Chances are your current speakers sound like they’re made out of mashed potatoes and you don’t know it because you’ve never heard what electrostatic speakers sound like. Your bookshelf speakers, home theater in a box speakers and even the brand new speakers you just bought all pale in comparison to the sound that comes from the electrical magic that is the electrostatic speaker.
Though, you’ll want to make sure you have long term gainful employment before you listen to a set of ESLs (electrostatic loudspeakers) because they are expensive as hell and you will want to own them after listening. Since you aren’t reading this with ESLs attached you’ll just have to live with a description. They simply make the music you listen to or the movies you watch sound as if they were actually happening in your living room. Every note, explosion, voice and rustling of leaves sounds like it’s right in front of you.
The speakers themselves are made of a charged thin film that moves back and forth as the input dictates. The film is so light that it can respond to each note with near perfect reproduction.
One of the more popular manufacturers is Martin Logan (available on Amazon
Real men just want the best possible sound and do not care how much speakers cost.
