Planar Porn - we want to see!

oboaudio · « **Reply #100 on:** 10 Apr 2011, 02:56 pm »

Apogee Scintilla's, Stages and Hill Plasma

Jazzman53 · « **Reply #101 on:** 17 Apr 2011, 07:15 pm »

I thought my fellow planar porn addicts here might appreciate these DIY full range electrostats built by my friend Roger (SM7UYJ) over at the DIY Audio Forum:

SteveFord · « **Reply #102 on:** 17 Apr 2011, 09:18 pm »

Those are beautiful.
Interesting thread, too:

http://www.diyaudio.com/forums/planars-exotics/181041-my-2-nd-esl-attempt.html

JRace · « **Reply #103 on:** 6 May 2011, 08:56 pm »

Beautiful!!

kevinh · « **Reply #104 on:** 8 May 2011, 09:03 pm »

Some images of Sound Labs:

in Ray Kimber's iso mike set up front

channels

Ryo · « **Reply #105 on:** 12 May 2011, 03:28 am »

Hello world

I'm putting up a couple of photos of my system, the legendary Infinity IRS BETA

lancruiser · « **Reply #106 on:** 3 Jun 2011, 03:32 pm »

Hello,

Attached are pics of my planar system;

Oppo BDP-95 universal player.
Logitech Transporter
Placette Active line stage / Wyred 4 Sound STP SE preamps
Behringer DCX-2496 digiatl XO / Behringer DEQ-2496 EQ
(3) Sanders Magtech Amplifiers (Regulated power supplies, Yay!)
Sanders 10c ESL/TL hybrid loudspeaker system
Not shown (4) Aurasound NS-18 woofers to be deployed in a dipole subwoofer array

auplater · « **Reply #107 on:** 8 Jun 2011, 12:41 am »

System a few years back, home built with BG's and ATC's.. local black cherry baffles

one of 4 sonosubs in distributed array

Jazzman53 · « **Reply #108 on:** 8 Jun 2011, 02:18 pm »

Quote from: lancruiser on 3 Jun 2011, 03:32 pm

Hello,

Attached are pics of my planar system;

Oppo BDP-95 universal player.
Logitech Transporter
Placette Active line stage / Wyred 4 Sound STP SE preamps
Behringer DCX-2496 digiatl XO / Behringer DEQ-2496 EQ
(3) Sanders Magtech Amplifiers (Regulated power supplies, Yay!)
Sanders 10c ESL/TL hybrid loudspeaker system
Not shown (4) Aurasound NS-18 woofers to be deployed in a dipole subwoofer array

I would love to hear your Sanders electrostats. Curved panels are in vogue but I think flat panel stats sound better.
I've not had opportunity meet Roger Sanders or audition his speakers but he's been a great inspiration to me and a nice guy too -- we talk by phone occasionally and he's provided invaluable help with my DIY electrostat project. I have the Behringer DCX and DEQ that you're using too -- setup for 3-way, driving hybrid flat-panel electrostats and a pair of Ripole subs. I've read mixed reviews about the Behringers -- some liking them and some alleging they're below hi-fi standards unless you mod them or bypass their DAC's -- but I'm very pleased with mine, right out of the box.

Great Looking system!
Jazzman

tdangelo · « **Reply #109 on:** 1 Jul 2011, 09:08 pm »

Analysis Audio Amphitryon with reference external crossovers.

megasat16 · « **Reply #110 on:** 1 Jul 2011, 11:04 pm »

Nice Speaker Porns! Apogee Planars always strike me as the best looking in the planar group. May be it's just me feeling warm and fuzzy after looking so many porn.

Faust3D · « **Reply #111 on:** 17 Aug 2011, 04:45 pm »

Some of my planar speakers, past and present

Electrostatic

Planar tweeter

Don_S · « **Reply #112 on:** 17 Aug 2011, 06:19 pm »

Faust3D

Welcome to AudioCircle.

I am sure many would appreciate seeing your pictures. This link tells you how to post them correctly. Lots of new kids get it wrong.

http://www.audiocircle.com/index.php?topic=40968.0

Edit: OK, I see you have figured it out and updated your post. I will leave my post with the link to instructions since this topic appears to be attracting a lot of newbies. This is a great circle and I am glad it is attracting new blood.

Faust3D · « **Reply #113 on:** 17 Aug 2011, 08:46 pm »

Sorry about that, my hosting is acting up.

Jazzman53 · « **Reply #114 on:** 7 Sep 2011, 09:53 pm »

New photos:

BobM · « **Reply #115 on:** 19 Oct 2011, 03:13 pm »

Here's my newly acquired and personally restored pair of Apogee Calipers

and just to make it official ...

Driven by a McCormack DNA 500, Audio Prism Mantissa preamp, Ayre CX7eMP CD, Hagerman Trumpet phonostage with a Piccolo step-up, a cloned VPI turntable, Moerch DP6 arm and Transfiguration Temper cartridge.

BobM · « **Reply #116 on:** 21 Oct 2011, 02:04 pm »

Oh well, for those with imagination it was a picture of Lonewolf leaning on the Calipers, with a beer in hand.

Admin - you can certeinly delete the post with a bad pic URL if you wish to.

SteveFord · « **Reply #117 on:** 20 Nov 2011, 10:57 pm »

One of the problems confronting planar speaker owners is the low WAF (wife acceptance factor). Many lady planar owners face the same dilemma.
Mine is a saint but even so, they do tend to dominate a room and resemble something from 2001: A Space Odyssey. What the hell was that thing, anyway?

The answer struck me like a bolt out of the blue - what is required is the ever popular doiley and a nice gernaium trick! My wife just loves it and I'll bet yours will, too.

And with the holidays coming up, what could be more festive than adding a little fake snow courtesy of a plastic bag from the grocery store?

Add a couple of blinking lights and your Xmas decorating is done with a minimum of muss and fuss.

josh358 · « **Reply #118 on:** 21 Nov 2011, 10:21 pm »

Quote from: SteveFord on 20 Nov 2011, 10:57 pm

Mine is a saint but even so, they do tend to dominate a room and resemble something from 2001: A Space Odyssey. What the hell was that thing, anyway?

The monolith? A planar speaker, of course. The aliens scattered them like breadcrumbs, in the assumption that we would want to acquire a complete set.

SteveFord · « **Reply #119 on:** 21 Nov 2011, 11:51 pm »

They saw that we were struggling with mono but weren't quite smart enough to develop stereo (let alone home theater)?
Now it makes sense, thanks!

Hey, Josh,
Where's the picture of your Tympanis?