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Product Strengths
- High sensitivity (92dB/W/m) allows them to work well with modest amplifiers
- Massive bass from two big aluminum drivers
- Downward-venting bass port makes the speakers easier to position
- Big, bold, room-filling sound with excellent detail and solid stereo image
Product Considerations
- Highs can be a little bit bright or forward depending on the music
- Soundstage depth may not be amazing and could require more break-in time
- The walnut finish with a matte black baffle may not appeal to everyone, giving it a 'macho' look
- Factory rates the speaker at 4 ohms, meaning it can dip below that
Comparisons (according to reviewers)
- The F10 is considered the 'baby brother' to the Martin Logan XT f100, with the f10 having a slightly recessed vocal
Takeaway: The Martin Logan Motion F10 speakers provide a remarkable listening experience with a powerful, detailed sound that works well with a variety of amplifiers, and are easy to set up with flexible placement. They offer excellent build quality, and their high sensitivity allows them to deliver impressive sound even at low listening levels.
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- Dimensions (H x W x D, with feet): 38-1/4" x 11-1/4" x 13-1/4" (97.1cm x 28.6cm x 7.6cm)
- Frequency Response: 38 Hz - 25 kHz ± 3 dB
- Tweeter Dispersion: 90° x 90°
- Recommended Amplifier Power: 20 - 250 watts
- Sensitivity: 92 dB
- Impedance: 4 ohms
- High Frequency Driver: 1" x 1.4" (2.6 x 3.6cm) Gen2 Obsidian Folded Motion Tweeter with 9.2 in2 (59.4 cm2) diaphragm
- Crossover Frequency: 280 Hz, 3,000 Hz (3-way)
- Mid-Frequency Drivers: 5.5" (14cm) Woven Fiberglass cone
- Low Frequency Driver: 2x 5.5" (14cm) aluminum cones
- Cabinet: Bottom Ported
- Binding Post Inputs: Custom bi-amp/bi-wire capable 5-way binding posts
- Weight: 50.5lbs (22.9kg)
- Finish: Gloss Black, Walnut, and Satin White
Brand highlights
Taking a step back to look at reviewers' thoughts of the brand's entire lineup—not just this product—what stands out most is the following:
- MartinLogan's defining CLS (Curvilinear Line Source) electrostatic panel technology provides exceptionally wide horizontal high-frequency dispersion, exceeding that of traditional flat panels and offering a more immersive soundstage.
- The brand uniquely integrates powered dynamic woofers with its electrostatic panels, employing custom DSP engines and advanced crossover designs to achieve seamless blending and extended, well-defined bass response.
- MartinLogan's commitment to full-range sound reproduction, even in smaller models, results in a "large" sound that defies the speaker's physical size, projecting height and scale often unmatched by comparably sized speakers.
- They provide Anthem Room Correction (ARC) as an option, allowing users to tailor the bass response to their specific listening environment and achieve optimal integration between the speakers and the room's acoustics.
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Motion Series
- Positioning: The entry-level lineup, offering a balance of performance and affordability.
- Description: Uses the Gen2 Folded Motion Tweeter, which provides clear and detailed sound. Compared to the Motion XT Series, it uses Woven Fiberglass midrange drivers, making it more budget-friendly while still delivering quality sound for small to medium-sized rooms.
Motion XT Series
- Positioning: A step up from the Motion Series, offering enhanced performance and features.
- Description: Stands out with its high-performance Nomex-Reinforced Kevlar midrange drivers and Gen2 Folded Motion XT Tweeter, delivering more detail and power than the standard Motion Series.
ElectroMotion Series
- Positioning: Positioned as a mid-range option, combining advanced technologies for a superior audio experience.
- Description: Features advanced thin film transducer technologies, including electrostatic and Folded Motion designs, offering greater accuracy and style compared to the Motion XT Series.
Masterpiece Series
- Positioning: The flagship lineup, representing the pinnacle of MartinLogan's electrostatic loudspeaker design.
- Description: Renowned for its groundbreaking electrostatic loudspeakers, which provide the most immersive and detailed sound experience in the lineup. It surpasses the ElectroMotion Series with its larger soundstage and advanced engineering.
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Our summary
Product Strengths
- Big and broad sound, with excellent bass extension and energy
- Adept at extracting fine detail from high-quality recordings
- Excels with dynamic, bass-rich music, and handles movies with ease even at higher volumes without compression
- Provides stadium-sized presence and frightening bass weight to music, especially when given the necessary amplifier power to open up the sound
- Creates a large, atmospheric image peppered with succinct detail, especially with delicate instrumentation and vocal harmonies
Product Considerations
- The baffle attaches to the enclosure using plastic pegs and cups, and the baffle fit should be checked upon purchase to ensure it is tight
- The feet, although easy to level, can be loose and may rattle at higher volumes
- Not a speaker for those who want to keep their hifi discreet, due to its size
- Thick carpets will likely attenuate the output of the 'twin cannon' ports
- The F200 has a forward and direct feel to the presence region that goes hand-in-hand with its forthright bass delivery
Comparisons (according to reviewers)
- The F200 handles dynamics of high volume movies better than the Arendal Sound 1723 Tower S
- The F200 compensates for a lack of transparency and top-end smoothness with bass extension and energy compared to the Martin Logan ElectroMotion ESL X
Takeaway: The Motion XT F200 is a powerful speaker that brings music and movies to life with dynamic sound and great bass. It is especially good for people who enjoy an immersive listening experience.
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Introducing the T Series The T66 is the first model in GoldenEar’s new T Series. While it boasts several significant refinements of our time-tested design concepts, the T66 is undeniably a GoldenEar loudspeaker, placing beautiful sound and music before all else. Honoring the Triton Series The T66 honors the critically acclaimed Triton Series, sharing a similarly tall, slender profile; built-in DSP-controlled subwoofer amplification; and a driver complement comprising GoldenEar’s High-Velocity Folded Ribbon AMT tweeter, cast-basket mid/bass units, quadratic planar radiators, and long-throw powered sub-bass section. Onward and Upward Several important cosmetic and sonic refinements distinguish the new T66 from previous GoldenEar speakers. These include a dramatically augmented crossover design, high-quality internal wiring, a new cast-aluminum base and metal grille, and, in addition to GoldenEar’s Gloss Black cabinet finish, a vibrant Santa Barbara Red.
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Product Strengths
- Excellent bass performance is a defining feature, providing tight, smooth, even, solid, and tangible bass extension into the 20 Hz range, eliminating placement issues associated with separate subwoofers
- Balanced overall sound, coherence, and ability to present music in a natural and effortless way is consistently praised
- High levels of detail come through with the High-Velocity Folded Ribbon AMT tweeter and cast-basket mid/bass units
- A holographic image over the seating area of a typical sofa is capable with excellent imaging and a wide and open soundstage, even when not seated in the exact sweet spot
- The Santa Barbara Red finish option receives high marks for its visual appeal
Product Considerations
- Still a significant investment, especially the Santa Barbara Red finish
- The metal grille covering the drivers is not designed to be easily removed
- Care should be taken with system matching, due to a slightly hot high-end
Comparisons (according to reviewers)
- The T66 offers more refinement and a more 'of-a-piece' sound than the Triton One.R
- Has internal structural improvements that make it even more stable and rigid than previous generations
Takeaway: The GoldenEar T66 delivers audiophile-grade sound and aesthetics, with powerful bass and exceptional detail. These speakers are easy to incorporate into nearly any environment, and have the power to let the listener appreciate all the nuances in favorite songs or movies.
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Slender Speakers with Surprising Performance.Lumina V takes inspiration from Sonus faber’s core designs and technologies, packaged in a sleek and minimalistic floorstanding speaker.LUXURY, SIMPLIFIED.Lumina V is the flagship three-way floor standing model in the collection. A slender speaker with high-power handling and fast transient response, Lumina V produces a natural, generous, and emotional sound for an immersive listening experience.LIGHTING THE WAYThe Lumina collection ushers in exciting changes while preserving the history and values core to Sonus faber. Centered on simplicity, Lumina provides an immersive and musical experience to a broader audience.SIGNATURE SONUS FABER MATERIALSLumina V incorporates multilayer wood on the front baffle and wood veneer, available in multiple finishes. The sides and top of the speaker cabinet are hand-covered in black leather.SIMPLICITY AND STYLELumina takes note of Sonus faber’s iconic natural materials.
Product Strengths
- Elegant design with a combination of wood and leather that gives a classy appearance
- Impressive bass output, with some reviewers noting deep and tuneful bass
- The midrange is articulate and expressive, delivering vocals with palpability and detail
- Smooth and detailed high-end reproduction, thanks to the Damped Apex Dome (DAD) tweeter
- Relatively easy to drive with a sensitivity of 89-90dB
Product Considerations
- Requires careful placement to achieve the best balance, especially regarding toe-in
- The bass can sometimes be perceived as boomy depending on the room acoustics
- Some reviewers mention the included binding posts are cheap
Comparisons (according to reviewers)
- Compared to the Q Acoustics Concept 50, the Lumina V has a more live sound, but the Concept 50 is more neutral, and more inert
- Compared to the Polk R700, the Lumina V is sonically similar to the R700, but with slightly less bass and a smaller cabinet—with better aesthetics; the R700 is more full range and warmer
- Compared to the Spendor A4 or ProAc Response DT8, the Lumina V is not as precise, but offers a natural sonic grace
Takeaway: The Sonus Faber Lumina V is an elegant speaker that delivers detailed sound and impressive bass. It is a great option if you want speakers that look as good as they sound.
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You wanted a flagship R-Series to fill larger rooms based on the trickle-down technology from the S-Series. The second-best two-channel system in our line-up still rivals most competitor's flagship. Employing the same DPC array and long-excursion woofers for extremely low distortion and our beam forming controlled directivity down to 500Hz make this a full-range masterpiece only rivaled by our own award-winning S7t.
Designed as a stand alone 2ch high fidelity speaker with the versatility to be used as part of multi-channel systems. Sharing "trickle-down" technology from our flagship S-Series, the DPC-Array here based on three 26mm domes, guarantees excellent directivity control and timbre matching with all R-Series speakers.
The Silk diaphragms developed ground up, chosen specifically their smooth, effortless representation of midrange and treble. The 165mm woofers are made from our proprietary HPF pulp, two years in development, bringing new technology to one of the oldest materials used in loudspeaker design.
The R7t can be aligned as bass reflex or acoustic suspension depending on specific tastes. Rich, dynamic bass matched with advanced mid/treble directivity pattern control and silky highs offer best in class performance.
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Product Strengths
- Remarkably coherent and balanced sound profile, resulting from well-engineered and matched drivers and cabinet
- An uncanny ability to 'disappear' in the listening room
- The DPC array design contributes to a wide horizontal dispersion, allowing a broader sweet spot for multiple listeners
- Accurate sound reproduction and neutral enough for studio use
- A high level of dynamic ability, good low-end control, and a cavernous soundstage
Product Considerations
- Only available in gloss black and gloss white finishes, which might not suit all tastes or home décor
- The price point is a significant investment, placing it beyond the reach of many
- Some reviewers noted a mild treble roll-off, or smooth character that was overly kind on poor recordings and might lack the sparkle and excitement some listeners prefer
- Setting up requires assistance, due to the weight
- The lower bass extension may not satisfy deep bass enthusiasts, with extension starting to drop below 40Hz
Comparisons (according to reviewers)
- Compared to the Perlisten S7t, the S7t offers more overall weight, bottom-end reach, resolution, and dynamic speed, but the R7t shines brightly on its own
- Compared to the EgglestonWorks Oso, the Oso presented a more muscular version of the music with more bottom end oomph, while the R7t conveyed music's finer points with more apparent resolution
- Compared to the KEF Reference 3, the KEF may yield deeper bass extension due to greater cabinet volume, and the scale of the soundstage may also be improved, but the Perlisten offers a superior disappearing act
Takeaway: The Perlisten R7t are well-built speakers that provide a detailed and immersive listening experience, with their advanced design and unique driver array creating a spacious soundstage. Their cutting-edge design creates a great listening experience.
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Product Strengths
- Impressive aesthetics and stylish design enhances room appearance
- Amazing sound, with notable clarity, balance, and overall neutrality
- Wide and precise imaging and expansive soundstage creates a 3D sound effect
- Excellent bass extension and dynamic capabilities
- Good value for the price
Product Considerations
- May be a difficult load for lower-end receivers, potentially requiring a more robust amplifier
- Larger size might not be suitable for smaller rooms
- Treble stands out a little bit, and recordings that favor the treble can start to sound harsh as the volume increases
- Heavy—each speaker weighs 76 pounds
- There isn't a grill that can be removed, however, they do come with soft fabric bags that you can put over the speakers when they are not in use
Comparisons (according to reviewers)
- Martin Logan bests the Polk R700 with respect to attack and decay and detail and texture rendering
- Martin Logan showcased even less audible and measurable resonances than the Wharfedale Elysian 4
- Martin Logan excels in bass reproduction, but overall, the reviewer finds the KEF R5 Meta's sound profile more neutral
- Prefers the more focused and natural sound of the Martin Logan XT F100 over Definitive Technology Dymension DM70 and DM80
- Advocates for this speaker over Martin Logan's biggest bookshelf with a sub—it advocates very well for itself for why one should go this route versus, say, subwoofer satellites, unless one is just really tight on space
Takeaway: The Martin Logan Motion XT F100 tower speakers are fantastic speakers that deliver high-end reference grade sound. You'll enjoy a premium listening experience with a best-of-all-worlds value that delivers at basically every audiophile speaker level.
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Product Strengths
- A brand new folded motion tweeter within a wave guide provides a nice wide dispersion, not only horizontally, but vertically as well
- Very detailed speakers with a crisp, clean quality to the top end, and a wider soundstage that came across wider horizontally throughout the entire room
- The F20 tower speakers' bass response digs impressively low, and the attack has a clean punchy tactile heft to them
- The C10 center channel has some growl to it, with Palpatine's chesty voice coming directly at the listener
Product Considerations
- The MP10s have a pretty hard cutoff, so they aren't producing much bass at all, and should be paired with a subwoofer
- The F20s sounded brighter than the reference speakers, and the louder that the volume turned up, the harder it got on the listener's ears
- The bass extension of the F20s is not as deep as the reference speakers
Takeaway: The Martin Logan Motion series provide detailed sounds with crisp quality to the top end, making movies and music come to life. They are a great choice for those looking for high-quality sound.
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Product Strengths
- Fit and finish plus performance that is a bargain for around $3k/pair
- Gelcore cabinet construction minimizes unwanted sound energy from resonance and vibrations
- A tweeter that is hermetically sealed and mechanically isolated (floating) from the baffle provides lower distortion
- Size, weight, and richness of tone belies their size, with a wider baffle to each loudspeaker pointing at you
- A mild sound throws emphasis back to the midrange that in itself seems almost holographic, as well as deeply insightful in a gentle but revealing manner
Product Considerations
- A medium to large size room is required to shine, otherwise the bass will dominate
- Flaws in poor recordings can be revealed due to their detail and accuracy—warts and all performance
- The top-end is a little soft and gentle—classic BBC like—which may require amps with some zing to compensate
- Listeners seeking absolute detail or transparency might not be satisfied because of Q Acoustics' house sound that massages treble and plumps up bass and lower mid
- They don't go sub-40Hz deep, frequency response is rated at 42 Hz – 30 kHz (-6dB)
Takeaway: The Q Acoustics Concept 50 offers excellent value with its blend of innovative design and high-quality sound, making it a great choice for enjoying music with a sense of depth and engagement. The Concept 50s are easy to listen to and fun.
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Product Strengths
- Retro aesthetics reminiscent of vintage speakers, with a well-applied veneer and woven front panel
- Balanced sound with clarity in the midrange and treble, creating an immersive listening experience
- Good sensitivity makes them relatively easy to drive with a range of amplifiers
- Acoustic suspension design provides tight bass and allows for flexible placement near walls
- Three-position attenuation switch allows for adjustment to different room acoustics
Product Considerations
- Can sound a bit bright out of the box, requiring a break-in period
- Sound can harden a little when provoked by poor or bright recordings, and they are finicky about upstream electronics
- Bass might not be punchy enough for some listeners, potentially requiring a subwoofer or EQ adjustments
- Lack of provision for spikes to fasten the speakers to the carpet
- Grilles need to be off for best sound, according to one reviewer
Comparisons (according to reviewers)
- Compared to the JBL L100, the Model Five is better balanced and more enjoyable to listen to
- Compared to the NHT C3, the Model Five is an upgraded variant, offering deeper, wider sound and more resolution
- Compared to the Buchardt S400, the Model Five sounds more open, brighter, and more detailed—with better instrument placement
- Compared to the Aurender S5W, the Model Five reaches lower frequencies and has better overall resolution and detail
- Compared to the Graham LS6, they perform on par, albeit via a different approach, trading in some refinement for a more direct—in-your-face sound
Takeaway: The KLH Model Five is a speaker with retro style and balanced sound. They are versatile and can be used in different listening spaces.
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Product Strengths
- Excellent clarity and detail resolution, with leading edges of notes crisply defined
- Accurate reproduction, with precise tonal accuracy and fine spatial definition within the soundstage
- Superb build quality for the money, and they look more expensive than they are
- Easy to drive without requiring excessive power to perform to their best
- Soundstage width is better than the 3050i
Product Considerations
- Needs care in system matching, as they are transparent and will reveal shortcomings in the source or amplifier
- Can sound slightly lean throughout the lower midrange, and the highs can sometimes present as a bit hot depending on the content
- Does not plumb the depths that some other floorstanders do
- Not designed for pokey rooms and cupboard-sized man caves, they need to breathe and require adequate space
- Some reviewers felt the build quality of the binding posts could be better
Comparisons (according to reviewers)
- The 5040 has a more neutral tonal balance with better-defined bass and exceptional clarity, while the 3050i delivers greater overall impact with its larger drivers and cabinet
Takeaway: The Q Acoustics 5040 is a well-built speaker that sounds great and looks modern, making it a good choice for those who want clarity and detail in their music, but system matching is important to avoid a bright presentation. These speakers are a strong statement in the right listening environment for the price.
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