Jazzman MkIII Electrostatic Speaker

[Jazzman53]

Hi all,

Below is the finest loudspeaker I've ever built, and I'm happy to share it here.

I also have an extensive how-to website for building this type of speaker, and my drawings and parts lists are available to anyone crazy enough to attempt it, at no charge

Enjoy!
Charlie

My website: Jazzman's DIY Electrostatic Loudspeaker Page

Speaker video: Jazzman Model III ESL - YouTube

Stator build video: Electrostatic Loudspeaker Build - Part 1 - YouTube

Panel assembly video: Electrostic Loudspeaker Build Part 2 - YouTube

 

[Mikado463]

Well done Charlie !! they look superb, trust the sound does them justice !!

 

[Jazzman53]

Well done Charlie !! they look superb, trust the sound does them justice !!

Thanks Dave. They do not disappoint. Regretfully; I can only share with you this little cellphone video of them playing: Jazzman MkIII ESL Playing - YouTube

 

[joeinid]

Very nice! Sounds great.

 

[slowgeezr]

Beautiful! Well done!

 

[Barry]

Very Beautiful. What a terrific job and thanks for sharing the links.

 

[a.wayne]

Thanks Dave. They do not disappoint. Regretfully; I can only share with you this little cellphone video of them playing: Jazzman MkIII ESL Playing - YouTube

Nice jazzman , wired stators are the way to go for sure ..!!!

 

[Jazzman53]

Nice jazzman , wired stators are the way to go for sure ..!!!

Wire stators are definitely more reliable; especially for DIY speakers. And, that wire stators can be segmented to tailor the dispersion pattern is a benefit that wouldn't be possible with perf-metal stators.

 

[puroagave]

Very cool and congrats on a job well done. The spaced wire stators in your design are reminiscent of Audiostatic 'stats from the Netherlands, circa early '90s.

 

[Henry303]

Impressive, I can only imagine the pride, congratulations!

 

[Mike]

Hi all,

Below is the finest loudspeaker I've ever built, and I'm happy to share it here.

I also have an extensive how-to website for building this type of speaker, and my drawings and parts lists are available to anyone crazy enough to attempt it, at no charge

Enjoy!
Charlie

My website: Jazzman's DIY Electrostatic Loudspeaker Page

Speaker video: Jazzman Model III ESL - YouTube

Stator build video: Electrostatic Loudspeaker Build - Part 1 - YouTube

Panel assembly video: Electrostic Loudspeaker Build Part 2 - YouTube

Very nice! Congrats.


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[brad225]

That, is a very impressive job Charlie.

 

[Alpinist]

Tremendous sound quality. Congrats on a job well done!

Ken

 

[CPP]

Very nice and thank you Charlie for sharing

 

[Hear Here]

Thanks for sharing - they look great. They remind me a little of these Dutch-built tube active speakers

 

[stereogeek]

Holy crap, that is some badass work right there! Congrats.

 

[Jazzman53]

Yes, I've seen those. Also; there is an active DIY electrostatic speaker club in the Netherlands.

I find it interesting that most DIY ESL builders in the US use perf metal stators (probably because they are so much easier to build), whereas the Dutch builders use wire stators almost exclusively, and most are full-range designs with exotic hand-wound transformers. The Dutch group's speakers are far advanced with their electronics but I've not seen any that were symmetrically segmented for wide dispersion, like mine.