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Acoustat speaker suggestions

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Shike

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Greetings,

I stumbled upon a pair of Acoustat electrostatic speakers and I'm needing some recommendations. The control unit is model MK-121, but I'm not sure about the speakers themselves. Also, They sound a bit compressed due to emphasis in midrange compared to my NHT Classic 2 speakers. Changing the HF knobs on back doesn't seem to influence the sound in any substantial way (could this be one of the problems?). Basically, I"m wondering if there's anything I should look at in the circuits, a potential panel problem, or are these just generally slightly bassy/midrange centric speaker in general?

Any thoughts and suggestions regarding these would be greatly appreciated.
 

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Those look like the original Acoustat commercial product, the Model X, which would have had a direct drive tube/ss hybrid amplifier in place of the 121 interfaces.

The original amps were known for being temperamental and (many thought) not the last word in resolution. I enjoyed them, but like all Acoustats, positioning is key to peak performance.

Here is a link to get you started: http://www.audiocircuit.com/Home-Audio/Acoustat/X
 
Well, I found a major problem which was my pre-pro. It tried using my sub with a bass enhance - bad NAD, bad!

After a bit of re-positioning they sound good, very good.

:banana:
 
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I agree with eurasian.

Glad you got them working right. Very glad you like them. For the price you paid they are a bargain.
 
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