Final-Audio New Series electrostatics


I am a fan of Final-Audio Electrostatic speakers.  I have transitioned to the current models.  Any others out there in audio land using the newest iterations?  The M series.

riverdinaudio

Hi All...  Just thought I'd post a picture of my M12+'s in my listening space...  I special ordered them with the clear panels and really like them that way.  

Thanks @pinwa , for the tracks.

I also appreciate seeing other owners out there (although mine haven't arrived yet). I wondered how the market penetration has been. I've seen almost no coverage of Final's speakers aside from mentions or slightly more than mentions in show coverage. I did run into one of the professional reviewers at CanJam Dallas last year. We were standing in line waiting a turn at the Warwick Acoustics (electrostat headphone brand) isolation box/booth. This guy said he'd heard them at one of the shows and wanted to get a pair in to review, just hadn't gotten that worked out yet. Hopefully that arrangement does and that there are more.

I have no idea about the demand side but production on the M35s and shipment into the US has been very slow.  I believe the first M35 was delivered in December and I got the second unit towards the end of January.  I suspect there are still only a handful of units here but I don't know that for a fact and I have no idea what shipments in to Europe have been like.  It is a  brand new product and technology for Final so I think it has taken time to increase production.  They have also run into some issues with customs that have created problems.

Dear FINAL Owners and Audiophiles,

SunMoon / Ravi / HighResHiFi joining the conversation to share insights and the fun journey of launching FINAL in the US market as a lifelong Planar Audiophile with 27 years of Electrostatic, Planar Magnetic and Ribbon speaker ownership.


Had to let the conversation brew for a week as I completed my work deadlines related to my day job as an Automotive Engineering Strategy Consultant.


Since we are discussing highend audio and not politics, I dont think we need to hide behind screen names, so some introductions are in order.

 

  • Many thanks to riverdinaudio / Hal, my very first retail Silver M35 customer for starting the discussion so we can all share useful and enlightening experiences that will enrich the ownership while helping curious audiophiles gain a deeper understanding of FINALs.
  • pinwa / Paul, 2nd M35 owner in custom Red Metallic finish.
  • mark200mph / Mark, owner of the Silver show demo M35s together with the Silver TEKTON 7-10 Line source Subwoofer towers.
  • acousticrat34 / Len, owner of Black M12s.
  • madtrader / Dustin, soon to be owner of the custom White M35s
  • liquid sound / John, owner of Silver M12s with custom Clear Frost panels.

There are many other FINAL owners who may eventually join the conversation as we go, 


Let's go have some fun now.