| | |  | Books | Home » » MartinLogan Vantage High-Performance Electrostatic Speaker (Single, Black Ash/Black Aluminum) | | | | | | | Description: | | Based on the state-of-the-art Summit loudspeaker, Vantage offers unprecedented performance for its size and price. Key to this achievement is our PoweredForce active woofer technology, which generates deep, articulate, dynamic bass from an astonishingly compact cabinet. An XStat electrostatic panel handles the midrange up, delivering the smooth, pristinely detailed, and richly ambient sound that is the hallmark of MartinLogan speakers. No ordinary speaker comes close. | | | Features: | |
• MartinLogan high-performance hybrid electrostatic loudspeaker
• CLS XStat electrostatic transducer - the world's most accurate transducer technology
• PoweredForce 8-inch aluminum cone woofer with built in 200 high-resolution amplifier and 35Hz level control
• Frequency response: 34-23,000 Hz
• Easy to power with modest priced receivers, yet competely at home with higher performance electronics
| | | Product Details: | | | Product Length:
| 16.25 inches | | Product Width:
| 10.7 inches | | Product Height:
| 57.0 inches | | Product Weight:
| 52.0 pounds | | Package Length:
| 61.0 inches | | Package Width:
| 24.0 inches | | Package Height:
| 18.0 inches | | Package Weight:
| 73.0 pounds | | Average Customer Rating:
|  based on 3 reviews |
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Perfection from a Fashionable SpeakerMar 19, 2010
From the first moment that I heard Martin Logan products in my home there was a sense of immense clarity over my previous system (a top end system from a respected vendor). One review that I had read prior to purchase stated that "Martin Logan speakers don't bring the performers into your listening room - they bring the performers and their listening room into your listening room". For this reason, they also make for a stunning home theater system - they realistically transport you into the acoustical environment of the movie. Very immersive. I use Frescos mounted high on the side walls (with the faces rotated down towards the seating areas) for surround sound, most people don't even notice them until they start playing. My wife also loves this setup becuase - compared to conventional speakers - the thin, transparent panels don't visually take over the room. It makes for a very elegant solution that will engage you every time you turn it on.
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Excellent quality and sound for your home theatreNov 23, 2009
My home theatre project has subtly and steadily consumed many thousand dollars of my hard earned money. Martin Logan speakers and subwoofers are expensive, but worth it. I have a 7.1 sound system setup in my home theatre room, and the sound is amazing. As I built out out my home theatre, I quickly realized that sound is more important than video. The ability to track sound of missiles and planes as the fly around you in a 7.1 movie is amazing. I highly recommend Martin Logan speakers and subwoofers. Yes, it is a lot of money, but it is worth it. I am not an audiophile, but I can tell the difference between vanilla Bose, and the quality of Martin Logan and/or Bowers and Wilkinson speakers.
7 of 7 found the following review helpful:
Martin Logan - an American legendOct 21, 2009
I have owned many Martin Logan products, including the Vantage, and all are of the highest quality. Electrostatic speakers have a unique, open and airy sound quite different than most conventional systems, and if this suits your tastes, the MLs are among the best.
Some folks find the airy openness of electrostats better for music than for home theater, but I disagree. Matched with stable, high-quality electronics, these sound amazing in a home theater system (that's how I have mine). They are of course also excellent for pure music with a clear, detailed sound quality not to be missed.
Note that they benefit from top quality electronics and very careful placement within your room in order to get the optimum performance (specifically, they need to be placed a few feet away from any walls). But give them 200 watts of pure, clean power and you won't believe the sound quality from these gems.
They are also somewhat difficult to clean (dust is attracted to the electrostatic elements and needs to be vacuumed), and I wouldn't feel right installing these fine speakers in a home with a smoker (smoke collects on the electrostatic panels, too). The wiring can also be complex - like all electrostats, the speakers need to be plugged into an electric outlet, not just connected via speaker cables.
Highly recommended and worth every penny!
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