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Well St Pat, if you are looking for a different sound, there are thousands of choices to be made.
Have you tried hearing any Magnepans?
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Thousands of choices, yes. Too many if you ask me.
No, I have not heard Magnepans. Not really an option due to size constraints of my room. At one point I did have some Monsoon computer speakers. Those, I think, were electrostats--flat, screen-like looking things. Nice 3D sound from those considering their use.
Eventually I'd like to sample a bit of everything--ribbon tweeters, electrostats, soft domes, etc. My budget is limited at this time, so the M40s provided an excellent opportunity to try something else without breaking the bank. No rush on the other things, though. I'll probably be in this hobby for a long time and don't feel the need to cram everything in right now. 
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Hmmmm...port plugging...I wonder what our AXIOM BUDDIES have to tell us about this subject.
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Okay, I just checked--Maggies are planar-ribbon speakers. So, what is an electrostat? Hmm, that word just seemed to be stuck in my head about the Magnepans. . .
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Quads and Dayton-Wrights were electrostatics -- no magnetic fields, just used a very high voltage amplifier to drive the membranes.
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An example of an electrostat is MartinLogan speakers.
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In reply to:
An example of an electrostat is MartinLogan speakers.
I had a chance to hear a set of the big Martins and o' man how sweet they sound  .
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They sound sweet, true, but their sweet spot is infinitesimally small. 
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Rick
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