There are speakers that can blow you away with music, and speakers that can blow you away with stunning design before you even hear the first note. MartinLogan is one of those rare speaker makers that does both. They're certainly no stranger to speaker designs with wow factor, both in the sonics and visuals. Now, they are adding to the company's impressive looking (and sounding) line, with the Theos.
Theos is MartinLogan's latest electrostatic speaker. Completely hand-built, this tall drink of water boasts a passive 8-inch aluminum cone woofer, an ultra-low turbulence down-firing bass port that can provide detailed bass down to 43Hz, and custom bi-wire capable binding posts.
However, the most interesting and eye-catching tidbit for this new speaker is definitely the XStat electrostatic transducer, which measures 9.2 by 44 inches. This super-thin speaker panel has a tight curve, which MartinLogan says is to deliver its 30-degree dispersion pattern.
Inside, the Theos have Advanced Vojtko Filtering, which is not some fancy acronym (how many audio terms start with "J" anyway?). No, in fact, it's named after Joe Vojtko, MartinLogan's chief audio technologist. According to the company, this proprietary audiophile quality network uses point-to-point wiring, polypropylene capacitors, massive air-core coils, and a custom wound toroidal audio transformer to create that trademark MartinLogan sound with a seamless blend between low, mid and high frequencies.
The first of MartinLogan's Theos shipments will be offered in three hand-rubbed real-wood finishes: black ask, dark cherry and zebrawood. Custom finishes are also available through authorized MartinLogan dealers.
MartinLogan is shipping the Theos now, with an MSRP starting at $4995 per pair.
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