In reply to:
Man,..........I was hoping someone would give a technical
synopsis on electrostatic speakers.
Electrostatic panels employ a very thin polyester film which has a special coating to render them semi-conductive. The one half-thousandth of an inch thick film is the driven element of the diaphragm which is sandwiched between two perforated metal screens. The screens are coated with a dedicated formula to prevent the panels from arcing and to avoid potential pinholes in the film. The bias voltage is high enough to yield the necessary sensitivity, but low enough to avoid complications in high humidity environments. The bias voltage is derived from the system's electronics-the external, low voltage power-supplies. The system operates within absolutely safe micro-ampere levels. The panels are housed in frames and decoupled from the woofers with small rubber pads to prevent transmission of unwanted vibrations to the panels. The subwoofers' construction-we call them subs, because they are separate enclosures and operate quite independently from the panels-is remarkably solid. The enclosures are made from 1 1/4-inch thick MDF braced with eight baffles from front to back, placed radially around the single driver-a modified long-throw 10-inch unit. The woofers' cones are made from a special polymer-coated paper, which makes them rather stiff with excellent damping characteristics.
Speaker specific but you get the idea...................
