On Wed, 12 Jan 2005 00:26:33 GMT, "Margaret von B."
wrote:

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?

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. With the three under discussion
here, I think the Innersound looks horrible with that metal backplate
(and those sideplates don't look good for sound quality!), while the
Ascent looks top-heavy. Personally, while there does seem to be a
disjointed 'two part' look about the XStat, I like the simplicity and
cleanliness of the design. Yes, it does have a minimalist Scandinavian
look, IKEA if you like, but IMHO that's no bad thing.
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Stewart Pinkerton | Music is Art - Audio is Engineering