Amcrebelfan
Super Member
It is from sleeveface.com. It is 3 people holding up Dino, Sinatra and Doris Day albums in front of their face. Check it out it is a pretty cool site.
ESS Inc. Heil Air Motion - $100 MILW CL
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It is from sleeveface.com. It is 3 people holding up Dino, Sinatra and Doris Day albums in front of their face. Check it out it is a pretty cool site.
bobrown14
Super Member
Specs? you mean 350W 6Ohm @ 90dB efficient, going from memory there so ymmv.. oh and I think the Heil comes on at 1000Hz.
$100 is a steal. Those specific Heils only are going for $300-$400 a piece on fleebay, last time I looked.
Cheers,
Bob
icenine
Super Member
I saw a pair of Heil ESS Amp 2 at the Salvation Army with a $1200 dollar price....
they were there for about a week...I do not know if they even qualified for a 50% discount on their many sale days, since the the price has NOD (no other discount) on the sticker. Was this way out of line for such a set?
they were there for about a week...I do not know if they even qualified for a 50% discount on their many sale days, since the the price has NOD (no other discount) on the sticker. Was this way out of line for such a set?
Love that Schlitz clock. Speakers look awesome.
bobrown14
Super Member
Those look almost new. Very nice indeed. I noticed the dust cap pushed in on one woofer. There may be an aluminum dust cap behind the cloth outer one, at least my woofers on my AMT-1b has them. It would be pretty easy to remove the outer cap and bend the inner cap back to shape and re-install, of course if there's another dust cap behind the cloth one.
Great score, I love my ESS speaks, they are keepers for sure. Oh and looks like a nice stack o silver you have there. They should go very well together.
Cheers,
Bob
Great score, I love my ESS speaks, they are keepers for sure. Oh and looks like a nice stack o silver you have there. They should go very well together.
Cheers,
Bob
jmgoins1948
New Member
Used to sell and repair those in the mid-70s. Never listened to a pair with anything but vinyl or tape for a source, and as hot as the high end was I wonder what they sound like with a good CD. You'll need replacement diaphragms, and they aren't cheap. PE sells them.
Also, those woofers aren't anything to write home about. If you're going to keep them, you might want to look into a better driver if you can find one to match the enclosure. The AMT is bright, but incredibly detailed with a good recording. We used to demo the Sheffield instrumental recording of "Peace Train" and the finger cymbal at the end was so real you felt like you could reach out and touch it.
Also, those woofers aren't anything to write home about. If you're going to keep them, you might want to look into a better driver if you can find one to match the enclosure. The AMT is bright, but incredibly detailed with a good recording. We used to demo the Sheffield instrumental recording of "Peace Train" and the finger cymbal at the end was so real you felt like you could reach out and touch it.
diamondsouled
Recycle belly button lint!
Will be well worth it to freshen up the caps in the xovers in those. They used elcheapo non polar electrolytics and in my AMT-1As half of them were toast or close to it. Pick up some Dayton Polys from Parts Express and the difference will be remarkable. :yes:
BTW great score.
Cheers
Lar
BTW great score.
Cheers
Lar
Amcrebelfan
Super Member
bobrown14
Super Member
Will be well worth it to freshen up the caps in the xovers in those. They used elcheapo non polar electrolytics and in my AMT-1As half of them were toast or close to it. Pick up some Dayton Polys from Parts Express and the difference will be remarkable. :yes:
BTW great score.
Cheers
Lar
Here here +1 on that. Lar mentioned "remarkable", that is my experience as well.
You may want to look around or ask folks about moving the crossover frequency up a tad from 1000Hz to 1200 Hz?
At least take a look at that, I did a stock replace of my caps with good results but I read afterward that those mighty Heils work better a tad higher on the Hz scale.
Cheers,
Bob
Awesome!! Another Heil addict in the making!
Theyn look very nice.Lot's of help here with rebuilding and upgrades!:thmbsp:
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