Cary
- Saturday, December 27, 2014
At the outset we recognized the center speaker to be the most important component in a home theater system. Our design team started with a clean sheet of paper and began the quest to create a reference standard ESL center speaker for home theater application. This would be one of our most challenging projects.
Price when discontinued:
$1,895.00
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Frequency Response |
75–20,000 Hz ±3dB |
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Recommended Amplifier Power |
20‒0 watts per channel |
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Sensitivity |
89 dB/2.83 volts/meter |
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Impedance |
Nominal: 5 Ohms |
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Crossover Frequency |
300 Hz, 3500 Hzm 12dB per Octave |
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High Frequency Transducer |
0.55" (1.4 cm) titanium composite dome, ferro fluid cooled voice coil |
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Mid Frequency Transducer |
Two 17" × 9.25" (43.2 cm × 23.5 cm) curved electrostatic panels, vapor deposited polyester film with proprietary insulated stators |
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Low Frequency Transducer |
6.5" (16.5 cm) magnetically shielded in a sealed cabinet |
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Inputs |
5-way binding posts |
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Weight |
62 lbs. (28.1 kg) |
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Dimensions |
11.8" × 40.6" × 9.6" |
Old but still excellent
Big, heavy, but still excellent in 2014. Curved electrostatic hybrid that is working seamlessly well with fresco surrounds and apogee mains. It has that great sound staging that the apogees have and it's easy to believe that dialog is coming from behind the screen rather than below it. Works as well with music of course. There is some worry about panel failure as I don't think there is parts availabilty anymore. This is a 20 year old speaker that operates as new, which is good news for those buying new martin logan speakers today.