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Martin Logan SL3 vs Ascents

Hi there. I recently heard a pair of martin logan ascents in a shop and thought they were great.

However, they seem harder to come by, and more expensive than a pair of SL3`s. How do these newer Martin Logans compare with the older ones?

toodles.
tomek

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ed_sawyer
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Generally the SL3s are better, esp. for the money. Amandarae's premise is flawed. There's numerous examples of companies (including martin logan) where the replacement does not equal the previous generations of gear. Anything recent by marantz, mcintosh qualifies as far as amps, and sony has yet to better the SCD-1.

-Ed
ed_sawyer
588 posts
 
This is the premise that is flawed: "It is just basic logic. A company that wants to move forward will not make a model who is inferior (Ascents replaces the SL3)than what it wants to replace."

In general, ML has raised prices and not raised quality to match. I agree, the SL2 has a lot over the SL3 - just look at the difference in panel size. Differences vs. SL3 and ascent - I should hope the ascent is better, for the price increase! Still, I'd take the SL3. Better value, as good sound (IMNSHO). The real bargain is the Aerius i. Currently I use CLS (I), which in my opinion and that of many others, is the best of the CLS lineup, which in itself is in many ways the best speaker ML ever made. A shame they discontinued it. Apparently Innersound has a large full-rangish panel speaker coming out soon, but will be pretty high priced (unfortunately) from what I hear. Anyway, digressing a bit here...

-Ed
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