Cool project. What panels do you plan to drive? Larger panels and/or smaller spacings mean more parasitic capacitance to charge and discharge, so more current from the amplifier. I/C is a figure of merit here, just like the original meaning of slew rate.
If your project is going to extend down into the lower midrange of frequencies, excursion is only linear if the diaphragm is constant charged and driven push-pull, so your amplifier is easiest with push-pull output. Depending on diaphragm-stator spacing you might want several hundreds to several thousand Volts swing available. No generic answer is possible.
This is a potentially very dangerous project, so you might reassure us that we're not aiding your death. Or much worse, someone else's.
Be safe, and all good fortune,
Chris
If your project is going to extend down into the lower midrange of frequencies, excursion is only linear if the diaphragm is constant charged and driven push-pull, so your amplifier is easiest with push-pull output. Depending on diaphragm-stator spacing you might want several hundreds to several thousand Volts swing available. No generic answer is possible.
This is a potentially very dangerous project, so you might reassure us that we're not aiding your death. Or much worse, someone else's.
Be safe, and all good fortune,
Chris
Not sure if this is helpful, but Patrick Turner has quite a lot to say about how to drive Quad ESL panels, and how that impacts the design of the amplifier ...
Quad II and ESL
Quad II and ESL
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