Mods to Apogee Scintillas?

Thanks for all the responses. I am supposed to have my Scintillas delivered on Wednesday. From there it is restoration time because most of these speakers have issues because of age. I will need to deal with ribbon replacement so I figured that while the speakers were being worked on why not inquire as to what other enhancements could be done. Many thanks for all the encouragement. Bob

ecclectique,
I hope soon to mate the Scintillas with the Supratek Chenin. That would be some combo with a good digital amplifier to make the Scintillas sing. Bob

How about using ribbons as drivers! I guess I will have to answer my own threads!

Thanks for your response and your thoughts about AtmaSphere. Bob

I have emailed Muralman1 at length and also post on the Apogee board. I thought by trying the Gon I might get a fresh perspective (which I did). Most of the people who are driving the Scintillas are now using the H20 amp which uses the Ice module. This amp is being made by a forum member Henry Ho just for the purpose of driving the most difficult Apogees. He uses Scintillas as his reference and this is the amp that I will most likely buy for this purpose. Muralman1 uses the monoblock version of this amp with amazing results. My Scintillas will be delivered tomorrow so I will be on pins and needles! I plan on visiting Henry in the next two weeks to hear what his amps can do for Scintillas. Bob

Joe,
the stereo version of the h2o is $2,000. Bob

Joe, which Apogee speakers are you looking at? Bob

I am planning on visiting Henry in two weeks. I have been told that his set-up is just awesome. I can't wait to bring my family to visit where I went to college ( Richmond) wink...wink

If you can get which Apogees this person has then we can come up with additional information as to the price you should pay etc. for the speakers. Good luck on your Apogee hunt, it could be quite interesting. Bob

I visited Henry Ho last Tuesday to listen to his Ice module H20 amp and it drove the Scintillas without ever losing its composure. It felt like the Scintillas were an easy load for this amp! The reality of the midrange was breathtaking! My wife is even in favor of me buying his amps now that I have the speakers! Bob