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Electrostatic Near-Field Loudspeaker 

 

 

www.sombetzki-elektrostaten.de 

 

Figure 2: One of two connection panels 

Please  note  the  maximum  power  rating  of  the 

ESL  HOME 

when  connecting  your 

amplifier (see technical specifications). To achieve the highest sound quality, high 

quality  amplifiers  should  be  selected.  The  ESL  HOME  is  not  "impedance  critical". 

Both  tube  and  transistor  amplifiers  are  suitable.  "Single  Ended"  amplifiers  have 

been successfully tested. 

 

Set up 

6.1     Orientation 

As mentioned in point 4 (Installation), your ESL HOME will be placed close to the 

listening position. For this purpose, two example of placement option are given:  

 

Single place (armchair, chair, etc.) 

 

Multi-seat arrangement (sofa, seating groups, etc.) 

Single place  

Before you begin setting up your 

ESL Home

you need to locate the left and right 

speakers.

 You will find the serial number on the LOGO shield. It ends with a letter 

("L" or "R"), which means 

left 

or 

right. 

Your 

ESL HOME

 will set up with the longer 

side of the electronic housing parallel to your left and right side. In this way, little 

living  space  is  "lost"  (see  graph  3).  The  connection  panel  is  now  located  on  the 

narrow  side  facing  the  wall  (factory  version).  Now  move  your 

ESL  HOME

  so  far 

forward  and  to  the  side  that  you  can  perform  the  settings  and  angle  settings 

described in point 4. 

Summary of Contents for ESL HOME

Page 1: ...Electrostatic Near Field Loudspeaker ESL HOME Owner s Manual ...

Page 2: ...Safety instructions 5 3 3 Unpacking 6 3 4 Out of the box 6 3 5 Cleaning 6 3 6 Warranty 6 3 7 Warranty extension 6 4 Installation 7 4 1 Acoustic influences 7 5 Connecting 8 5 1 Mains connection 8 5 2 Amplifier connection 8 6 Set up 9 6 1 Orientation 9 6 2 Settings 11 6 3 Simulating headphones stand alone installation 12 6 4 Adjusting bass intensity 13 7 Specifications 14 ...

Page 3: ...ve chosen a quality product that meets the highest requirements both phonetically and technically There is no need for the usual insertion time of this electrostatic transducer system since this has already been done in our company Please read the technical description and operating instructions to fully utilize the sound capabilities of your ESL HOME and ensure safe operation ...

Page 4: ...ner Known disadvantages of loudspeaker reproduction in the room such as resonances reverberation disturbing wall ceiling and ground reflections of the sound waves have no influence on the listener The use of an ultrathin 1 5 μm 1 5 1000 mm and thus quasi massless film for the manufacture of the loudspeaker diaphragm makes the use of electrostatic headphones with their known disadvantages such as i...

Page 5: ...oltage specified on the connection fields Do not install near any sources of heat Do not expose the device to direct sunlight Do not place the device in an area with high humidity Never insert objects into device openings Ensure that no fluids can penetrate the interior of the device Danger of electric shock if the device is open Always carry out repairs by qualified personnel Never clean the syst...

Page 6: ...Opening the device by unauthorized personnel will invalidate the warranty No warranty claims exist for damage caused by overload improper handling or external influences 3 7 Warranty extension As the first owner you can extend the statutory guarantee of 2 years for a further 3 years Please visit our homepage and complete the warranty extension form www sombetzki elektrostaten de garantieerweiterun...

Page 7: ...igure 1 Figure 1 space area 4 1 Acoustic influences The ESL HOME is a so called dipole loudspeaker Its sound radiation is identical front and rear as acoustically open but relative to the other side phase rotated by 180 Thus the transducer is subject to the acoustical short circuit This increases in intensity with decreasing frequency The transmission behavior of the ESL HOME is therefore lineariz...

Page 8: ...ltiplier The power consumption is thereby small under 0 3 watts so that a power switch was omitted deliberately On the other hand an electrostatic sound transducer needs a certain charging time several hours after the commissioning in order to provide the maximum sound quality It is therefore advisable to keep the ESL HOME permanently to the mains 5 2 Amplifier connection The ESL HOME has two pair...

Page 9: ...the listening position For this purpose two example of placement option are given Single place armchair chair etc Multi seat arrangement sofa seating groups etc Single place Before you begin setting up your ESL Home you need to locate the left and right speakers You will find the serial number on the LOGO shield It ends with a letter L or R which means left or right Your ESL HOME will set up with ...

Page 10: ... adjustable pipe is facing the inside facing the seat Under this prerequisite you can adjust the optimum listening position by turning the speaker heads To ensure that the connection cables do not run in the wrong direction during this installation the opposing connection panel can be released in order to carry out the cabling see section 5 2 Please do not forget to screw on the cover LOGO of the ...

Page 11: ...tighten it by turning the wheel to the right The displacement range is approx 20 cm See figure 5 Figure 5 Hand wheel on head Horizontal angle An additional handwheel is located on the electronic housing see figure 6 After you have loosened it turn to the left the loudspeaker head can be rotated about 90 around the tube axis This allows the transducer to be angled to your ears mentioned in point 4 ...

Page 12: ...parallel to each other The transducers are exactly at ear level Then the angle to your face is 90 The difference to an attached headphone is now acoustically only at the distance of the sound transducer to your ears In this position so called dummy head recordings that were originally produced for headphone playback can be listened to in adequate quality Recent binaural recordings also benefit fro...

Page 13: ...y The reproduction intensity of the low frequencies depends on the set up see Section 4 ff and the amplifier used such as a tube or transistor amplifier With the switch mounted on one connection panel the bass can be raised by 3 dB B position in the range of 40 to about 70 hertz Figure 8 Bass boost ...

Page 14: ... Working temperature range Storage temperature range Relative humidity Housing design Electronics Grille cloth home speaker for listening distances 60 cm 120 cm 102 dB 1m 37 21 kHz 3 dB 60 cm 4 8 Ω 4 mm 75 80 W 25Veff max 230VAC 50 60 Hz 0 5 W IEC appliance inlet C8 One electrostatic broadband transducer 50 30 3 6 cm 115 44 14 5 without stainless steel stabilizer approx 21 kg 0 40 C 25 40 C 5 90 M...

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