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In Reply to: RE: Restoring Acoustat Monitor 4 posted by Sondek on October 1, 2012 at 08:25:14:
Yes, and there were also the transformer interface driven 1+1 & 2+2 models which were also 8' tall, albeit narrower, along with some full-height Spectra models. My ultimate goal is to do a "Monitor 8", essentially two Monitor 4 speakers with the stands removed & stacked, although I'm going to build custom frames tuned to my listening room. These will also have two rebuilt Servo amps per speaker and new electrostatic panels of my own building (basically cloned Acoustat panels, but with some materials upgrades which should improve them) when I can afford such. Hopefully before too long. :)
I find the 8' tall Acoustats to be surprisingly easy to live with visually, and most people don't even recognize them as speakers. I do love the radical, unorthodox look of the original Monitor 4 (which I had and loved many years ago) and every guy who saw mine loved them, too, but most women recoiled from their looks. My pair of 2+2 with blue Spandex covers have received passing grades for their looks by most women, however.
The stirring and magical sound I used to get from the Monitor 4 (and have failed to find in any remotely affordable speaker since) is what has brought me to the point of taking the direct-drive Acoustat method to the extreme. They may not be the end-all in every facet of musical reproduction, but (to me) their overall performance is hard to match, especially when money is taken into account.
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Follow Ups
- RE: Restoring Acoustat Monitor 4 - hella356 11:20:36 10/01/12 (4)
- Well said. Could not agree more with - Sondek 13:05:25 10/02/12 (3)
- RE: Well said. Could not agree more with - LutherG 22:18:24 10/03/12 (2)
- The Servo amps are another option if you can locate a pair. - hella356 11:59:35 10/04/12 (0)
- RE: Well said. Could not agree more with - Sondek 08:20:17 10/04/12 (0)
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