Description
Martin Logan Focus ESL C18 : Center Speaker
Focus ESL C18 is a versati : Center speakerle performance shelf or wall-mounted electrostatic center channel speaker, bringing realism into focus with an 18-inch wide XStat CLS electrostatic transducer with the detailed imaging capability of a Folded Motion tweeter, along with twin 6.5-inch woofers, capable of deep bass reproduction down to 50Hz.
The painters of the Dutch Golden Age produced photo-realistic masterpieces 300 years before cameras were invented. They focused your attention using a bright, otherworldly light. Even in their most intimate portraits, the riveting light draws your eye.
This kind of sensory focus is the key to realism in your home theater, as well. It’s the job of your center channel loudspeaker to anchor action and dialogue to your screen. It must reproduce detailed high frequency information to reinforce imaging, and also blend seamlessly with the other speakers in your surround-sound system to envelope you in a realistic soundstage.
MartinLogan presents a new Masterpiece of home theater realism: the Focus ESL C18 Center Channel Loudspeaker, an electrostatic center channel speaker designed for wall-mounted flexibility.
The goal is flexibility and performance, and the Focus ESL C18 achieves both. The sleek, sculpted enclosure is solidly braced, resonance-free and well-balanced. It is designed to be mounted above or below your screen. Heavy-duty wall-mounting bracket hardware is included, and the innovative brackets accommodate multiple mounting angles, so you can aim the Focus ESL C18 directly at your listening position for a perfectly aligned center channel presentation.
The Focus ESL C18 is also at home on a shelf or floor stand. Toggle the convenient “On-Wall/Off-Wall” acoustic contour switch to instantly optimize performance for any mounting position. This feature automatically modifies response to compensate for wall boundaries that may reinforce or inhibit bass output. The result is room-filling center channel reproduction with lifelike full-range verve.
Installation flexibility and tailored center channel performance: Now you have more options than ever in your Masterpiece home theater system.
Specifications : Martin Logan Focus ESL C18
| Frequency Response | 50–23,000 Hz ±3dB |
| Recommended Amplifier Power | 50—400 watts per channel |
| Horizontal Dispersion | 30° |
| Sensitivity | 90 dB/2.83 volts/meter |
| Impedance | 4 Ohms Compatible with 4, 6, or 8 Ohm rated amplifiers. |
| Crossover Frequency | 470, 3000 Hz |
| High Frequency Transducer | 1″ x 1.4″ (2.6cm x 3.6cm) Folded Motion Transducer with 5.25″ x 1.75″ (13.3cm x 4.4cm) diaphragm. |
| Mid Frequency Transducer | Patented CLS™ XStat™ electrostatic transducer » Panel Dimensions: 7.5″ x 18″ (19 x 45.7cm) » Radiating Area: 135 in² (868 cm²) |
| Low Frequency Transducer | Two 6.5″ (16.5cm) cast basket, high excursion, rigid aluminum cone with extended throw drive assembly, non-resonance asymmetrical chamber format. |
| Components | Custom-wound audio transformer, air core coils, low DCR steel laminate coils, polyester capacitors |
| Audio Controls | Position: On-Wall / Off-Wall |
| Signal Inputs | WBT-0703Cu nextgen™ 5-way binding posts feature a filigree signal conductor made from gold plated, nickel free, non- ferromagnetic, pure copper for high conductivity and fully insulated. Free from eddy current effects. |
| Weight | 50 lbs. (22.7 kg) |
| Dimensions (Table Mount) | 9.6″ x 43.2″ x 9.2 ” (24.4cm x 109.7cm x 23.4cm) |
| Dimensions (Installed On Wall, Flat Mount) | 9.4″ x 43.2″ x 9.6″ (23.9 cm x 109.7cm x 24.5cm) |
| Dimensions (Installed On Wall, Angled) | 11.3″ x 43.2 ” x 11.5 ” (28.8 cm x 109.7cm x 29.1 cm) |
