I'm a current owner of ESW10 (3+ years). To me ESW11 failed to exceed in terms of both sound quality and physical beauty when comparing against the former portable flagship. Just my 2 cents though.

I can confirm that ESW11LTD share the same drivers with W3000anv. One of my friends went to AT's product launch press conference and one AT staff told him the aforementioned info.

Definitely one of the most epic threads I've ever read on Head-Fi. Mr. Mahler deserves a big round of applause! 

How is it possible that a thread about loudspeaker's design lacks mentioning of Bang & Olufsen?

http://www.burmester.de/en/produkte/index.php?product=2,9   Burmester never ceases to amaze me with their elegance. Simple yet refined design philosophy.

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This looks interesting. Subscribed.    In terms of it's form factor, I'm very happy to see that Sony's industrial design is still topnotch. Being a designer myself, I can see the aesthetic logic underneath their product design. 

This is absolutely beautiful. Congratulations on the successful hunt. I would've probably done a similar hunt if I didn't invest way too much in photography gear...

Audiogamma,   You may want to share this info with the administrators. This is obviously another sufficient evidence.

Subscribed.

Beyerdynamic T70 are only $400 on Amazon! http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B005EEOTFY/ref=s9_simh_gw_p23_d0_g23_i3?pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_s=center-2&pf_rd_r=0B1CFHDQCXA92EYBMQ7D&pf_rd_t=101&pf_rd_p=470938631&pf_rd_i=507846

Things may get exponentially worse. Kim's beloved little son is a crazier version of his dad...

So I just heard the news... Just want to see if anyone gives a s**t here...

Some recommendations from my past experience: Senn HD598, HD25-1 ii Denon D2000, D1100 Audio Technica M50, ESW9 Shure SRH840 AIAIAI TMA-1 KOSS DJ100 V-Moda Crossfade LP   All of them do not require serious amping to sound good, which is essential for starters.

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