Martin Logan Speaker Reviews

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SteveFord

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Martin Logan Speaker Reviews
« on: 9 Oct 2010, 03:48 am »
Martin Logan Website
http://www.martinlogan.com/

Martin Logan Custom Shop
 Tone Audio, No 27 Feb 2010, pg 87
http://www.tonepublications.com/MAGPDF/TA_027.pdf

Martin Logan Factory Tour
 Martin Logan Website
 http://www.martinlogan.com/learn/tour-martinlogan.php

Aerius i Hybrid
 Audio Components, July/August 1997
http://www.audio-components.de/seiten/ac/info/martinlogan/ML_Aerius_i/Aeriusi.htm
 Secrets of Home Theater and High Fidelity, May 2000
http://www.hometheaterhifi.com/volume_7_2/martin-logan-aerius-i-5-2000.html
 Stereophile, October 1993
http://www.stereophile.com/floorloudspeakers/312/
 Tone Audio, No. 37, May 2011, pg. 66
http://www.tonepublications.com/MAGPDF/TA_037.pdf

Cinema Center Channel
 Home Theater and High Fidelity, July 2002
http://www.hometheaterhifi.com/volume_9_3/martin-logan-cinema-center-speaker-7-2002.html

CLS
 Stereophile, November 1986
http://stereophile.com/floorloudspeakers/650/

CLX
  Tone Audio, No. 19 2008, pg 97
http://www.tonepublications.com/MAGPDF/TA_019.pdf

ESL 
  Tone Audio, No. 37 May 2011 pg. 161
http://www.tonepublications.com/MAGPDF/TA_037.pdf

Ethos
  Australian Hi-Fi, Mar/April 2011
http://www.avhub.com.au/index.php/Product-Reviews/Hi-Fi/martinlogan-ethos-hybrid-electrostatic-loudspeakers/Page-1.html
  HiFi World, Jan 2011
http://www.hi-fiworld.co.uk/index.php/loudspeakers/65-reviews/265-martin-logan-ethos.html
  Secrets of Home Theater and High Fidelity, Mar 2011
http://www.hometheaterhifi.com/speakers-products-menu-column1-42/1062-martinlogan-ethos-hybrid-electrostatic-speakers.html
  Soundsatge, April 2011
http://www.soundstage.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=216:martinlogan-ethos-loudspeakers&catid=55:full-length-reviews&Itemid=4

Feature Speaker/Abyss Subwoofer
 Sound+Vision, June 2009
http://www.soundandvisionmag.com/tests-reviews/speakers/2009/06/martinlogan-feature-powered-speaker-and-abyss-subwoofer

5.1 Home Theater System
 Secrets of Home Theater and High Fidelity, March 2010
http://www.hometheaterhifi.com/home-theater-speakers/797-martinlogan-home-theater-system.html?showall=1

Masterpiece Renaissance ESL 15A
 Stereophile, December 2016
https://www.stereophile.com/category/floor-loudspeaker-reviews?page=1

Monolith
 Stereophile, March 1984
http://stereophile.com/floorloudspeakers/385ml/

Montage
 Stereophile, May 2005
http://stereophile.com/floorloudspeakers/505ml/

Montage Home Theater System
 Sound + Vision, June 2005
http://www.soundandvisionmag.com/tests-reviews/speakers/2005/06/martinlogan-montage-home-theater-speaker-system

Montis
  Stereophile, Sept 2012
http://www.stereophile.com/content/martinlogan-montis-loudspeaker

Montis Reserve Series
 The Absolute Sound, June 2014
http://www.theabsolutesound.com/articles/martinlogan-montis-reserve-series-electrostatic-hybrid-loudspeaker/
 Golden Ear Awards 2014
http://www.theabsolutesound.com/articles/2014-golden-ear-awards-paul-seydor/

Motion 5.1
 PerfectVision, June 2010
http://www.avguide.com/review/martinlogan-vista-loudspeaker

Neolith
  CNET, Dec 10, 2014 
http://www.cnet.com/news/this-high-end-speaker-costs-the-same-as-a-mercedes-benz-cls/

Prodigy Stereophile, July 2001
http://stereophile.com/floorloudspeakers/390/

Purity
  Home Theater Review, August 2010
http://hometheaterreview.com/martinlogan-purity-hybrid-electrostatic-loudspeaker-reviewed/
 Secrets of Home Theater and High Fidelity, February 2008
http://www.hometheaterhifi.com/speakers/273-a-secrets-speaker-review.html
 Tone Audio, No 25, 2009 pg 106
http://www.tonepublications.com/MAGPDF/TA_025.pdf

Quest Z
 Stereophile, October 1993
http://stereophile.com/floorloudspeakers/1093ml/

Sequel 2
 Stereophile, August 1989
http://stereophile.com/floorloudspeakers/889mlseq/

SL3
 Stereophile, May 1997
http://stereophile.com/floorloudspeakers/145/

Source
 The Absolute Sound, 2011 Editor's Choice
http://www.avguide.com/review/the-2011-editors-choice-awards-loudspeakers-1500-5000-tas-211?page=2
 AVGuide, March 2008
http://www.avguide.com/review/martinlogan-source-speaker
  Home Theater Review, August 2009
http://hometheaterreview.com/the-10-best-audiophile-speakers-list---2009/
 TechRadar, date unknown
http://www.techradar.com/reviews/audio-visual/hi-fi-and-audio/hi-fi-and-av-speakers/martinlogan-source-187357/review

Spire
 Secrets of Home Theater and High Fidelity, May 2008
www.hometheaterhifi.com/two-channel-speakers/344-a-secrets-speaker-review.html
 Tone Audio, No 23 2009 pg 110
http://www.tonepublications.com/MAGPDF/TA_023.pdf
 Tone Audio, No 25 2009, pg 72
http://www.tonepublications.com/MAGPDF/TA_025.pdf

Summit
 Tone Audio, No 13 2007 pg 114
http://www.tonepublications.com/MAGPDF/TA_013.pdf

Summit X
 Soundstage, September 2009
http://www.soundstage.com/equipment/martinlogan_summit_x.htm
 Tone Audio, date unknown
http://www.tonepublications.com/gear/the-martinlogan-summit-x-speakers/

Vantage
 Home  TheateReview, October 2008
http://hometheaterreview.com/martinlogan-vantage-hybrid-electrostatic-loudspeaker-reviewed/
 Smarthouse, August, 2007
http://www.smarthouse.com.au/Real_Sound/Industry/U3D9F6D9
 Tone Audio, No 10 2007 pg 108
http://www.tonepublications.com/MAGPDF/TA_010.pdf
 What Hi-Fi? date unknown
http://whathifi.com/Review/Martin-Logan-Vantage/

Vista
 The Absolute Sound, 2011 Editor's Choice
http://www.avguide.com/review/the-2011-editors-choice-awards-loudspeakers-1500-5000-tas-211?page=3
 The Absolute Sound, Jan 2007
http://www.avguide.com/review/martinlogan-vista-loudspeaker
  Home Theater Review, Oct 2010
http://hometheaterreview.com/martinlogan-vista-hybrid-electrostatic-loudspeaker-reviewed/





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Re: Martin Logan Speaker Reviews
« Reply #1 on: 20 Oct 2010, 07:25 am »
We featured the CLX in issue 19 and it was the first US review.  Also I was the only reviewer in the world to review them as part of a system with a pair of ML Descent I subs.....

SteveFord

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Re: Martin Logan Speaker Reviews
« Reply #2 on: 21 Oct 2010, 01:14 am »
Got it, thanks!
I'll try and go through your back issues over the weekend and update the reviews section.

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Re: Martin Logan Speaker Reviews
« Reply #3 on: 22 Nov 2011, 02:24 pm »
Is there a comparison table that shows all the current (or past) Martin Logan speakers? I know that this is an exaggeration, but it seems that every time I look through audio vendor catalogs it seems that there are several dozen ML speakers with seemingly very little differences and heavy discounts.

What are the important sonic differences between the various ML speaker models?

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Re: Martin Logan Speaker Reviews
« Reply #4 on: 22 Nov 2011, 02:48 pm »
Visit the ML site and you will see that the speakers organized into hierarchies. The ESL Reserve being the best speakers ML offers. Most old line ML owners normally think that the first two hierarchies are true successors to the older speakers. There have been many new speakers released recently (four years or so), many of them aren't ESL's. The site also has a list of its discontinued speakers with timelines.

If you really want to get the gist of Logan speakers and its owners, visit http://www.martinloganowners.com/forum/. Just about everything you want to know about Logans is in there somewhere.

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Re: Martin Logan Speaker Reviews
« Reply #5 on: 1 Nov 2017, 02:02 pm »
The latest and best by a a noticeable sum  is any one of the 3 speakers in the latest Renaissance series.
Everything is totally modular, using only high quality name brand components ,dual powered BASS WOOFERS PER CABINET powering everything from 300hz
On down,  Anthem room correction option for all midbass- low bass.  Midbass,and low bass is full adjustable
And the panel itself is much more rigid using Aircraft grade extruded aluminum much thicker and solid
Music is more detailed and refined. This new technology is on some ways more precise then there flagship
All electrical components are in a seperst e isolated chamber on the bottom  and the  WBT solid Berillium Copper Gold Speaker terminals are a 1st for Martin Logan . It is now like having a modified hi specified
Speaker at no extra cost.




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Re: Martin Logan Speaker Reviews
« Reply #6 on: 1 Mar 2020, 02:18 pm »
FYI: There are some M/L Expression ESL 15A, 13A and 11A reviews out there.

Interesting features are dipolar bass (similar to the panels radiation pattern) with variable polarity phase bias that reacts to room acoustics, amp load and operates on other principals than a simple fixed crossover frequency.