Found them in my parents basement...

ble0t · 24th May 2004, 11:27 PM

I found this pair of ESS 3-way speakers in my parents basement. My dad said he special ordered them when he was in college in the mid seventies. I haven't been able to find anything about the exact specs of them, but from what he said, they were the last cone based speakers that ESS made before going totally over to electrostatic.

The interesting thing about them is the feature in the back...

Any 'old timers' have any info they can give me? I'm looking forward to trying these things out

ble0t · 24th May 2004, 11:34 PM

Crap....pics aren't loading....I'll get em up later tonight...

UPDATE - Ahhh...there we go....pics

fcel · 24th May 2004, 11:35 PM

Try uploading again without doing a "preview".

planet10 · 25th May 2004, 02:46 AM

We need to see a no-grill picture...

dave

ble0t · 25th May 2004, 03:42 AM

I haven't figured out how the grill is secured on there, but it is on there quite well. I don't want to damage them at all, so I'll keep 'gently' trying...

BAM · 25th May 2004, 01:03 PM

If you get them off, you can build new ones using MDF and the grill fabric and grill guides from Parts Express. Cheap and simple.

markp · 25th May 2004, 01:59 PM

ESS used Heil AMTs in the upper models like the one you have. Ofteen they were two way with a 12" woofer and an AMT for the highs and mids. Not bad for the day but you can make something better out of the AMTs.

b curry · 25th May 2004, 02:56 PM

I had a pair of these in the 1970's.

It did not have the AMT.

It was a two way design. I think it used a 1' Phillips tweeter and a 12"

The grills were guled in place, not removeable.

They sounded quite good in there day.

ble0t · 25th May 2004, 04:43 PM

Anyone have any good links for those Heils? I haven't been able to find anything good as of yet...

b curry · 25th May 2004, 05:00 PM

www.essspeakers.com

24th May 2004, 11:27 PM	#1
ble0t diyAudio Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: Milwaukee, WI	Found them in my parents basement... I found this pair of ESS 3-way speakers in my parents basement. My dad said he special ordered them when he was in college in the mid seventies. I haven't been able to find anything about the exact specs of them, but from what he said, they were the last cone based speakers that ESS made before going totally over to electrostatic. The interesting thing about them is the feature in the back... Any 'old timers' have any info they can give me? I'm looking forward to trying these things out __________________ gravity always wins

24th May 2004, 11:34 PM	#2
ble0t diyAudio Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: Milwaukee, WI	Crap....pics aren't loading....I'll get em up later tonight... UPDATE - Ahhh...there we go....pics __________________ gravity always wins

25th May 2004, 02:46 AM	#4
planet10 frugal-phile(tm) diyAudio Moderator Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Victoria, BC, NA, Sol III Blog Entries: 4	We need to see a no-grill picture... dave __________________ community sites t-linespeakers.org, frugal-horn.com ........ commercial site planet10-HiFi p10-hifi forum here at diyA

25th May 2004, 03:42 AM	#5
ble0t diyAudio Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: Milwaukee, WI	I haven't figured out how the grill is secured on there, but it is on there quite well. I don't want to damage them at all, so I'll keep 'gently' trying... __________________ gravity always wins

25th May 2004, 01:59 PM	#7
markp diyAudio Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: L.A., CA	ESS used Heil AMTs in the upper models like the one you have. Ofteen they were two way with a 12" woofer and an AMT for the highs and mids. Not bad for the day but you can make something better out of the AMTs. __________________ If it sounds good... it is good!


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24th May 2004, 11:35 PM	#3
fcel diyAudio Member Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: LA County	Try uploading again without doing a "preview".

25th May 2004, 01:03 PM	#6
BAM diyAudio Member Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Carmel, IN; West Lafayette, IN	If you get them off, you can build new ones using MDF and the grill fabric and grill guides from Parts Express. Cheap and simple.

25th May 2004, 02:56 PM	#8
b curry diyAudio Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: Michigan	I had a pair of these in the 1970's. It did not have the AMT. It was a two way design. I think it used a 1' Phillips tweeter and a 12" The grills were guled in place, not removeable. They sounded quite good in there day.

25th May 2004, 04:43 PM	#9
ble0t diyAudio Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: Milwaukee, WI	Anyone have any good links for those Heils? I haven't been able to find anything good as of yet... __________________ gravity always wins

25th May 2004, 05:00 PM	#10
b curry diyAudio Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: Michigan	www.essspeakers.com

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