EPOS ES11 is an excellent speaker during its time. I got robbed once and bought it again. I got a chance once to listen it paired to a monstrous Naim set by an tech-freak guy in 1996 in UK. You know what system?

Full fledge CDS with its own power supply/Hi cap, NAC52 with 2 Naim Hi-Cap, 4 NAP250, stacked on a set of Mana Acoustics tables - connected to the EPOS ES11 and interchangably with a floorstander, i can't remember the model, ES25 i think. Damn chun the sound especially rock, vocals and acoustics. Somehow i can't just describe the sound - best rock sound ever heard with the floorstander and not far behind with ES11. Its true that ES11 require perfect partnership. Even my friend owning Pink Triangle De Capo and power supply, Mark Levinson pre-power amps plus KEF reference also jaw dropped listening to rock and acoustic music through Naim EPOS combo, even with ES11 not to mention with ES25. And i have listened to many old school hi-fi during mid 90s

Now the ES11 is already retired for almost 10 years in its box. Once thinking of selling but what the heck, just keeping it for memory sake. Perhaps i'll open it again one day and listen to the glorious sound it can produce

Better take them out of the box and gave them few rounds of 'exercises'..
If storage area has lots of moisture, storing the speakers inside the boxes is not good.

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Added on December 30, 2008, 9:33 pmAnyone know where to find the speaker grille for ES11?

This post has been edited by car_o_scope: Dec 30 2008, 09:33 PM

Hey... how are you man.. just found out that you also having the Menthor Integra Amplifier! Is it still there or long gone?!

Sorry for the late response, this thread been buried and hard to notice..

Still got the epos, beautiful and my setup finally manage to get the bass released after more than 2 months playing it regularly...

I listened to ES14 b4. wow man, the bass is awesome for the size.. mid is silky smooth. The speaker can be played loud without the sound become congested or compress... thumb up

Epos have been around two deecade now yet still undeniable especially when comes to matching with good partnering like Naim....PRAT!

How about others amp?

exposure/creek amplifier is a very good match with Epos speakers

still kumpul duit.... for such amplifier!

Hey epos fans.
I am an onwer of a epos m5, sad to say , its retired aside as i am playing with a 3/5a.
From my experience, epos speakers are power hunger speakers, may it be old or new. Perhaps, longer running in on the speakers will be sufficient to bring out the bass, I am suffering lacking of bass for the first year, after a period of run in i am quite amazed with the bass.

epos...power hungry? may i know which amp are you driving it?Tot that Ls3/5 is even more to drive claim by many too....

Well, i would say that the ls35/a is easier to drive compared to m5, even tried on es11. the first try i was using a unison research simply 2, when i tried the comparing.

Then i changed to another amp, sonic frontier power 1. where i compared again, then i realised that the hi freq is more pleasing to listen to, comparing to low power simply 2.

Well all this is based on what i feel and how i think. as u can see i mainly play with tube amps, i am not sure how it would peform on a solid state.

the epos m5 is very good match with Creek amp. Ls35a is good match with Quad 303 amp.

I've never got the chance to audition m5 on creek, but when i bought it, the seller hooked it up on naim, i was on the decision to get a proacs studio10 or m5, Pro acs has the sound stage, and the lows, i was attracted by the mid highs of the m5, and from the price difference too. I am more to a mid high lover.

wah u compare proac studio 10 with m5, mana boleh bro, price gap more than double the m5 price la...i was surprised u got the m5 instead. usually if u want to buy speaker u have to test with around the same price level. The seller really smart, hook with naim, sure good la.. naim damn bloody expensive, and i guess u wont get the same sound quality when u hook with your own amplifier. btw what the seller hook on the studio 10? M5 is famous for its midrange, but lack the bass. If u want m5 with bass, have to go for m12.2. These 2 models won many many awards but i doubt whether these speakers are really that good or due to marketing gimmick

really ...lah one clever seller hooking Naim with it.Most importantly is that YOU..must be comfortable then the rest is secondary.....enjoy it.

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Added on January 19, 2009, 8:14 pmyup...as far i notice most of times Ls3/5 goes well with tubes like those retro amplifier.I think it is really sweet and seducive...lor
You sure know your stuffs...mate..envy yu lah

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Added on January 19, 2009, 8:18 pmAiyoh...during tis time down turn really turn me away....no appetie for gears lah.....apply for global too.

This post has been edited by Tak-one: Jan 19 2009, 08:18 PM

Any of you know where can get a pair of the grilles for ES11? I only have the non-perforated plastic cover.

Deng,
The 12.2 is a gem. I bought 1 brand new set for my friend back in July and another used set for my own usage about 3 months ago! My used set is 2 years old and only recently I manage to unleash the bass...as my friend who bought brand new(7month ago), he's still in run-in stage as he seldom got time to listen to the speakers!

So the story is... it really took time to get it right! And yes the bigger the amp...the better it sounds!

hey...max soon enuf when yr friend kena the poison...hari hari mau ....listen lor.

hahahah....
supposingly cannot, but then again still i settle for the m5. its 1/2 the price off studio 10. He recommend me other few speakers, JM labs, Wharfadle... nah, i read too much what HI FI. (now i no longer read them)(marketing Gimmick like u say.)..No doubt it sound nice on the naim, not to say all the cables he used are "BOSS" forget what brand already. Summore pass through a Richard gray power conditioner. Strategy... When i reach home i just listen to it for like 15 mins after hooking up then i leave aside for 3 days without powering of to run it. Summore to forget whats the feel of the naim amp. DENG ! I poisoned mysef with my own setup hahaa...

Anyway M5 would be sweet on tubes too. Tried it on quad 303. and Jadis JA15 ( if i din recall wrong) The Quad will potray very lots of mid range there will be slight improvement in mid low. Jadis though its expensive its not my cup of tea, however the female voice to it is simply seductive, but if u change to jazz its just too mellow.

i dont think the equipment are the only culprit when you bring your new speaker home...
Another factor is room acoustic...I spent almost many many weeks just to get the right position for my speaker to perform at its best!

But when i found the ultimate place to put my speaker... my home minister said the speaker kinda to close to the dining table and obstruct people path to that area... arrrrgghhh! Tension tension...

Should I remove the dining table or... find another room to park my hifi??