A stylized design of great aesthetic beauty that facilitates integration into the most prestigious residential spaces constitutes the spearhead of the Martin Logan Classic ESL 9, an acoustic screen that uses unique technical solutions in order to offer the Hi-Fi enthusiast and Home Cinema in capital letters is an ideal tool for enjoying your musical recordings and your favorite movies. As in its older sisters, the ESL 9 uses an already classic configuration: the combination of one of the brand's exclusive XStat CLS curved electrostatic panels to reproduce the mid and high frequencies of the spectrum and a bass and sub-bass emission system passive mounted in an enclosure that supports the entire assembly. Of the aforementioned panel, it should be noted that it belongs to the latest generation developed by Martin Logan and that its 114 centimeters in height and the 30 degrees of dispersion in the horizontal plane provided by its curved profile allow it to become a sound source of exceptional realism. The sophisticated “MicroPerf” technology also contributes significantly to this, which allows the diaphragm to have an emissive area much greater than that of any electrostatic panel of the same size, efficiently increasing the sound pressure level.
On the other hand, the use of an extremely rigid frame – AirFrame Blade technology – minimizes vibrations that could color the sound, while its perfect alignment with the lower bass cabinet allows for optimization of the in-phase response. As for the aforementioned enclosure, it uses the asymmetric non-resonant chamber design common in the latest generations of Martin Logan hybrid speakers, in this case with two electrodynamic speakers with a 203 mm diameter aluminum-coated cone. The new Martin Logan is completed with a frequency divider filter that, also as is tradition in the American brand, uses very high quality components specifically selected for their sound qualities, such as a transformer with hand-made windings, coils with a air, continuous low-resistance laminated steel coils and polyester capacitors.
Characteristics:
- Very high performance acoustic screen.
- Hybrid configuration with electrostatic panel + electrodynamic subwoofer.
- Martin Logan 's exclusive new generation CLS XStat electrostatic panel.
- Passive subwoofer mounted in a non-resonant enclosure.
- Crossover filter made with audiophile grade components.
- Great versatility: High Fidelity/Home Cinema.
- 2 woofers with 203 mm (8”) aluminum cone.
- Frequency response: 34 - 23,000 Hz, +/-3 dB.
- Sensitivity: 90 dB/W/m.
- Nominal impedance: 4 Ohm (minimum of 0.8 Ohm at 20,000 Hz).
- Associated amplifier power: 50 - 400W @ 4 Ohm.
- Dimensions: 364 x 1,520 x 646 mm (W x H x D).
- Weight: 35.4kg.
