Nelson Pass worked at ESS in the late-60’s/early-70’s.
Their TranStatic 1 loudspeaker was the first high end one I heard (in 1970), and my first ESL’s (the three tweeters in it were RTR’s), before hearing the Infinity Servo-Static 1 in ’71. I didn’t have the $ for the ESS ($1200/pr), but picked up a used pair in ’81 (for $400). One of them had a non-stock replacement woofer for the legendary KEF B-139 used in the speaker, so I called ESS to get another. I got the last remaining woofer they had in stock! I still have the TranStatics.
The TranStatic had been discontinued when the Heil-fitted model became a huge seller, in ’73, wasn’t it?
Their TranStatic 1 loudspeaker was the first high end one I heard (in 1970), and my first ESL’s (the three tweeters in it were RTR’s), before hearing the Infinity Servo-Static 1 in ’71. I didn’t have the $ for the ESS ($1200/pr), but picked up a used pair in ’81 (for $400). One of them had a non-stock replacement woofer for the legendary KEF B-139 used in the speaker, so I called ESS to get another. I got the last remaining woofer they had in stock! I still have the TranStatics.
The TranStatic had been discontinued when the Heil-fitted model became a huge seller, in ’73, wasn’t it?