SANDERS SOUND website yesterday as I have been contemplating purchasing one of his ESL stereo amps and discovered to my...

Hello. Is the MagTech amp still available? How old is the amp? Any issues, problems? Do you have original box, packing, owners manual etc? Why are you selling it? VideoVic

Thanks for the clarification TTOCS. Good to hear from a fellow ILLINOISIAN ! I live in Marengo, about 40 miles west of Chi-town. As much as I would LOVE the MagTech that extra $1000.00 will pay for new power, speaker and interconnect cables so I am going to "settle" for the ESL. I know it will...

Hello TTOCS and thank you for insightful input. May I ask you where or how you came by the information that the Sanders ESL was designed for electrostatic speakers and the MagTech is designed for magnetic type speaker (other than the obvious nomenclature)? I've read both of the Sanders white...

I used to be an audio salesperson too! My budget is much smaller for two reasons; one is I am retired and secondly I hope to upgrade to the ESL9 speakers someday, and a new preamp. But right now I think the Rotel amp is my primary concern. It isn't bad for a $2k amp but I don't think it handles...

Hello Mia ! Welcome to MLO ! I recently asked the same question, to get suggestions to upgrade my Rotel RB-1582MKII amp for my ESL-X speakers (One step up from yours) in a 2-channel set up. You didn't say what your budget is, but many of the suggestions I received were for a Sanders ESL amp, or...

Hello again Tmort. May I ask you what preamp and interconnects you are using with the MagTech amp?

Thank you for your response, I'm getting convinced the Sanders is the way to go.!

Thank you for a detailed and informative response!

Thank you, all good suggestions! I am new at posting and now I realize I should have included more specifics, such as I only will consider brand new (maybe open box or demo with full factory warranty) and I have a space and weight limitation as the amp has to be placed within a cherry TV cabinet...

Hello. I am looking to upgrade my Rotel RB-1582MKII stereo amp in the near future. I have the ESL - X speakers. My budget would be in the $7K range for the amp, new XLR cables and new speaker cables ( I intend to biamp and use the Rotel amp to drive the ESL-X woofers), so I figure that means...

Hello Travis. I'm not certain I could adequately explain "preamp theory" with my limited knowledge, mostly gained from reading magazines such as STEREOPHILE and THE ABSOLUTE SOUND, except to say that it is generally agreed among experts that a preamp is your control and connection center and in...

Hello Travis. Welcome to the ML Owners site ! Your setup is similar to mine, as I have the ESL-X and an SVS SB-3000 sub. I think you might be seated a bit far from the speakers to be in the best sweet spot. Also, having the speakers 20" off the walls puts the rear firing woofer almost flush with...

I love reading one of the responses that included "LITTLE GREEN BAG" !! One of my favorite "one-hit wonders! I know it is an "audiophile" cliche, but for me the 1999 SHM-SACD of Steely Dan AJA is one of my go-to system evaluation discs. I have the about-to-be-released Analogue Production Hybrid...

Hello. I put mine on a Tripp-lite surge suppressor that has an on - off switch that I put on a shelf inside my audio cabinet Saves wear and tear on the AC cord and bending down to unplug them a well as providing some protection for them. See available models at "Tripp-lite.com"

One more "cheap" upgrade for the ESL-X I found: Removing the rear woofer speaker cloth cover helped improve the low -end audibly !

VideoVic again. Forgot to mention the ESL-X's also offer bi-wire or bi-amp capability for future upgrades. I heard a qualitative improvement after bi-wiring them with A-Q Rocket 88 speaker cable.

HELLO ! Just thought I'd chime in having owned the ESL-X's for 2+ years. My current setup is: the Rotel RC-1590 preamp, a Rotel RB-1582MKII amp and an SVS SB-3000 sub that I absolutely love. The ESL-X's are approx. 8 feet apart and 30" from the front wall and the imaging is terrific. They mate...