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Biete aus Nachlass , vier Stück 12“ Passivmembranen für ESS Lautsprecher !
Und vier gebrauchte Ersatzschwingspulen für den großen ESS AMT !
Gerne Abholung !
DHL Versand geht aber auch !
Privat Verkauf ohne Gewährleistung, Rücknahme oder Sachmängelhaftung !
Timing matters here because these ESS parts are vintage and model-specific, so availability is often the real story. At €100, this looks like a strong deal: it sits below the €138 25th percentile and well under the €151 median, so it’s priced on the attractive side of the current used market.
What makes it worthwhile is the Heil AMT family’s reputation for speed, openness, and very un-boxy treble, and the fact that replacement parts still exist suggests the platform remains supportable. For a buyer, the main upside is getting into a classic ESS piece cheaply enough to justify a restoration or spares purchase; just confirm exactly which AMT version and parts are included, because compatibility can vary and that matters more than cosmetics on this one.
Independent perspective — not a price guarantee. Always verify condition, accessories and provenance before purchase.
ESS is best known as ESS Technology, a U.S. semiconductor company founded by Forrest Mozer in 1983 as Electronic Speech Systems. It began in California and grew from speech and multimedia chips into a specialist in audio conversion silicon, with its later identity strongly tied to digital audio technology rather than finished consumer hi-fi products.
The company’s core focus is audio DACs and ADCs—especially the SABRE family—used by manufacturers in audio, mobile, automotive, and professional equipment. In hi-fi terms, ESS is not primarily a maker of amplifiers, speakers, turntables, or headphones; instead, it supplies the conversion chips that sit inside many third-party components.
In the market, ESS has a technical, high-performance, component-supplier reputation rather than a consumer brand identity. Among informed audiophiles it is often associated with high-end and upper-mid-tier digital playback, while also being somewhat niche because its name usually appears inside other brands’ products rather than on the front panel. It is a respected engineering brand, but not a vintage collector name in the usual sense.
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