Audioscore - Martin Logan Renaissance ESL 15 A Review

The Martin Logan ESL 15a is an hybrid speaker design to deliver the best in sound reproduction. Get the audioscore. Starting with the sight, and then the sound part.
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[@daniannaci3258]

The ARC room correction ONLY affects the powered woofers, not at all the passive electrostatic panel (thank heavens). Another point for those out of the sweet spot and who walk, dance, or roam the house: The sound energy from a line source (panel speaker) falls off much more slowly than a point source (cones and domes). That’s why you see line sources used in newer public address systems. There’s math involved that I won’t get into here. In other words, the sound from a panel fills the home with music much more evenly than your usual cone/dome speaker. And please don’t underestimate the quality of amplifier needed. Though fairly sensitive, the electrostatic panels on all Martin Logan speakers have a bear of an impedance curve, dropping around 1 ohm or less in the top octave (though I realize there’s not much energy up there). So an amplifier stable into 2 ohm loads is a must. And Class D amps with output networks don’t work well at all.

[@garysmith8455]

I've commented in other youTube channels featuring the Martin Logan 'Masterpiece' line. I can say from my own experiences and those that have stopped by to visit and hear for themselves, that the width of the soundstage is VERY wide in my room. 18x24x8'. Speakers are 13' apart, distance to my listening area is 20' back. The Classic 9's fill this 435 sq.ft. space completely. They are being powered by the Parasound A-21 amp which has the output recommended by ML. One of my visitors had just come from another friend's home with big Magnapans. He noted that he disliked the one seat sweet spot that was altered easily by simply moving his head! After a sample of music he chose on Qobuz, he was very surprised hearing the Classic 9's with a soundstage that was even across any of locations on the 3 seat sofa. Also impressive is how deep the speakers dive into the low frequencies. Again, I believe the room is a VERY important extension of these speakers and I am very fortunate to have lucked out here in my home. (O: Thank you for your review!

[@tomk7087]

Schönes und detailliertes Review, Danke! Interessante Spekulation über „sehr smarte“ ML-speaker…bin gespannt, ob da was kommt in nächster Zeit. Ich überlege die Anschaffung der ESL 13A…

[@mrglindsay3]

Correction, each speaker box has a total of 1000-watt Class-D amplification.

[@martybrazill7935]

The room correction system is not the reason why Electrostatics have a narrow sweet spot. The nature of the line array flat panel speakers is that they tend to beam more narrowly at the listener. You see this with Magnepan, Quad, Apogee and any other near-full range panel speaker. This is mitigated a bit with the curved panel, but it still won't produce the same ultra-wide sweet spot that a traditional cone and dome speaker can. The upside to this narrow beaming is that Martin Logan panels focus sound at the listeners instead of off the side walls and ceiling, You get less first and second reflections from hard surfaces. The ARC room correction only effects the bass with these speakers and all active Masterpiece speakers. bass frequencies are where room correction is most helpful.

[@dorningarts]

you are right, I have the ESL's, no ARC correction, and a narrow sweet spot,(though I think the narrow sweet spot is really overblown, now that I have had time to live with them)

[@mig8686]

I was just about to comment this. I own a previous generation Martin Logan hybrid speaker without ARC room correction and the sweetspot is very narrow. These are definitely speakers to really sit down and listen. I take turns in the sweetspot or sit behind my family when we are really doing analytical listening.

[@mrglindsay3]

I own a pair of Renaissance ESL 15A. The sweet spot is all that matters to me!

[@FreddyMacT]

Say you do move or you do dance around, what speakers at that price range would you recommend that would be better?