AXPONA 2018 Show Report -- Audio Expo North America

MartinLogan to Demonstrate Three Masterpiece Series Electrostatic Speakers At AXPONA 2018

   artinLogan is proud to announce that their top hybrid Masterpiece Series electrostatic loudspeaker models will be available for demonstration for three days during the Audio Expo North America (AXPONA) 2018, which runs from April 13 to 15, 2018. AXPONA is the largest high-end audio show in North America. The three-day experience features multiple hotel floors packed with listening rooms.

MartinLogan Renaissance ESL 15A / Precision Audio Video (Room 404)
The MartinLogan Renaissance ESL 15A features a 46 x 15-inch Curvilinear Line Source (CLS) XStat electrostatic transducers with advanced microperf stator technology, ultra-rigid AirFrame Blade construction, and dual 12-inch low-distortion aluminum cone woofers in a PoweredForce Forward configuration powered by dual 500 Watt Class-D amplifiers and controlled by a 24-Bit Vojtko DSP Engine with ARC (Anthem Room Correction).

Precision Audio Video will be using the MartinLogan Renaissance ESL 15A ($24,995/pair US retail) with electronics from Constellation Audio, including a Cygnus media player, Pictor preamplifier, Andromeda phono stage, and Taurus mono amplifiers. Music will be provided using a Continuum Audio Labs Obsidian turntable and Viper tonearm.

MartinLogan Expression ESL 13A / Audio Video Interiors Of Chicago (Room 2 - Prosperity)
The MartinLogan Expression ESL 13A features a 44 x 13-inch XStat CLS electrostatic transducers with advanced microperf stator technology, ultra-rigid AirFrame™ Blade construction, and dual 10-inch low-distortion aluminum cone woofers in a PoweredForce Forward™ configuration powered by dual 300 Watt Class-D amplifiers and controlled by a 24-Bit Vojtko DSP Engine with ARC™ (Anthem Room Correction).

Audio Video Interiors of Chicago will be using the MartinLogan Expression ESL 13A ($14,995/pair US retail) with a McIntosh C1100 preamplifier and MC611 monoblock amplifiers. Music will be provided using an Aurender A10 music server. Cabling throughout the system includes Audioquest.

MartinLogan Impression ESL 11A / Benchmark Media Systems (Room 670)
The MartinLogan Impression ESL 11A features a 44 x 11-inch XStat CLS electrostatic transducers with advanced microperf stator technology, ultra-rigid AirFrame Blade construction, and dual 8-inch low-distortion aluminum cone woofers in a PoweredForce Forward configuration powered by dual 275 Watt Class-D amplifiers and controlled by a 24-Bit Vojtko DSP Engine with ARC (Anthem Room Correction).

Benchmark will be using the MartinLogan Impression ESL 11A ($9,995/pair US retail) to demonstrate the DAC3 HGC reference stereo preamplifier/digital-to-analog converter and a pair of AHB2 reference power amplifiers in a 385wpc monoblock configuration. Cabling throughout the system includes Benchmark speaker and interconnect cables.

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