RADAR is a price search engine. We link to the original listing — we never sell direct. Transactions happen on the source site.
Aangeboden: een zeldzame kans om in het bezit te komen van het absolute vlaggenschip uit de masterpiece series van martin logan: de renaissance esl 15a. Ik gebruik ze op een accuphase a75 klasse a-ver
At €19,500, this is far above the typical used market: well over the €1,563 75th percentile and roughly twenty times the €937 median, so it reads as very ambitious unless there’s something exceptional attached. For a normal used pair, that is not a fair-market asking price.
The upside is that this is a serious reference-class electrostatic speaker with real scale, transparency, and speed, so when it’s set up well it can sound spectacular and unapologetically high-end. If the cabinet finish is immaculate, the panels are healthy, and there’s strong provenance or very low hours, those details matter — but at this level the buyer should expect a rare-condition example or a broader package, not just a clean used pair.
Independent perspective — not a price guarantee. Always verify condition, accessories and provenance before purchase.
MartinLogan emerged in the late 1970s from Lawrence, Kansas, when Gayle Martin Sanders and Ron Logan Sutherland, sharing a passion for electrostatic loudspeakers, united their engineering and design expertise. The duo, whose middle names inspired the brand, unveiled their breakthrough at the 1983 CES with the Monolith—the world's first practical hybrid electrostatic speaker, blending a curved panel for mids and highs with a dynamic woofer for bass. This American innovation addressed longstanding electrostatic limitations like fragility and poor low-end response, propelling the company from a high-end audio store collaboration to a dedicated manufacturing powerhouse.
The brand specializes in electrostatic and hybrid speakers, from flagship floorstanders like the CLX and Summit X to more accessible Motion Series designs, alongside complementary powered subwoofers and select electronics. Their proprietary thin-film transducers, advanced panel assembly, and room-optimized engineering define a lineup that prioritizes transparency and precision over conventional dynamic drivers, eschewing amplifiers, turntables, DACs, headphones, or cables.
Positioned firmly in the high-end market, MartinLogan commands respect among discerning audiophiles for its unwavering commitment to electrostatic purity, delivering ethereal soundstaging and timbral accuracy that make cabinets vanish. Now part of the PML group alongside Paradigm and Anthem, it blends Kansas heritage with rigorous innovation, appealing to buyers seeking reference-level realism in home audio and theater systems.
See all MartinLogan listings on RADAR.
