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    Reviving older ESLs - burn-in required?

    The weird thing is that the panels are not defective per se. It´s more like the frequency response seems off - upper treble is there, lower treble is lacking, as is lower midrange. And it sounds slightly lifeless, as Doug033 mentioned. I just spoke to the guys who do the refurbishment in...
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    Reviving older ESLs - burn-in required?

    I finally got a quote from the local distributor for a pair of new stators - exactly the same price. Would you go with new or refurbished - the latter claiming to use superior materials?
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    Reviving older ESLs - burn-in required?

    Thank you, I had heard of them as well. They quote 1200 Euros to rebuild the panels - not exactly cheap... but they also claim to be "better than factory". Also, they recommend to tweak the crossover and to replace the woofers with "high quality Scanspeak woofers". To my knowledge, the "i"...
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    Reviving older ESLs - burn-in required?

    No, I have a no-DSP, non active setup, using a Musical Fidelity M6i for amplification (which provides ample and stable power). By the way, I was pleasantly surprised of the quality of components in the crossover, including good solen film caps. No need to touch anything, right?
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    Reviving older ESLs - burn-in required?

    Thank you. No hum, distortion or static. Just a bit lifeless sound... So some beak-in can make them come alive, at least partly? At what level should they be played? Will report back soon ;-)
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    Reviving older ESLs - burn-in required?

    Hello all, first post and first time ML owner here. Amazing to see there´s such an active community! I just bought a pair of Aeon i, which had been in storage for at least 3 years, but stored properly (dry, cool, dark, covered). The previous owner treated them well – no sunlight, frequent...
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