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head. Some may suggest that this is the place to 
save money and purchase small, inexpensive 
speakers. If you choose to do so, be prepared 
to upgrade in the future as discrete multi-channel 
digital encoding is proliferating rapidly and the 
demands on surround speakers have increased.
Subwoofer
With any good surround system you will need high-
quality subwoofers (the .1 in a 5.1, 6.1, or 7.1 
channel surround system). Most movie soundtracks 
contain large amounts of bass information as part of 
the special effects. Good subwoofers will provide a 
foundation for the rest of the system.
E
LECTROSTATIC
 A
DVANTAGES
How can sound be reproduced by something that 
you are able to see through? Electrostatic energy 
makes this possible.
Where the world of traditional loudspeaker 
technology deals with cones, domes, diaphragms 
and ribbons that are moved with magnetism, the 
world of electrostatic loudspeakers deals with 
charged electrons attracting and repelling each other.
To fully understand the electrostatic concept, some 
background information will be helpful. Remember 
when you learned in a science or physics class 
that like charges repel each other and opposite 
charges attract each other? Well, this principle is 
the foundation of the electrostatic concept.
An electrostatic transducer consists of three pieces: 
stators, the diaphragm and spacers (see figure 
16). The diaphragm is what actually moves to 
excite the air and create music. The stator’s job 
is to remain stationary, hence the word stator, 
and to provide a reference point for the moving 
diaphragm. The spacers provide the diaphragm 
with a fixed distance in which to move between 
the stators.
As your amplifier sends music signals to an 
electrostatic speaker, these signals are changed 
into two high-voltage signals that are equal in 
strength but opposite in polarity. These high 
voltage signals are then applied to the stators. 
Figure 16.  Cut away view of an electrostatic 
transducer. Notice the simplicity due to minimal 
parts usage.
Figure 17. Cut away view of a typical moving 
coil driver. Notice the complexity due to the high 
number of parts.