MartinLogan, to celebrate their 20th anniversary, is offering a limited edition, final run of their legendary CLS electrostatic loudspeaker. Priced at $5,995, the CLSIIz will be available new until December 31, 2002. The CLS’ are offered in exotic wood finishes and can be successfully paired with MartinLogan’s new Descent subwoofer since the CLS has no bass driver in the speaker complement like more modern hybrid electrostatic speakers do. The CLS is the speaker that put MartinLogan on the map as a high end speaker company and also started many an audiophile on a long and winding journey to hunt down the greatest sound possible. A highly respected custom installer in the Los Angeles area said once of the CLS’ (he owned 3 pairs over the years) that “with the right tube amp and the lights dimmed, you could actually see god ...

The new Athena Technologies Audition series from API consists of five magnetically shielded full-range models plus the new AS-P400 powered subwoofer priced at $399. Starting at $149 per pair, there are two bookshelf models, two floor-standing speakers, and a timbre matched center channel. With a retail price of $599 per pair, the top-of-the-line AS-F2 floor-standing speakers is front-vented and combines a 1 inch Teteron dome tweeter with two 8inch injection molded polypropylene woofers. All of the drivers are in-house API designs and are mounted in a solidly braced MDF cabinet faced with a simple and stylish metal-look baffle.

Wilson Audio announced today that they will be releasing a version 7 of their acclaimed WATT Puppy loudspeaker system. The changes include: • A new cabinet material in the WATT (the top speaker on a WATT Puppy) • A new driver in the Puppy (the bottom speaker on a WATT Puppy) • The crossovers have been refined to accommodate proprietary "phase delay" tuning. • The physical speakers (the WATT and Puppy) have been modified to look more aesthetically cohesive.

The Linn Komri is a $40,000 per pair (USD) flagship high performance Full Range Monitor Loudspeaker designed for professional music mastering and other demanding audio applications. The Linn Komri incorporates innovative design features and is capable of exceptional openness and neutrality and a powerful and accurate bass performance. The Komri produces an extremely stable sound stage and sets new standards for high performance monitoring. Each Linn Komri houses one VERY high frequency driver, one high frequency driver, one midrange driver, one upper-bass driver in an acoustic array and twin long-throw active bass drivers. The Linn Komri five-way full range design incorporates two Active Servo Bass System and Linn’s unique 4K Acoustic Mid-Treble Driver Array for pitch-accurate music reproduction and very high power handling, producing an enhanced stereo performance with ultra-low coloration across a 10Hz – 40khz frequency range and flat performance ...

MartinLogan’s has just announced the release of their new Aeon reference loudspeaker system. With a footprint of less than one square foot, the Aeon is priced at $2,995 and features a state-of-the-art new woofer, next generation enclosure materials and MartinLogan’s ESL transducer. MartinLogan claims that at the crossover point, the Aeon’s woofer distortion level is so low it rivals that of the electrostatic panel.