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alaTest has collected and analyzed 83 reviews of MartinLogan ElectroMotion ESL Series. The average rating for this product is 4.8/5, compared to an average rating of 4.3/5 for other products in the same category for all reviews. There are some negative comments about the design.
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We analyzed user and expert ratings, product age and more factors. Compared to other products in the same category the MartinLogan ElectroMotion ESL Series is awarded an overall alaScore™ of 91/100 = Excellent quality.
Consumer review (amazon.com)
alaTest has collected and analyzed 36 user reviews of MartinLogan ElectroMotion ESL Series from Amazon.com. The average user rating for this product is 4.8/5, compared to an average user rating of 4.2/5 for other products in the same category on Amazon.com.
97% of the reviews on Amazon.com give this product a positive rating.
Expert review by : Ed Selley (avforums.com)
Review of the MartinLogan ElectroMotion ESL Hybrid Electrostatic speaker
Simply outstanding scale and cohesion ; Impressively forgiving ; Very well made
Very clearly defined performance envelope ; Not the most ballistic speaker going ; Annoying mains adapter design
Expert review by : Stephen Dawson (cnet.com.au)
Beautiful tonal balance. Unique stereo sound. Good volume levels.
Little super-deep bass.
The MartinLogan ElectroMotion ESL loudspeakers use very different operating principles to produce an extraordinary sound.
Expert review by : Darryl Wilkinson (hometheatermag.com)
That's right. I hate MartinLogan with a passion that borders on the obsessive. And there's more to it than the fact that the company's headquarters in Lawrence, Kansas, are just a hop, skip, and a third-and-long TD pass away from KU. (As a graduate of...
Expert review by : Darryl Wilkinson (soundandvision.com)
Performance Build QualityValue Price: $5,600 (updated 3/10/15)
Expert review by : Darryl Wilkinson (hometheater.com)
I hate MartinLogan.
Consumer review (bestbuy.com)
These speakers have an awesome sound and put you in the middle of the action
Consumer review (bestbuy.com)
Excellent imaging and a mid-range that brings out the subtlest of notes.
Consumer review (bestbuy.com)
My speakers are not "broken in" yet (72 hrs. I'm told). However, the sound already seems lighter and more natural than other floor standing box speakers that I have owned over the years.
Consumer review (bestbuy.com)
I came from a pair of Polk Towers and I am blown away. The amount of detail is unbelievable. In the store I was leaning towards a pair of B&W's and a Marantz PM8005 amp in another room. The associate was kind enough to hook up the ML's next to the...
Consumer review (bestbuy.com)
We use two of these speakers in a 5.0 configuration with a center speaker and two bookshelf speakers at the back; no sub-woofer. They are quite unobtrusive compared with the much larger main speakers I previously used but the sound quality is just as...