Brochure

WHAT IS TRUTH IN SOUND?
Truth in Sound is the guiding philosophy of MartinLogan.
Where does Truth in Sound start? It begins with Artists
in Motion on the cutting edge of creation—composers,
musicians, sound mixers, DJs, and other innovators—never
resting, always exploring, and pushing the boundaries
of their art. Their passion is to create and find their Truth
in Sound. And then, to share it with the world.
Our mission is to use unique and astonishing technology to
render the most complex musical passages as faithfully to
the original source as possible. MartinLogan continues in
the tradition of its innovative founders, with hands-on design
and engineering, and proprietary manufacturing techniques.
Constant improvements on the vanguard of electrostatic and
thin film transducer technology keep MartinLogan on the
cutting edge of audio innovation. Because of this heritage,
MartinLogan continues to be the loudspeaker of choice for
people who demand the most realistically rendered audio.
THE MARTINLOGAN STORY.
People often assume that MartinLogan was founded by a
couple of guys named Martin and Logan, which is sort of right:
Gayle Martin Sanders and Ron Logan Sutherland. The two
met in the late ‘70s at a high-end audio store and convinced
each other they could build an electrostatic speaker that
overcame the limitations of contemporary offerings. Sanders
organized a small research and development team to transform
an original design he had tinkered with for more than a
decade into a practical, marketable electrostatic transducer.
Sanders and Sutherland exhibited their speaker concept
at the 1982 Consumer Electronics Show in Chicago.
An instant hit, MartinLogan soon gained a worldwide
reputation for superior electrostatic performance and
arresting product design. Steady growth followed.
A COMPANY IN MOTION. By the late 2000s, MartinLogan
was not only producing the world’s most recognized electro-
static loudspeakers but also making strides in the use of
alternative thin-film transducer materials. 2010 saw the
introduction of the Motion Series, featuring Folded Motion
tweeter technology, which miniaturized a high-resolution
thin-film transducer into a compact tweeter design. Folded
Motion tweeter technology delivered electrostatic-like
high-frequency detail in more traditional speaker design.
Opposite page: The Renaissance ESL 15A electrostatic speaker.
Top right: The Motion 35XTi bookshelf speaker.
Middle right: The Motion 40i tower speaker
and Anthem STR Integrated Amplifier.
Bottom right: The ElectroMotion ESL X electrostatic speaker.