electrostatic speakers tend to play certain kinds of music well, but generaly, if your preference is rock or blues, stick with dynamic speakers. I've listened to several Martin Logan models over the years and none of them were able to play Metallica like a good similarly priced dynamic speaker can. Also, on some designs, when you listen to music with fast bass and explosive dynamics, with a smaller power amplifiers, the bass driver can lag behind the panels a bit, creating a weird effect. This problem's been battled with by manufacturers of electrostatic speakers, but I haven't seen it being completely resolved yet.
For light jazz or classical music though, most electrostatics will do.
Just what I observed during some listening to electrostatic speakers.
But they do sound good when you feed them the material they like to play.
dynamic speakers are still my preference.
For light jazz or classical music though, most electrostatics will do.
Just what I observed during some listening to electrostatic speakers.
But they do sound good when you feed them the material they like to play.
dynamic speakers are still my preference.