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- Tuesday, July 17, 2018
Unparalleled Sound
Culminating decades of MartinLogan research and development, the Summit more than lives up to its name, rendering music and soundtracks alike with a richness, subtlety, impact, and depth unmatched by any other loudspeaker. Listening to a system anchored by a pair of Summits is a transformational experience for anyone who appreciates exquisite sound reproduction.
Price when discontinued:
$10,995.00
"The listener is treated to a large, full-range soundstage, full of accurately detailed and placed instruments and vocals while the speaker simply disappears. "—Brian Kahn, Home theater Review
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Frequency Response |
24–23,000 Hz ±3dB |
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Recommended Amplifier Power |
20‒600 watts per channel |
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Horizontal Dispersion |
30° |
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Vertical Dispersion |
44" (112cm) line source |
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Sensitivity |
92 dB/2.83 volts/meter |
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Impedance |
4 Ohms, 0.7 at 20kHz. Compatible with 4, 6, or 8 Ohm rated amplifiers. |
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Crossover Frequency |
270 Hz |
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High Frequency Transducer |
44" (112cm) XStat™ CLS™ electrostatic transducer |
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Low Frequency Transducer |
Two 10" (25.4cm) (per channel) cast basket, high excursion, aluminum cone with extended throw drive assembly, non-resonance asymmetrical chamber format |
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Amplifier |
Woofers: 2 × 200 watts/channel (4 ohms) |
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Components |
Custom-wound audio transformer, air core coils, polypropylene capacitors |
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Audio Controls |
Bass Controls: ±10dB at 25 and 50 Hz |
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Inputs |
Custom 5-way bi-wire binding posts |
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Power Draw |
Idle: 20W/channel |
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Lighting |
Light Intensity Dimmer |
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Weight |
75 lbs. (34 kg) |
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Dimensions |
59" × 12.5" × 20.5" |
Summit vs Sequell 2
17 years ago I bought my fist set of ML speakers, the Sequell 2. Great set of speakers that I enjoyed for many years. Recently I had a chance to buy a used pair of ML Summits and could not resist. The first thing to notice was the much stronger bass which resulted in playing the system less loud than before. That was nice.... but I was a bit disappointed about the sound and the imaging. As I said, the bass was there but it was very muddy and the whole system missed what I enjoyed so much in the Sequells. At louder volumes the Summits sounded terrible. I spent weeks reading through everything I could find on the internet about ML. The ML owners club was very useful!
I realised that the amplifiers which I had bought for the Sequells (and were a great match) had a problem driving the Summits, despite the active bass and despite the claims that the Summits are easy to drive for an amp. This weekend I bought a Pass Labs 250.5 and even though it is not yet broken in, the sound is incredible. Very tight bass, great detail and image and a very wide sound stage. Really a wall of sound. I have never heard anything like it. So if you are dissappointed about your ML speakers it is probably not the speaker!!
Simply one of the finest speakers available!
I've owned the Summit for about three years now, and it's still one of the finest speakers available. It simply sounds incredible.
The freedom of the sound and the astonishing crispy reproduction of the instruments, makes it one of the best. Also the timbre is reproduced very naturally and with a big and homogeneous soundstage.
I truly love the Summits.
I've enjoyed a pair of Quests for over 15 years, loved them. Wanting to move into an ML complete theater drove me to consider the Summit. Simply incredible and super sexy to look at. The sound is unbelievable, so transparent, so live like, so airy. All I want to do is listen and listen for hours. Thanks Martin Logan your products tickle the soul.