Classic ESL 9

Classic ESL 9 is your ticket to a life-changing experience with a masterpiece of audio performance. This completely passive design features a 9.2-inch (CLS™) XStat™ electrostatic transducer, dual 8-inch aluminum-Cone woofers, and custom 5-way bi-wire tool-less binding posts.

Classic ESL 9

A masterpiece doesn’t just inspire emotions. It changes the way you feel, and it sticks with you long after you’ve left the art gallery or the concert hall. It’s considered a masterpiece precisely because of its ability to alter something inside you. Once you experience it, you’ll never be the same. Enjoying a masterpiece in your own home is something to aspire to.

Consider the Classic ESL 9 your ticket to a life-changing experience with a masterpiece of audio performance. You will never be the same.

Specifications

Specifications are subject to change without notice

Frequency Response 34–23,000 Hz ±3dB
Recommended Amplifier Power 20—400 watts per channel

Horizontal Dispersion

30°

Vertical Dispersion

44″ (112cm) line source

Sensitivity

90 dB/2.83 volts/meter

Impedance

4 Ohms, 0.8 at 20kHz Compatible with 4, 6, or 8 Ohm rated amplifiers.

Crossover Frequency

380Hz

High Frequency Transducer

XStat™ CLS™ electrostatic transducer » Panel Dimensions: 44″ x 9.2″ (112 x 23cm) » Radiating Area: 405 in² (2,576 cm² )

Low Frequency Transducer

Two 8” (20.3 cm) cast basket, high excursion, rigid aluminium cone woofers with extended throw drive assembly, non-resonance asymmetrical chamber format

Components

Custom-wound audio transformer, air core coils, low DCR steel laminate coils, polyester capacitors

Signal Inputs

Custom 5-way bi-wire tool-less binding posts

Power Draw

Max: 2W per channel Standby: <1W per channel

Weight

78 lbs. (35.4 kg)

Dimensions

59.8″ x 10.4″ x 25.4 ” (152cm x 26.4cm x 64.6cm)