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Originally Posted by 80B
Very cool - would love to hear Marten sometime. Had read good things about their product.
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If you have the opportunity you will probably be pleased.
As always, matching everything is important. The recent technology, filter technique, and the aligned membranes into a very precise acoustic line makes the resolution at the very top of all speakers, I would say. Though, this reveals what the signal really is and that can be frightening for some electronics. You have to match it with good stuff. Otherwise you will hear the shortcomings brutally true.
Therefore Marten is very meticulous about the source and clean power.
Marten always demos with different electronics to show that it's possible, but off course there are brands and modells that works spot on. This Moment II speaker is new and I'v just heard it with Vitus and Engström. Both brands are fabulous. Transistors vs. tubes. The music presentation shows the difference. It's a matter of personal taste.
Mingus Quintet 20 anniversary is a pimped "normal" Quintet. A big speaker in a small package. It's physically small but can play like a much bigger speaker. All this with the new technology's great reproduction results.
Their idea to get to know all parts of reproduced music from their own recordings, through their own cables (Jorma) and speakers to your ears I think makes them get to know a profound knowledge about how this works that is hard to know about otherwise. Mixing and listen to the results in their own speakers must be very useful to know what to develop next and how it should sound.
At least the result for us music nerds is very satisfying. And it is only the result of musical involvement that counts. It is what all technology finally comes down to. Specs is interesting but not without music that can makes you cry.
Actually, during a music piece, Symphonic Dances (Rachmaninov) on Lyrec R2R,
some listeners had this experience. Me to. Thats why I want to tell you about how good they are. Not every set up can make this kind of emotions.
I must say that I'm, as a Swede, quite proud of this brand.