Siltec SC1 Electrostatic/Hybrid

[sleepysurf]

Found this interesting new Electrostatic/Hybrid speaker from Siltech, being unveiled at CES. Excerpts from their description... "the upper range is produced by a curved multi-segmented ultra-fast electrostatic driver, with midrange being produced by a 7-inch high-speed driver designed to reduce Doppler and harmonic distortion. Lowermost frequencies are produced by a pair of 16-inch long throw drivers mounted in a proprietary cascade cabinet... overall frequency response is from 18Hz to 38Khz and each complete unit is a staggering 265 lbs."

Interesting design, but definitely LOW WAF! I wonder what the retail will be?

More details and pics at... http://www.siltechcables.com/

For those going to CES, this will be an interesting pair to hear!

 

[JohnP]

Whoaa, that thing is ugly IMO. And you know it's MSRP is probably somewhere in the range of a brand new Z06!

John

 

[JonFo]

A square foot or so of ESL, One, count 'em one mid-bass driver and, OK, sounds like decent woofers. Probably for way more than a Summit costs (guessing here).

Please, how many of those will they sell? Two?

Now, if was some dude's DIY, I'd give them props, but a comercial product? I guess they are hoping no one test drives a ML before auditioning this.

 

[sleepysurf]

A square foot or so of ESL...

I guess their use of the ESL is more akin to a ribbon tweeter, so they don't need as much radiating surface.

Now, if they only offered a Rotary Bubinga finish, THAT would improve WAF (a smidgeon).