kirk tarrant

anyone know anything about it like features, howmany inputs out puts, i can get one cheap i tihnk just un sure what it does

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I have one. It's an ESP-2 with a center channel output. It has single left and right stereo inputs and outputs for left and right stereo, and center channel. It has bass, mid and treble levels for the l/r outputs and level for the center. The wired remote control has a spatial restoration level and a center channel level. What the spatial restoration does is remove signals common to the left and right channels. So it basically removes mono information in order to highlight the stereo signals. This can create the illusion of a wider soundstage. I have found that it can help with kick panel installations to lift the height of the stage and widen it a bit, especially with tweeters. Turning the level up too high though destroys the center image. So, that's where the center output comes in. If you have a center channel amp and speaker, this can help. It's a neat toy that can sometimes be useful but is generally poo-pooed on in competition (but time alignment is perfectly acceptable; not quite sure about that one). I like mine and find it useful.

kirk tarrant

is it worth 100 dollars brand new?

PerryB

$100, canadian, brand new, is a pretty good price imo, but do you need one? It is not a linedriver or anything like that.

It is a spatial restoration thingy(yes, I know, quite technical). I have one here(hasn't been in a system in quite a few years).

Understand what it is and does before you decide if you want to buy one.

here is a link to the owner's manual to the ESP-2(they don't have a link to the 1 for the esp-3), but as mentioned, it is essentially an esp-2 with a center speaker output/volume control.

http://www.audiocontrol.com/PDF/Owne...ed/ESP2_OM.pdf

Take a look at that.

bigunner1

if you can get one for 100 bux brand new, i would buy it. they were worth well over 400 new when they came out, and i dont think they have been in production for e few years now. i got one and i like it. maybe even love it?

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Wow, $100 brand new is great. The case on mine is scratched up pretty good. The control alone is worth around $50 US.