Saturday, 01 January 2000
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Written by
Michael Fuschi
Introduction
The
Scenario is the latest offering from Martin-Logan, the electrostatic
technology speaker company, as the company refers to itself. The design
goal for the Scenario was to position it just below the Aerius, which
is now available only in bi-wire guise, in price and sonics. With
feedback from dealers, interior designers and the like, some felt the
Aerius was just a little too tall for certain applications, so with a
mating of the electrostatic panel from the wall-mount Script model and
the woofer from the bi-wire Aerius model, the $1,995 per pair Scenario
was born. Measuring in at 48 inches high with a very small 10 by
14-inch footprint, the Scenario is about ten inches shorter than the
Aerius and gives up a little to bass response as the cabinet, which
houses an 8 inch woofer, is smaller, as well. Martin-Logan has big
plans for the Scenario as use with an all Martin-Logan ...