[YouTube Video] MartinLogan ElectroMotion ESL Loudspeaker Review
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MartinLogan's ElectroMotion ESL loudspeaker is a speaker designed to entice audiophiles and hi-fi enthusiasts into the MartinLogan brand. But at $2,500 a pair, is the ElectroMotion ESL good enough to be a true MartinLogan electrostatic loudspeaker?
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—Andrew Robinson, YouTube
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Martin Logan EM-ESL HiFi loudspeaker test: the elegance of the forms and the transparency of the sound of electrostatics [FRENCH]
"[Translated] A big surprise for HiFi speakers of this price. They combine qualities of naturalness, of definition, of homogeneity as of speed that we meet only too rarely in this budget. Be careful though, and given their transparency, to feed them, the choice of a quality amp will be essential. Their good performance allows them to marry an amp in Class A, tube or other problem-free, depending on what each future owner will wish to obtain as a general tone. They do not need a lot of power, but they need a quality device. In conclusion, these Martin Logan ElectroMotion ESL deserve an ON-topaudio Award, we offer it with undisguised pleasure. Hats off gentlemen from Martin Logan."
—Pierre-Yves Maton, On-topaudio
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EAN Audiophile Review! MartinLogan ElectroMotion EM-ESL Electrostatic Speakers
"As far as EAN is concerned, the EM-ESLs are a best buy hi-fi audiophile speaker. With this much electrostatic performance, relative low price and compact size, the speaker is a no-brainer. They also get an EAN Stellar Sound and a 2016 Product of The Year nod in the Audiophile Speaker category."
—John Gatski, Everything Audio Network
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Review: MartinLogan EM-ESL, EM-C2 and EM-FX2 Speakers
"I think the EM-ESL is one of the best bargains going in an audiophile music speaker. It gives audiophiles all the things most of us seem to want (huge soundstaging and a dramatic presentation) and all the things we should want but sometimes neglect (like neutral tonal balance and natural sound). If stereo music listening is your priority, I highly recommend these. And you can add the EM-C2, the EM-FX2 and the subwoofer of your choice for those occasional nights when you want to relax with a movie instead of digging deep into your music collection."
—Brent Butterworth, Sound & Vision
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MartinLogan ElectroMotion ESL Loudspeaker
"...this MartinLogan does bring a good taste of the open, free sounding and agile quality of electrostatic technology, and the ElectroMotion ESL has undoubted stature and presence in the room... t has an open, crisp sound that’s transparent and well detailed. It covers the transition from bass box to open panel mid and top pretty well... Taken overall, this design successfully addresses the several issues presented by a compact electrostatic hybrid concept and deserves recommendation."
—Martin Collins, Hi-Fi Critic
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MartinLogan ElectroMotion ESL Speaker Review
"The MartinLogan ElectroMotion ESL Hybrid Electrostatic Loudspeaker... is a speaker I can highly recommend... A versatile speaker, the EM-ESL runs clean-clean-clean, handles dynamic material with ease, and can basically deliver any kind of music with transparency even at generous volume levels. Driver/crossover integration is excellent and frequency response is lively and accurate. "
—Wayne Meyers, Home Theater Shack
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$6,000 Recommended Two-Channel Stereo System
"With the ElectroMotion you can step into the exact same ESL technology used in their $25k/pr CLX loudspeakers for much, much less. When properly setup these speakers have very clear highs, an airy sound quality and excellent imaging... In addition to superb sound quality, these speakers are visually striking, especially for anyone who has never seen an ESL speaker before."
—Cliff Heyne & Steve Munz, Audioholics
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MartinLogan ElectroMotion 5.1 loudspeaker review
"...what really seals the deal is the way the system creates such a seamlessly enveloping sound, thanks to the EM-ESL’s dipole design and the EM-FX2’s wide dispersion. From my listening position it felt like there wasn’t a single area of the room left untouched by sound, flooding the no-man’s land between the front and rear speakers with precise, tangible effects. And when called for, sounds glide from speaker to speaker without you ever knowing where one ends and another begins. Stunning."
—Danny Phillips, Home Cinema Choice
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MartinLogan ElectroMotion ESL Loudspeakers
"The ElectroMotion ESL is the gateway product to MartinLogan’s more expensive electrostatic designs, and it’s easy to hear why they’ve stubbornly stood by the design... the ElectroMotion isn’t perfect, but its qualities are manifest to my ears. There is no other product like it at or near its price. I suspect that many listeners who hear it will then find more traditional speaker designs to be irrelevant."
—Hans Wetzel, SoundStage! Access
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MartinLogan ElectroMotion ESL 5.1-Channel Speaker System (TPV 109)
"Consider this speaker system if: You want all the sonic goodies: resolution, definition, blazing transient speeds, nuances galore, neutral tonal balance and the ability to play at satisfying volume levels... We consider MartinLogan’s ElectroMotion ESL surround system to be an overachiever of the first rank. It offers very serious high-end sound quality for only a little more money than some mid-fi systems cost. For many listeners, then, the quest for upper-tier sound will begin and end right here, and even jaded audiophiles accustomed to ultra-premium-priced gear will marvel at the sophisticated sound this system delivers."
—Chris Martens, Hi-Fi+
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MartinLogan ElectroMotion review
"The MartinLogan ElectroMotion’s usual approach to speaker design pays dividends with a movie performance that’s simply out of this world. Insightful detail reproduction, authoritative speech, a seamlessly immersive soundstage, rock-solid bass, tight integration… you name it, this system excels at it."
—Danny Phillips, Trusted Reviews
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Martin Logan ElectroMotion ESL – Review
"I must say that I fell in love with these speakers and I hope that one day I will own a pair of my own. They became a reference for me in many departments. I felt that the Martin Logan ElectroMotion ESL could easily beat speakers more than twice or even triple their price. I even felt like they have some very strong points compared to >25$k speakers. They are really something special and they deserve all of your attention."
—, HeadMania
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MOTION SENSING . . .
"It’s hard not like a loudspeaker such as this. The things it does well, it does brilliantly, and they’re a vital part of the musical transmission chain – tonal accuracy, spatial imaging, transient speed, microdynamics... the new ElectroMotion raises the game for a hybrid of this price. Overall then, the Electromotion is a superb and relatively affordable (in the context of high end, at least) new loudspeaker."
—Alvin Gold, Hi-Fi World
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MartinLogan ElectroMotion Loudspeaker Reviewed
"the MartinLogan ElectroMotion loudspeakers are not only an incredible value but an incredible loudspeaker system. I've encountered no speaker at or even a few ticks above the ElectroMotion's asking price that possess the same transparency, articulation, speed and natural tone. When adequately powered, the breadth in which the ElectroMotions render a soundstage is stunning and their dynamic capabilities all but crush previous, affordable MartinLogan designs."
—Andrew Robinson, Home Theater Review
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ElectroMotion ESL
"Martin Logan's ElectroMotion ESL are speakers that invite us on exciting musical travels... They generate an unusually live atmosphere and, within a decent sweet spot, very precise imaging and exacting depth layering embedded within an above-average dimensional scale. Tonally well balanced and subjectively seamless, the stats combine silky highs, a detailed dynamic midband and articulate if not ultimately voluminous bass. It's a terrific choice for music lovers hoping to feast on an arrestingly involving presentation... "
—Jochen Reinecke , 6moons (originally Fair Audio)
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MartinLogan’s ElectroMotion ESL
"I’m still stunned that a company can manufacture a speaker this good... if there’s a more exciting loudspeaker out there at this price, I certainly haven’t heard it. "
—Jeff Dorgay, TONEAudio
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MartinLogan ElectroMotion ESL Speaker System
"The sound of the ESL is blissfully light and sweet and offers a near-transcendental listening experience. It’s that rare gem of a speaker that sparkles with a luster that becomes more and more enticing the longer you listen to it. Combined with the EM C2, EM FX2s, and a Dynamo 1000, it makes one of the finest-performing, most entertaining, drool-worthiest $5,000 home theater speaker systems you can buy"
—Darryl Wilkinson, Sound & Vision
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