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Old January 12th 05, 12:26 AM posted to uk.rec.audio
Margaret von B.
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Default New Martin-Logan XStat: $10K speaker that looks like $129 IKEA special

The new M-L Summit features the company's new XStat technology.

See picture he

http://www.martinloganowners.com/for...ighlight=xstat

And side by side with the Ascent:

http://www.martinloganowners.com/for...ighlight=xstat

According to Thomas J. Norton, they sound outstanding:

http://www.ultimateavmag.com/news/010905ces/

And they better, because according to me, they look like something you get
from IKEA for $129 (assembly required).

I know that looks are secondary to performance but did they have to be
sooooooo CHEESY. YECCHH!

Compare to Innersound, for example:

http://www.innersound.net/kachina.html

To me these are beautiful speakers in addition to sounding great.

As many of you know, I'm a huge Martin Logan fan and own a pair of Prodigys
and a pair of SL-3's but I just cannot digest this new look.

What do the rest of you think?

Cheers,

Margaret