Nothing screams “audiophile” quite like a towering pair of electrostatic speakers sitting in a living room. While still considered a niche class of speakers, the electrostatic design produces a remarkably thin, sheet-like transducer that’s unmistakably different from the cones people are used to seeing. Even Uncle Mike, who bought his last pair of speakers out of an unmarked van, will want to know what they are.We’re just teasing of course.
For the uninitiated, electrostatic speakers use a thin membrane sandwiched between two solid metal conductors, known as stators, to produce sound. The stators produce an electrostatic field that pushes the diaphragm back and forth, generating sound in much the same way a more traditional speaker cone would.
