Any Conrad-Johnson owner here?

[rthomeint]

Originally Posted by ursomtl

Hey guys.
Would you advise a pair of Martin Logan ESL/ElectroMotions with my system?
It consist if a C-J pair of MV-50 and PV-8 coupled to a Pro-Ject RPM-9.1
I currently own Totem Forests
Thanks for your advise

I have a pair of Electromotions and I have a Premier 11A. The speakers are fairly efficient at 91 db. This combo sounds great. I get a really large soundstage. I was impressed a the bass out of this combo. It's more than enough power to fill my 22 by 14 foot room. I was running an MV-52 bridged in mono on the Electromotion center and that worked well also.

Rob

[ursomtl]

Thx Chessman, Skroudo :-D

@Rthomeint: it sounds very promising, I can't stop thinking I should get the ElectroMotions. I've been intrigued by ESL tech since I first saw Quad and ML speakers ... A few years ago (say 25?). Only, it's been a little while I had lots of $ to buy Hi-Fi stuff. Is it my chance? Should I stop at my local Futershop and buy them? I've seen yesterday that they now have the bigger Theos... but they are much more expensive at 2749$ each! Ooch! I can't reach that high. So maybe I should look for the EM after all.

So, they sound large and deep, what else? What type of speaker cable do you have?

Thanks

P.s. it's great to be part is such a nice community 😃

[rthomeint]

The Electromotions are a great speaker, I replaced a pair if Von Schweikert VR4s gen II with these. The only place where the VR4s better these is at the very bottom with more extension. The esls are very detailed without sound hard or bright. They have really nice dynamics. Vocals just have a natural quality that can be beat for the price. I've heard speakers that are better than these starting at 2x the price. As near as I can tell The major difference between the Theos and electromotion is the woofer cabinet is nicer on the Theos and it has a aluminum cone instead of paper. The woofer might have a little more speed and control. I spoke with a ML rep and he told me that you have to move much higher up the ML line to get a significant jump in performance. I am using Audioquest CV-8, it's there best copper at 14AWG with DBS. I spoken with someone at Audioquest and was told I would have spend a lot more money to get a jump in performance.

[ursomtl]

Great great comment and advice! Thanks for that!
Your description convinced me (but I was already sold to it), it's always good to keep a more rational mind and ask for some help.
But this is what my feelings told me, to go for it!
And on top of that, i read that the ML EM act more like a little flagship than a cheap version of a good speaker! Good for me!
None of the high-end audio store has it in Montreal so there is no way I can listen to the speakers. Blind buy? Not easy. At least, I have 30 days to return the product.
First thing first, I need to sell my Totem Forest