Moving to a dynamic speaker from a Electrostatic


I am downsizing my home and presently have soundlab M2's.
I would like to hear from people who have moved back into a dynamic speaker from electrostatics and what makes were the ones that you listened to and eventually settled on.
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Take a look at the speakers I have used in my system pics and if you wish to discuss any of them feel free to contact me.
Roscoeiii, Yes, that is correct; I have finished my review and it is undergoing the process of editing, technical corrections if any, etc. prior to publication.

The Nimbus White is a remarkable speaker; to my ear they have the same level of cleanness/definition of an ESL but with a focused soundstage. Whereas the Sound Lab and King Sound King III (reviewed for Dagogo.com - that one is published) "atomize" the performers, diffusing them over a widespread soundstage, the Nimbus White is laser sharp but still generously sized soundstage. The Legacy Whisper DSW Clarity Edition splits the difference in that regard as it acts like a line source but is concentrated with the multiplicity of Mid/Treble drivers in the center of the speaker. They all are capable of stunning vividness and realism, but achieve it in different ways.

For a person who has owned the grandness of a Sound Lab it would be a shame to move to a speaker which was physically incapable of replicating both he scale and dynamic impact of the performance. I'm guessing the OP is acutely aware of this, but perhaps not. If budget is foremost in his mind he may be wishful that quality of the sought speaker may provide enough of these other aspects of performance, but I caution that it will not. :)