EM-ESL

Budget conscious audiophiles, take note! This spring, MartinLogan started shipping its ElectroMotion-ESL (EM-ESL) – the most affordable full-size electrostatic loudspeaker available today. Featuring a 34-inch tall curvilinear XStat electrostatic transducer, the EM-ESL sells for $1,995 per pair, a bargain when it comes to electrostatic speakers.

The EM-ESL is MartinLogan's second sub-$2000 speaker. The company's first, the Aerius, launched back in 1992 and sold in record numbers. The new EM-ESL boasts 40 percent more radiating surface (129 sq. inches) in its electrostatic panel and a sensitivity of 91dB into 6 Ohms, making it compatible with a larger selection of amplifiers and receivers.

The EM-ESL's panel is housed within a radical aluminum and composite AirFrame which increases the electrostatic panel's rigidity without obstructing surface area or interfering with the speaker's dipole radiation pattern. In addition, proprietary Vojtko filtering technology blends audio output from the electrostatic panel to the low-frequency woofer seamlessly.Read more