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REVIEW: Martin-Logan Ascents Speakers

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Model: Ascents
Category: Speakers
Suggested Retail Price: $4200
Description: Electrostatic hibrid
Manufacturer URL: Martin-Logan
Manufacturer URL: Martin-Logan

Review by kongwee ( A ) on January 28, 2002 at 04:27:25
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Ascents is a step improvement of SL3. But it doesn't mean you need more expensive amp or electronic electronic to match with. In fact, it is easy driven by smaller amp. The ML have design its newer hyrid generation speaker to match with AV amp in mind. So Ascent can easily perform well with much more wider range of amp. The panel of Ascent has improve a lot better than SL3. Althought it does not use the clear spacer as Prodigy, but it black spacer is more efficient than the old ones. Its woofer is much more responsive than SL3, which in turn better matching with the panel. As usual it feature a -3 db bass switch which help a lot in speaker placement.

Lastly, it is much more refine than SL3, and friender to match.


Product Weakness: Still can't be driven well using 300B tude single ended. Speakers still need good low impedance amplifer.
Product Strengths: Improvement over SL3, plus easier matching. Better sensitivity(90 db).


Associated Equipment for this Review:
Amplifier: YBA Integre DT
Preamplifier (or None if Integrated): None
Sources (CDP/Turntable): PS2, Pioneer DV-S733A
Speakers: Ascent only
Cables/Interconnects: MIT, Transparent
Music Used (Genre/Selections): Mostly Pop and OST
Room Size (LxWxH): 2.5m x 2.5m x 2.0
Room Comments/Treatments: No treatment
Time Period/Length of Audition: 4 month
Other (Power Conditioner etc.): YBA special line filer
Type of Audition/Review: Product Owner




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Topic - REVIEW: Martin-Logan Ascents Speakers - kongwee 04:27:25 01/28/02 ( 1)