The beginning of my AV setup. Marantz sr5015 and Martin Logan ESL’s. Larger tv is in the works, center + bookshelves + sub will come when I don’t share walls!
Posted Aug 21, 2022, 6:12 PM UTC
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Matin Logans (and dipole speakers in general) sound best moved a bit further out into the room. Experiment.
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I probably will end up moving them a bit further apart once I get a larger tv, and I could move them further from the wall and onto the rug, but I think I like the look of them being off the rug better than how it’ll sound with them on the rug. I’m in this apartment for 9 more months, and then hopefully I’ll be in something where I can spread out a bit more!
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You'll have to decide if appearance is more important than sound. Older Martin Logan models used to be shallower. I have SL-3's from 1995 which are only about a foot deep. I think they began design their speakers with deeper bass enclosures to prevent people from cramming the panels right up against the wall. Now at least there is only so much damage you can do.
Spreading them too wide apart may create a "hole in the middle" effect, especially for anyone sitting off center. I have a 5.1 system and Martin Logan center channel speaker to help with the dialog when watching videos.
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You might want to consider bookshelf’s instead even though you may love those esls we all know they don’t belong that close together and that far from the wall.
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That was a consideration, however I want to eventually have a full home theater set up. If I went the bookshelf route I would have felt compelled to get a subwoofer, and im not in the business of pissing off my neighbors that much haha
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Oh ok, thought you were selling those lovely speakers 😀
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Love me some ML’s. Have the 60 XTI’s, so great.
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I have this Marantz. I'm very happy with it. Meets all my needs/wants. The app could use a bit of a refresh. But a damn good amp !
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It definitely does it’s job well! I wouldn’t know about the app as I use Bluetooth for listening to music and then watching movies/tv shows through my partners Apple TV
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Spent all your moneys on the sound and not a better tv?
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Like I said, it’s the beginning! This is my partners tv, which will be replaced soon and most likely moved into the bedroom. Probably gonna go for a 50” 4K tv, provided her Apple TV model also supports it, and if it doesn’t I’ll probably upgrade it for her.
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Get a 75!
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Man id like to but I don’t think I have enough room for that! There’s currently 52 inches in between the towers, so a 50 would fit real nice. Current tv is 31 inches across
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MartinLogan - ESL Setup and Optimization.
Thanks for the link!
This person ESLs.