BRAUN LE1
The BRAUN LE1 was the first electrostatic mode loudspeaker available on the German hi-fi market. German electronics company Braun started production in about 1959 with the technology licensed from the British Acoustical Manufacturing Co. Ltd..
The electronics inside were very similar to QUAD's famous ESL-57, however there were differences. While the stators were identical, the transformers and high voltage cascade were specially developed by Braun.
The loudspeakers were fed the audio signal plus a 220 Volt power supply by a special 4-wire cable using any of the following Braun tube amplifiers:
The speaker casing and supporting struts were designed by famed German designer Dieter Rams.
