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MartinLogan CLX Floorstanding Loudspeakers Have for Sale Martin Logan CLX Art series. Beautiful Gloss Black finish. Purchased new November 2021. Still under warranty. RRP was $48,500 If you like dipole ESL sound. these are a bargain. Will consider Audition if convinced buyer is genuine. Condition: Excellent Payment Method: Paypal, EFT, Cash on Pickup Region/State: (VIC) Victoria/Australia By Audio lefty 0 Comments AUD $16,000 Date: May 22, 20241 yr
A$16,000 feels like a fair-to-strong ask for a CLX in excellent condition, not a bargain-basement steal. MartinLogan’s original CLX carried a discontinued retail price of about A$33,000 equivalent, so this is roughly half of new, which is solid territory for a flagship electrostatic if the panels are healthy and the setup is complete.
What makes it worth chasing is simple: the CLX is one of MartinLogan’s most revered designs, prized for its transparency, speed, and huge open-window presentation on vocals and acoustic material. In excellent condition, the upside is a lot of speaker for the money, especially if it comes with original packaging, grilles, and proof of recent care; I’d want a serious listen and confirmation that the panels bias up cleanly and play evenly, but at this asking level the listing reads like a good opportunity rather than a warning.
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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.
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