i just listened to these at a store... HOLY shit the airy detail was sick. i wanted to stay there forever.

Electrostatic speakers are one of those incredible things that are so beautifully basic in design but perform like a dream. You can make one at home with far less effort and money than you think.

I own a pair of Martin Logan EletroMotion ESL - awesome sound. Way better than most brands.

Great video! :) I love speakers

Incredible :)

Thank - you .

Always a bunch of effing haters wherever you go. These are phenomenal speakers. Decidedly out of my league right now but I’ve heard these things and the musical presence they relay is simply amazing.

yaaay I have these!!! amazing sound!

And they still make some of thee very best speakers in the world

That's fucking beautiful

It's the "woofer"!

I’m amazed at some of the comments people have made here. It leads me to believe they have never experienced these speakers in an environment where they have been setup correctly and with the proper electronics. I’m sure people are making remarks based on assumptions and have never heard them at all. Sad.

Nice video, but I think the woofer cabinet could use some bracing.

Desde a descoberta do GRAFENO, me pergunto se não poderia substituir a membrana de KEVLAR com vantagens.

I bought this 2 homemade speakers and they are awsome, u can't blow them.

... Did anyone else notice the lady's finger at 3:31? That looks like scarring from electrocution. While I'm more than convinced at the audio quality output, the sheer amount of electricity involved is more than enough to drive me (pun!) back to regular dynamic drivers. And yeah, these things cost a LOT of cash o_o

Now I want to see electrostatic headphones.

But they still sound better than anything in their price range.

3:32 looks like someone had an accident..

The older Martin Logan speakers (before 1995) were infinitely better than the new ones. Martin Logan began to target the Circuit City demographic. The high end boutique audio stores in my town will no longer carry Martin Logan. They will not carry Quad electrostatic speakers as well now that they were bought by a Chinese company and are assembled in China. The quality is not what it used to be.

That glue and screw job looked unpleasant for some reason. Eventually these are going to sell for $10k each...a bit more quality craftsmanship perhaps???

so should i just make my own?

a majority of amps do not require coolers, namely ones that use high quality components, amps that use large coolers have poor thermal properties, since this does not, it means that it stays cool easier, which also means better. so no, not shitty.

I'm sorry, but trying to match a dipole radiator with a cabinet speaker is going to be suspect. If you know what to look for you will notice it and it will grate on you. The old CSL was an awesome product in spite of its deficiencies. ML should offer a pure electrostatic speaker again, and leave the thumping bass to Wilson.

Electrostatis speakers, I have never heard about them. Are they really good? if so why they are not widely used on HiFi Hi End speakers?? lets say Klipsh, Polk Audio, Paradigma, Monitor Audio, B&W.. etc

Unless you have a dedicated room with all room conditions addressed it's highly unlikely Logan's will give an outstanding performance, I like some Logan's sound just not very good for living areas within the home unless you have spare floor space to drag them 3 to 5 feet inside the room .

4:45 goddamn that off-axis response is awful. The on-axis response ain't so great either

13 yr -20 yr life span on electrostatic film. UV destroy it, thus no windows shinning on it. Used market has a few , but i would not bet on it. they increase 3x price to repair/replace the electrostatic portion. Thus you are likely have to repair it after as life is thin after 10 + years..

We gotta work somewhere silly!

i love speakers... i want to do it on my own.. too bad i have no knowledge..

They make pimp'in speakers and stuff?

Until you hear a Martin Logan you cant imagine how they sound, Check your local Magnolia sound room at a best buy to hear them, you will shit your pants.

is that what you have? Goldstar?

In case anybody was wondering. these speakers are $1100 EACH

The last great M L speaker made was the CLS. let's get that right Now you can buy these at Best Buy. Its embarrassing. Some kid had the idea to sell them There. A Bean counter

I wanted a set of these. But tape!?....:/

Electrostatics make box speakers sound a bit poor. You have to spend vast amounts of money to get a box loudspeaker to compare. Id avoid any hybrid panel cone woofer speaker. Stick to pure electrostatics. They do have bass. Quad 57/63. Awesome loudspeakers. 2 pairs of quad 57s is about as good as it gets

How can plastic coated with metal be transparent?

martin logans

rodney loves ookies

What happens when my kitten climbs it?

trickery , that's why I 've built speakers. the precious things from the store is much worse . many underestimate the kits because they only pay 500-1000 dollars for it , then they do not understand that one must have an amplifier for about $ 10,000 for and get them to sing. or build a hypex amplifier and get good sound. many think they have good equipment , the bass I see here is garbage and amplifier. but so it is with all finished products. but I had to buy ready bass bin, is not easy and build a solid and small subwoofer that looks good is practical and playing deep as a JL Audio subwoofer, I have built many that play better but difficult and buy dy amplifiers that are practical and will fit into a small box with big element. so some brands are good but it is rarely . You shall build even remember and use seas kit, it is important to have a kit and not design a self create idea , if you can manage it ought be a speaker konstruør

Its possible, but still it just cant cool itself unless it has low power, and sorry for my vocabulary and terrible english :D I had really bad mood when i was writinh that.

Electrostatic part = great! But your bass unit isn't cool, come on! No one builds empty box speakers anymore? No bracing? Its not even reaction canceling.

And people are paying 10 of thousands of this cheaply made speakers. Klipsch reference speakers FTW!

Can't match up a driver To a E L S Lady. Good ML Commercial

I hate robo narration. Or similar.

Kind of gay.