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Electrify your room with sound

We’ve been using ElectroMotion® ESL speakers here at Crutchfield for a few years now. Their unique design and incredible sound quality are perfect for many home audio demos and trainings that we do. So I was excited when MartinLogan unveiled their new flagship speaker in this renowned series — the ESL X. It features some notable upgrades over the ESL that add up to a big boost in performance. A larger electrostatic panel delivers better midrange and high-frequency presentation. And the addition of a second 8″ woofer to the back of the integrated bass-reflex enclosure provides even more powerful low-frequency impact.

An elegant speaker that delivers sparkling detail

MartinLogan paid careful attention to providing the purest audio experience available. Instead of domes and cones, this speaker uses an electrostatic panel to reproduce treble and midrange. It’s an ultra-thin diaphragm that’s suspended between two electrically charged perforated steel plates. The diaphragm’s light weight allows it to move back and forth between the plates thousands of times a second, creating incredibly detailed, lifelike sound. The electrostatic panel handles all of the midrange and high-frequency sound production, while the dual 8″ subwoofers provide tight, clean bass.

Take your room out of the equation

Controlling a speaker’s sound dispersion is important — you don’t want reflective sound bouncing off the walls to reduce the accuracy of your music. The ESL X’s dipole design avoids this common problem by producing sound from both the front and back of the speaker in opposite phase. Sound waves that meet on the edges of the speaker are cancelled out, so there’s no reflection from the side walls that can muddy detail and stereo imaging.

It’s the little touches that count

MartinLogan made sure no stone was left unturned when designing the ESL X. It’s been maximized to deliver the best sound with the smallest footprint. A down-firing port reinforces bass response while maintaining accuracy and efficiency. Two sets of custom 5-way binding posts allow for bi-amping or bi-wiring. Adjustable floor spikes with removable protective covers are included to provide flexible placement options.