ESS AMT 1D

[sourceoneaudio]

I also used to sell these/the whole line up. This particular set is beautiful, and talk about a wonderful sound. If anyone ever gets a chance to sit down and listen to a set that functions correct sit back and enjoy. These are one of my favorite speakers.


http://cgi.ebay.com/ESS-AMT-1D-BIG-HEIL-GORGEOUS-PAIR-EXCELLENT-CONDITION_W0QQitemZ120095155863QQcategoryZ32861QQs sPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

NO AFIL:

J/S-S1A :D

[SEAWOLF97]

always wanted to hear those....they got me at "the looks"

[Storm]

I had a pair of those, but sold them for a mere $350.00 a couple months ago.

Good speakers, but not the best...keep looking.

:)

-Storm.

[sweetliberty]

If they are anything like there predessors the AMT3 "rock monitors" they have got to be good. Nice punchy base (with a gutsy amp) smooth midrange and the Heil motion ribbon tweeters were so nice.

[sourceoneaudio]

I had a pair of those, but sold them for a mere $350.00 a couple months ago.



:)

-Storm.

If you had a pair of 1D's in that condition that was a foolish sale at that price, and the guy who bought them got a great deal. I think if I remember correct the price on them at the time was $1500.00 pr. That was their flagship model in that series. ESS has since gone by by to a German company who has purchased all the rights and continued to run the technology, and I believe their flag ship runs in the $18,000 to $22,000 a pair range. Very high end and top quality. The speaker company back in the 80's when they were going strong were way ahead of their time. Here is a pic of their flagship in the late 90's awesome speaker. These went for $1500.00 on the bay.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ih=002&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWA%3AIT&viewitem=&item=120083776554&rd=1&rd=1

J/S-S1A :D

[clmrt]

...that was a foolish...J/S-S1A :D

Lighten up!

[BMWCCA]

Bad grille cloth choice. Those would look super in black. Is that the same "Heil" as in Bob Heil of Grateful Dead/JBL "wall of sound" fame, or just coincidence?

[sourceoneaudio]

Yes I think the grill cloth is ugly, they came black from the factory, looked much better that color. As far as the rest of you question .
Oskar Heil (1908-1994) was a twentieth-century electrical engineer and inventor.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oskar_Heil

J/S-S1A :D

[SEAWOLF97]

Bad grille cloth choice. Those would look super in black. Is that the same "Heil" as in Bob Heil of Grateful Dead/JBL "wall of sound" fame, or just coincidence?

that was my first thought, that black would be awesome, but the "camel" was growing, kind of a "simpatico" look. My F's were in 1970's brown (like Bose 901s) but I dyed the tents black and it really updated the appearance nicely.

not unless bob's real name was Dr. Oskar Heil

[opimax]

Jeff, some more speakers in common to speak of off line :) looking daily for my package

Mark

[sourceoneaudio]

Jeff, some more speakers in common to speak of off line :) looking daily for my package

Mark

Mark,
Very strange, but cool how are menu taste are the same. Be nice if you were closer for a brew or two. Talk to you soon. I'm still waiting for the back order word on my -3 woofers. Keep me posted.

J/S-S1A :bouncy:

Should have my subs done next week!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :bouncy::bouncy::bouncy::bouncy:

http://www.audioheritage.org/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=15201

[X_X]

I fancy Altec 2-ways, but never could get an Altec horn to meet the same level of performance as the transducers. I tried pairing many things with Altec 414-16B's (my personal favourites). Alas, horn loading always threw everything off- not just the time. I decided I would try domed tweeters. It was an improvement, to be certain. Alas, getting a "tweeter" to go down to 800Hz and still handle the UHF with class is a tall order. A pair of Accuton large format ceramic dome tweeters came as close as any I tried. I ultimately gave up my quest and moved on.

I never tried Heils. I wonder if a pair of Heil tweeters would have done one better. They are comfortable in 700Hz crossover points (so I have read). The result would have to be heavily attenuated. A Deqx (or similar) might be in order to set her proper. Mating a ribbon to a transducer is always a trade off, but it might be worth a go to an interested party (not me anymore). The Altec 414-16 (in pairs) makes wonderful <800Hz music. A Heil tweeter to do the rest might make for a world class 2-way rig. ;)

Nate.

[clmrt]

The fact that the 847A crossed a 414 to the 3000B at 3K was astounding. Fantastic driver that 414.