These are one of my favourite 2-way speakers of all time. They are often over looked by other 2-way designs with 8" woofers, like the AR-4x and Dynaco A25 but, the EPI remains my favourite and in my opinion it is better than the ARs and Dynacos. Why? Neutrality. These are one of the most neutral (i.e. flat) sounding speakers from 45hz to 18hz. I actually own a really early version of the EPI 100 called the Epicure 100 and everyone loves them.
Over the Thanksgiving holidays I had the EPI 100V playing, they filled my living room with ease. I think I paired them up with the Sansui AU-101.
They have been completely refurbished. As usual, the foams were shot, so they were replaced with nice flitted foams from Rick Cobbs and then, the old 10uf capacitor was replaced. However, here is where the fun part begin, well, it wasn't a fun process but, this is where it gets interesting. I had a choice to replace the capacitors with a single 10uf non-polar cap however, I ended up doing a charge coupled network for them. This was the same exact setup is what I've done on my Epicure 100.
They sound quite superb. These inverted tweeters are excellent, they have great clarity and imaging, especially when recapped. For their size, the bass is quite adequate. Granted, they won't shake the fillings out but, they have some really nice bass for the size. Let it be known I am a huge fan of Winslow Burhoe designs and I know many of his speakers.
I remember doing a A/B comparison with my Epicure 100 and the AR-4x, both were recapped with original drivers. By far the Epicure was a nicer sounding one, much more open. Bass was similar. But, the tweeter was definitely better sounding on the Epicure over the ARs.
They are in great shape and are wrapped in wood grain vinyl. They will make great entry level speakers but, can be so much more. They're not that pretty with the grills off but, they do sound great! At least they look a lot better than the masonite tweeters...
Specifications:
http://www.humanspeakers.com/e/epi100.htm
Note: Huw Powell is a great guy, you can actually buy the latest incarnation of the EPI 100V from him off the link above. Still made in the USA with all handmade drivers! Thanks Huw!
Over the Thanksgiving holidays I had the EPI 100V playing, they filled my living room with ease. I think I paired them up with the Sansui AU-101.
They have been completely refurbished. As usual, the foams were shot, so they were replaced with nice flitted foams from Rick Cobbs and then, the old 10uf capacitor was replaced. However, here is where the fun part begin, well, it wasn't a fun process but, this is where it gets interesting. I had a choice to replace the capacitors with a single 10uf non-polar cap however, I ended up doing a charge coupled network for them. This was the same exact setup is what I've done on my Epicure 100.
They sound quite superb. These inverted tweeters are excellent, they have great clarity and imaging, especially when recapped. For their size, the bass is quite adequate. Granted, they won't shake the fillings out but, they have some really nice bass for the size. Let it be known I am a huge fan of Winslow Burhoe designs and I know many of his speakers.
I remember doing a A/B comparison with my Epicure 100 and the AR-4x, both were recapped with original drivers. By far the Epicure was a nicer sounding one, much more open. Bass was similar. But, the tweeter was definitely better sounding on the Epicure over the ARs.
They are in great shape and are wrapped in wood grain vinyl. They will make great entry level speakers but, can be so much more. They're not that pretty with the grills off but, they do sound great! At least they look a lot better than the masonite tweeters...
Specifications:
http://www.humanspeakers.com/e/epi100.htm
Note: Huw Powell is a great guy, you can actually buy the latest incarnation of the EPI 100V from him off the link above. Still made in the USA with all handmade drivers! Thanks Huw!
