The History of MartinLogan

Take a journey back in time as MartinLogan employees reflect on the heritage of electrostatic speakers. Get a glimpse of MartinLogan's humble beginnings and the vast changes and advancements throughout the years

[@MrRichtx6]

Having own my SL3's for 15 years I still can't get enough of that sound. Fantastic product.

[@slyspy9819]

Mr.Rich , I hear so much about them but have yet to hear them . I presently use the motion 40s and motion 15s....Are they that good ?

[@yupimbackk]

I came so close of buying a pair of marting logan speakers. Was saving money to buy a pair until my sister found out she had cancer. The money i saved went to her cancer treament. Good news is she is cancer free. Someday i will own a pair.

[@five5x]

You must be American. The only first world country to have people say something like you just did

[@juliobello4561]

Even though I'm just a teenager it would be my dream to own one pair of Martin Logan beautiful piece of art speakers

[@LarsonChristopher]

It's a great time to get into Martin Logan if you haven't yet.

[@Revelator2025]

I remember hearing the Aerius speakers when I visited a high-end audio store for my first time. The detail and timbral accuracy (I’m a musician well familiar with instrument tonality) hooked me. Years later I purchased a pair of Ethos speakers which I still own and very happy with today.

[@Odin412z]

Wonderful video! I had the opportunity to listen to the Summit X at T.H.E. show in Newport Beach a couple of weeks ago and it was amazing!

[@AquaFreak]

Iam a proud owner of a pair sl3 and boy they do sound amazing! Can't wait to upgrade these to the newer series

[@michaelfine5237]

Another reason to be proud to be from Lawrence!

[@fliporhold]

Awesome speakers. I remember when they first showed up at Kiefs.

[@victorlau5876]

I love this opera like sounding speaker, it has seamless potential, depends what kind of amp that you use. I owned one pair, they working perfect!

[@lucanissoli9901]

Best speakers in this world !!!!!!!!!!! Remember, MARTIN LOGAN any series.

[@kode3]

Still rocking my Scenario's 20 years later

[@WV591]

yes indeed. always wished i had a pair of these.

[@zoot-scoot-moto2551]

Great story!

[@andershammer9307]

I remember working at a store where we sold Martin Logan and while they sounded pretty good the Quads and Acoustats had much better dynamic range.

[@eaveschristopher]

An Ipod dock? Air play through a receiver or a USB through a receiver. Plus these speakers can last you 25 years and remain premium. Over time and with use they pay for themselves.

[@brainslay3r]

Yeah, but you're forgetting one thing, ML is an audio company... Bose is a marketing company. iPod docks aren't going to sound nearly as good as towers, so I don't even know why you're comparing them.

[@locmanw1583]

What happens I want flat panel as I am the only listener?

[@ledfed1912]

imagine if you had a full circle of electrostatic speakers.

[@mikejohnson7696]

Marcus Christensen : a band or musician usually plays in front of you . Or do you want to sit in the middle of the band ???

[@stevenjones5226]

@@mikejohnson7696 yes

[@kelleybarstow1370]

@EpicEverythingDude75 You do know the reason why Bose uses a transmission line is so they can squeeze out as much bass as they can out of a small woofer. In other words what ever that port is tuned to in frequency such as 40hertz will be boosted and that's it. also any system that has a port in a speaker application is just there to save space instead of having more subwoofers/drivers to produce the same level of sound pressure or db but, having a port means you can hear the back of the woofer cone of which is out of phase from the front of the woofer which then causes a time delay in the sound which you can hear and is something you don't want in a audiophile system. When you have a sound sin wave such as 40 hertz there is a length to that wave. Bose is a consumer based company of which makes convenient products to listen to music on the go rather or for home theater rather than companies like Focal, Martin Logan or Magnepan which make High end loudspeakers for the discerning audio listener to get it touch with their music and how it should sound in a sound quality system. For example go to a Focal dealer and listen to one of their setups such as the Electra be speaker line or better yet try and find a demo for a grande utopia em set... and you'll see what I mean. I'm not hating on your system just saying you don't have to go rip every one a new one for disagreeing and most the replies you had to you were not negative or rude but you were very rude in return.

[@petercornell9063]

I owned Bose 901's from 1974 until I traded them in for used Quad Electrostats in 1977. My Quads blew away the Bose for clarity and midrange. Since then I've owned Acoustats, Beverage electrostats and veven stacked Quads. For a breif time I ventured into Magnaplanar and Apogee then returned to electrostats with Martin Logan. Today I have a 9.4 all Martin Logan system. In all this time I have NEVER bought new - always used. Old ML gear is very reasonably priced and blows away Bose gear.

[@stevehuk902]

Peter Cornell I went from 901 to ml clarity series. We shall see where I go from here as the kids grow up haha

[@twochaudiomg2578]

Peter Cornell blows away Bose gear. Your really going out on a limb with that statment

[@andershammer9307]

From what I remember the CLS was the best sounding Martin Logan.

[@altops4490]

im still lightening to my Nakamichi 730 105 wpc (circa 78-82) Avid 103's crossed @500/3500'(circa 1978) only added new cherry formica veneer, which did make them sound deeper and richer! go figure.

[@PlatinumEagleStudios]

Mine are awesome. Only speakers I'll ever have. They sound very clean, and the highs are crisp. They make all my old records sound just awesome. The tweeter are ferro fluid cooled, and they have a high excursion 5.25 inch driver. Paper is the material used in both drivers and paper is the best to use cause it makes the sound very natural sounding. I got them used for only $100. They were only 2 years old too. Very good deal. I love bose. Do you like Bose?

[@twochaudiomg2578]

Why is Sanders not using Any idea of a curve now If it's so good. If the CLS is still discussed today. Where is it. It was the best IMO. Of any M. L.

[@stereodreamer23]

All Martin Logans still use curved electrostat panels. and the CLS is back in production, as the CLX-art. The new version is even more amazing than the original...

[@DMSparky]

I honestly do know a middle class guy who has a pair thats how I was introduced to them, hahaha. He has a pair of ESL electrostats.... I know a whole lot more rich people with expensive Bose Systems than I do Martin Logan ones.

[@deepfriedavocado]

thats so cool it'd be cooler if i could afford it but still its cool

[@DMSparky]

Haha yeah way way better, I only know because I have some series III Bose 201's :P

[@DMSparky]

I have Altec Lansing 9844'bs

[@PlatinumEagleStudios]

Better then my Bose 201's??

[@eaveschristopher]

Ouch, with the name calling, and you're the one comparing a portable speaker to towers. It's impossible for a portable speaker to have the same quality, range, and sound staging as a towers. I don't understand your hangup on Ipod docks. Speaker systems (Towers) will need to be played through a receiver Ala that becomes your "Dock" via USB or wireless with Air Play. If you want a mobile speaker go buy your Bose or whatever. I don't know what the problem is?

[@SomcallmejameS]

? 14 ? I take pride in being a 13 year old troller.

[@PlatinumEagleStudios]

True, but I think Ml should go into thoes markets just to see if they would measure up to Bose. I think if ML made a high powered PA type speaker, it would sell lots of units. Bose is known around the world and they are loved by all. I love bose. They have I think a higher sound quality over ML by far. Ml is expensive and doesnt sound that great. I've listend to Ml and didn't like it. I love bose however and when I become a pro DJ, I will buy bose. I really think ML needs a PA speaker line up :)

[@eaveschristopher]

Should I go onto apple's page and complain how terrible they are because they don't manufacture their own docking station? No. Because that's not there market. Currently ML's market is not portable docks or small business, or etc. They manufacture Electric static panels for home theater or music use. Just because they don't make the product you want doesn't make them not good. They are premier audio in their select market. Stop comparing apples and rocks. Buy your Bose dock nobody is stoping you

[@PlatinumEagleStudios]

Or some Altech Lansing speakers. They've been around for 70 years and make very good speakers. Yes I do know a lot about audio. I have a Peavey 1998 model XR-886 16 input powered mixing console. Now, that model is not made anymore, but the XR series is still being made. They are powering my Bose model 201 Series IV bookshelf speakers. They sound AWESOME :-D They are 60 watts RMS, but they say that they can take 120, but I'm pushing 205 watts into them and they sound clean. STFU HATERS!!!!!! :D

[@crissnickers_frog6689]

go big or go home?........I just want the big one to listen pls?SCRIPT STATEMENT E2 EXOS

[@DMSparky]

You know nothing about audio, do you??? If you want loud bass why don't you just get some Cerwin Vega's?

[@DMSparky]

You're kidding right?

[@PlatinumEagleStudios]

HA!!!! So that proves my point that rich people buy Bose wayyyyyy more then hey will ML. Bose just sounds better then ML will. Their bass systems are great. They have two 5.25 inch, high excursion drivers mounted face down inside of a Transmission type cabnet with a nice flaired port. That produses extremely loud bass that gets low and rich. The mids are extremely precise too. I have the Bose Cinemate G5 series system and I LOVE IT! The windows shake, THAT'S how loud the bass is. ML can't do it

[@stereodreamer23]

this is just proof that most rich people have more dollars than sense, and have no discernment or taste...

[@PlatinumEagleStudios]

yeah, OVERPRICED!!!!!!!!!!! Go with bose, it's a whole lot cheaper