Martin Logan Renaissance ESL 15A

• Frequency Response: 22–21,000 Hz ±3dB
• Horizontal Dispersion: 30°
• Vertical Dispersion: 46" (116.9cm) line source
• High Frequency Transducer: XStat™ CLS™ electrostatic transducer
• Panel Dimensions: 46" (116.9cm)" × 15" (27.9cm)" (116.8 × 38.1cm)
• Radiating Area: 690 in2 (4,450 cm2)
• Low Frequency Transducer: Two 12” (30.5 cm) cast bracket, high excursion, rigid aluminium cone with extended throw drive assembly, non-resonance asymmetrical chamber format
• Room Correction (Bass Section): Anthem Room Correction (ARC™) ready (Sold Separately)
• Amplifier: 50–700 Watts per channel at 4 ohms Woofer: 2 x 500 watts/channel (4 ohms), 2 x 1,000 watts peak
• Sensitivity: 92 dB/2.83 volts/meter
• Impedance: 4 Ohms, 0.52 at 20kHz. Compatible with 4, 6, or 8 Ohm rated amplifiers.
• Recommended Amplifier Power: 20‒500 watts per channel
• Crossover Frequency: 300Hz
• Components: Custom-wound audio transformer, air core coils, polypropylene capacitors. 24-bit DSP based preamplifier (used with woofer amplifier).
• Audio Controls: Bass: ±10 dB under 75 Hz Mid-Bass: –2 dB, 0 db, +2 db Light: On, Dim, Off ARC™ Room EQ: On, Off:Lighting
  LED intensity control: on, dim, off
• Inputs: AC Power, RJ45 (for ARC), mini USB (for ARC)
• Power Draw: Idle: < 0.5W/channel, Max: 900W/channel
• Weight: 140 lbs. (63.5 kg)
• Dimensions: 69.8" × 15.75" × 28.9", (177.3cm × 40cm × 63.3cm)

Anthem Room Correction and Martin Logan Renaissance ESL 15A

"As this exercise shows, the measurements and auto-corrections that are done by ARC can make a profound impact on the quality of the bass. What’s more: even when the speakers have already been positioned ideally, the ARC results are still far from subtle."

—Christiaan Punter, hifi-advice.com
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MartinLogan Renaissance ESL 15A

"The Renaissance ESL 15A’s are simply the absolute best MartinLogans that I have heard. They have seismic yet superbly articulate and very even-handed bass, coherence to rival the best multi-driver dynamic speakers and incredibly transparent and super-refined, yet smooth and gloriously rich midrange with precise, fluid and airy treble. These speakers combine so many audiophile tricks and weave them together so very well that it becomes a hardship to return to other speakers."

—Christiaan Punter, hifi-advice.com
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MartinLogan Masterpiece Renaissance ESL 15A Loudspeaker

"Yes, I've drunk the Kool-Aid for years. But even though I'm pre-primed to like electrostatic-panel speakers, I'd never found a one-stop solution I could live with. Now that a MartinLogan active subwoofer endowed with ARC-2 has been successfully mated to an XStat panel, anyone serious about big, full, accurate sound reproduction can start here. Unconditionally recommended."

—Jon Iverson, Stereophile
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