Von Schweikert Audio / Endeavor Special Edition (ESE) Loudspeakers

Offered for sale is a pair of Von Schweikert Audio Endeavor Special Edition loudspeakers, widely known as the ESE. The ESE takes the elegant, compact footprint of the Endeavor platform and infuses it with substantial technology derived from Von Schweikert’s far more ambitious VR and ULTRA designs, creating a true full-range loudspeaker that can deliver scale, refinement, and dimensional realism without dominating the room.

The design combines dual 7-inch anodized-aluminum woofers, a 6.5-inch Kevlar midrange, a modified beryllium-diaphragm tweeter, and an adjustable rear-firing ribbon ambience driver. ULTRA-series crossover concepts, premium Mundorf components, MasterBuilt internal wiring, WBT Next-Gen binding posts, and Von Schweikert’s heavily damped triple-wall cabinet construction give the ESE unusual coherence, low coloration, and control.

Reviewers consistently singled out the ESE’s ability to reproduce the acoustic space of a performance. Dr. Michael Bump of Enjoy the Music wrote that it “authentically recreates the performance space in a manner and scale I’ve never before experienced from a full-range speaker of this footprint or price point.” Maurice Jeffries likewise praised its expressiveness, image focus, staging, rich tone, airy top end, and class-leading microdynamic communication.

The result is a loudspeaker with the image precision and coherence associated with a fine monitor, yet with the bass foundation, scale, dynamics, and enveloping soundstage of a much larger design. This pair represents a compelling opportunity to own a handcrafted American reference loudspeaker at a fraction of its original price. Please contact GTT for complete details regarding finish, condition, included accessories, crates, and freight arrangements.