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Martin Logan Aerius i
Martin Logan Aerius i
MSRP: $ 2300.00

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Rating
Reviewed by:
JOSEPH R BAKO
(AudioPhile)

Review Date
October 15, 2009

Overall Rating
 4 of 5

Value Rating
 4 of 5

Used product for
3 Months to 1 year

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Review 1 of 59

Price Paid:  $0.00

Summary:
the aerius i are still going strong . had to send the back panels in to martin logan because the dynamic expansion chip was burnt out in one speaker .

other than that , i love these speakers . quick , clean sound . with a seperate sub , they handle any genre of music .

positioning is crucial with this speaker .


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Reviewed by:

zuljofill

(Audio Enthusiast)

Review Date
November 23, 2008

Overall Rating
 1 of 5

Value Rating
 1 of 5

Used product for
More than 1 year

Visitors rate this review
1.31 of 5, 13.00 votes

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Review 2 of 59

Price Paid:  $0.00

Summary:
dobrvecer
Ovde e ABE DECKO (sase)
Jas se razocarav od muzikata ne ja biva vise iam vakvi zvucki i ke gi sitnam za djabe
Ke idam negde u planina nek si ebe se mater
Iam i Lambi pojacala i tie ke gi sitnam za djabe\
Dajte nekoj denar da moze da se kup nekoja ovcva
Ajt


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Reviewed by:

joe bako

(AudioPhile)

Review Date
November 21, 2008

Overall Rating
 4 of 5

Value Rating
 4 of 5

Used product for
1 to 3 months

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5.00 of 5, 25.00 votes

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Review 3 of 59

Price Paid:  $750.00 from audible elegance cin

Summary:
bought these aerius i speakers used . not sure what year they are . running them through sunfire 300w x 2 channel amp and sunfire tube pre amp , gray power conditioner that the preamp and marantz cd player plug into : amp goes directly into wall at the same outlet as the conditioner . . xlr interconnects and stage wire with z connectors . sunfire has seperate current and voltage outputs for each speaker . i have these speakers bi wired , with the voltage output to the to the cone and the current output to the membrane . i have a paradigm 12 inch independently powered sub connected via speaker level input , directly to the lower posts on the logans .

very very touchy regarding positioning . once you find the right spot youre in for a treat .

you would be surprised how good this system sounds . this is my first pair of electrostatics , and i was worried about the mid range mostly .

these speakers must be run with a sub woofer . you adjust the woofer phase and frequency way down , with the volume just up enough to make a noticeable presence . running the sub from the speakers helps to pick up some additional mid range signature from the music ( or so i was told : i dont see how that would work / it does work really well though. )

this is the music that pounds really well on this set up ..........

no doubt

pink floyd division bell

paul simon songs from capetown

all dire straits

camron

t.i.

im not a big rap fan , but my friends are and it all sounds amazing on the logans .

Strengths:
quick clean sound .

rich and deep .

pure and complete .

distortion free .

Weaknesses:
must run a sub w system for right sound .

Similar Products Used:
burnt the crossovers and shattered the tweeters on my energy towers .

glad i did .


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Reviewed by:

old_s13

(AudioPhile)

Review Date
December 19, 2005

Overall Rating
 4 of 5

Value Rating
 3 of 5

Used product for
1 to 3 months

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2.75 of 5, 16.00 votes

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Review 4 of 59

Price Paid:  $1000.00 from Used

Summary:
I've always admired ML speakers since a kid, these speakers look as good as they perform. I tend to like brighter speakers, such as the older Infinity products that used Emit tweeters, but the ML's do a great job producing clean sound that is EXTREMELY gentle to the ear. The MLs are very neutral, so neutral that they have a cold and electronic sound to them. I wont say its a bad thing, its just a characteristic of the speaker. After playing around with them, I think the MLs have a very studio monitor-esque sound. I give these speakers 3 stars for value and 4 stars for performance. I think there are a lot of speakers that can meet and/or exceed the performance of these speakers, but nonetheless -- the ML's are top performers and overall, excellent speakers.

Strengths:
- Aesthetically pleasing - VERY pure sound - Extremely detailed - Wide soundstate, very room filling - Extremely gentle to the ears, very little ear fatigue.

Weaknesses:
- Very finicky about placement. Careful assessment of the room should be made before purchasing these speakers. Very rewarding when configured properly. - Bass is modest, not powerful. Subwoofer REQUIRED. - Not exactly efficient speakers, a strong amplifier is highly recommended. - Sweet spot is more limited. You sacrifice having a broad listening environment for precision. Its a toss-up.

Similar Products Used:
Older Infinity, Klipsch, Polk, Dahlquist products.


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Reviewed by:
gmood1
(AudioPhile)

Review Date
August 27, 2003

Overall Rating
 4 of 5

Value Rating
 3 of 5

Used product for
Less than 1 month

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2.36 of 5, 11.00 votes

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Review 5 of 59

Price Paid:  $0.00

Summary:
This is a review of the Aeons.Since these are the closes in size I will put it here.Well the aeons midrange is magical.The soundstage was vivid and I felt as thou I was on stage at the venue.The clinging of the glasses as the waiters served people in the audience was amazing!The amp used was a Adcom 5802 and a Sony cd player as the source ,can't remeber the model number.The bass was decent...If I had any complaints,this is where I wasn't satisfied.Some people say that sealed enclosures are better.Well not to my ears it seems to sound muffled and congested.Calling attention to itself everytime the music called for some bass.The integration of the driver and the panels were a little annoying,but maybe with some experimentation I could live with them.I will admit, they beat the pants off the Maggies that were setup in the same room!I have grown used to the box speakers better integration and bass performance.I guess there's no free lunch .No speaker is perfect and to get more of one thing you will have to give up another!All in all I loved the speaker for it's strengths.Now I need to find some Innersounds with TL designed enclosures .Which yields better integration but a much smaller sweet spot...Oh Well here we go again!

Strengths:
Midrange ,Midrange and more Midrange, Soundstage deep and open

Weaknesses:
Bass performance ;lacking in integration and openess in the lower freqs

Similar Products Used:
Soliloquy,Maggies,Paradigm,Sonus Faber,Deftecs,Meadowlarks,Vienna Acoustics,PSB,and a few others


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