MartinLogan Neolith 15″ Passive 3-Way Floorstanding Speaker (EACH)

Description

Neolith (PRICED AS AN INDIVIDUAL SPEAKER; ADD QUANTITY 2 TO THE CART FOR A PAIR)

Unconstrained Performance

Finish Options:

    Rosso Fuoco               Cordoba Red              Deep Sea Blue               Basalt Black
     (Gloss Red)       (Gloss Metallic Maroon)  (Gloss Metallic Blue)    (Gloss Metallic Black)

                                                             

             Meteor Grey                            Desert Silver                               Arctic Silver
(Gloss Metallic  Silver, Dark)   (Gloss Metallic Silver, Tan tint)   (Gloss Metallic Silver, Light)

Truth in Sound, Embodied

For those who appreciate accuracy and realism in their
audio, the electrostatic transducer is the grail. For those who understand
this truth in sound, we created a flagship loudspeaker: Neolith.
Made-to-order, hand-delivered and professionally installed; in a world of same,
Neolith proclaims different. In a world of artifice, Neolith delivers truth in
sound.

Electrostatic Truth

MartinLogan didn’t invent electrostatic transducer
technology. But by eliminating the perceived deficiencies of electrostatic
technology, such as poor power handling, lack of bass response and narrow
soundstage (beaming), MartinLogan has reinforced the benefit of electrostatic
technology: uncanny audio accuracy.

Parts of an Electrostatic Transducer

An electrostatic transducer has three components—stators, a
diaphragm, and spars (non-conductive spacers that keep the tall assembly
stationary)—assembled as a sandwich. The diaphragm is an ultra-light film
impregnated with an electrically conductive material and stretched taut between
two stators, which are perforated steel sheets coated with an insulator.

Electrostatic Forces at Work

When the speaker is operating, the diaphragm is charged with
an electrostatic field of fixed positive voltage. The two stators, between
which the diaphragm is stretched, are charged with voltages of equal strength
but opposite polarity. These charges occur in instantaneously alternating
pulses according the signal received from your audio equipment. When the charge
on one stator is positive, the charge on the other is negative. Because like
charges repel and opposite charges attract, the diaphragm’s constantly positive
charge will force it to move forward or backward depending on the stator
charges. With this movement, an electrostatic transducer translates an electrical
audio signal into the diaphragm motion that produces sound waves in your room.

MartinLogan’s groundbreaking Curvilinear Line Source (CLS)
electrostatic panel design is an elegant solution to the impression of sound
“beaming” from an electrostatic panel. MartinLogan CLS electrostatic
panels feature a gentle horizontal curve. This ingeniously simple innovation
radically changes the speaker’s dispersion pattern, radiating a wide,
enveloping soundstage, packed with detail; truly unlike any other loudspeaker
experience.

Another key attribute of an electrostatic speaker is its
dipolar radiation pattern. A true dipole transducer radiates with equal
intensity from the front and back of its diaphragm, with the outputs in
opposite phase. As a result, sound waves rippling out toward the sides meet at
the speaker’s edge and cancel, minimizing side-wall reflections with short
relative arrival times. This reduction in side-output minimizes interfering
side-wall reflections, which can muddy the image. It frees the dipole radiation
pattern to produce a generous amount of ambience-enriching late-arriving
reflections off the wall behind your loudspeakers. At the same time,
electrostatic panels maintain relatively limited vertical dispersion, which
minimizes undesirable floor and ceiling reflections.

Neolith is the apogee of electrostatic performance,
combining these innovations in a new design. By delivering an undiluted
soundstage with excellent separation, Neolith brings your music and movie
soundtracks to startlingly accurate, 3-dimensional life.

Specifications

Specifications are subject to change without notice