Comments on: MartinLogan reQuest Speakers: The Yang To My Vandersteen 2C

By: John M.

John M. — Tue, 09 Aug 2022 13:32:55 +0000

Thank you very much —👍Ian for your prompt response!
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By: Ian White

Ian White — Mon, 08 Aug 2022 21:57:04 +0000

In reply to John M..

John,

I would contact MartinLogan directly in Toronto because they make all of the replacement panels there.

Best,

Ian White

By: John M.

John M. — Mon, 08 Aug 2022 21:29:30 +0000

Where can I get my Martin Logan’s ReQuest electrostatic speaker serviced or repaired ?

By: Ian White

Ian White — Tue, 31 May 2022 15:20:12 +0000

In reply to BradleyP.

Bradley,

I regret selling them. Someone forced me to do it back in the day.

They looked amazing and the first time I drove them with my Blue Circle monoblocks…it was the best sound I had ever heard in my home.

That’s pretty amazing in regard to the panels. Gayle Sanders told me 12-14 years on them.

Best,
Ian

By: BradleyP

BradleyP — Tue, 31 May 2022 14:52:04 +0000

Those very speakers changed my life and set me on the path of loving more music than I ever thought I would, played on really good equipment. I heard the reQuests at an audio show I attended on a whim about three years out of college, and I couldn’t believe how vocalists were just…there. (Harry Belafonte at Carnegie Hall was surreal.) One day, I’d have a pair of Martin Logans, I resolved. In 1998, I was able to afford a pair of SL3s, between the reQuest and the Arius in size, and have had them ever since. Interestingly, I have never had a need to replace the panels or the woofer. They still sound the same!

By: Jim Romanski

Jim Romanski — Mon, 16 May 2022 20:33:16 +0000

Hi Ian

I love ML speakers. I had a pair of Aerius I speakers that I gave to my daughter. They sound great in her house in a smaller room with some vintage tube gear I’ve “loaned” to her.

I have a pair of Sequel II ML speakers that sound very nice. I’m biamping them with vintage tube gear. The Sequel II are very revealing and have excellent bass. But I think the Aerius I have a sweeter top end that I miss. Do you think the reQuest will have a similar top end as the Aerius I speakers?

There’s a mint pair for sale not too far from me for $2K. I’m debating trading up to them.

What do you think?

Jim

By: Ian White

Ian White — Tue, 03 Aug 2021 14:31:47 +0000

In reply to Randy.

I’m building a 1990s system around the Aerius i right now and prepare to be amazed and what I’ve found so far.

I hated selling the reQuests but the lawyers made me do it.

Ian White

By: Randy

Randy — Tue, 03 Aug 2021 13:43:56 +0000

I vividly recall (somewhat) selling much of the gear mentioned in this article. Nice photos, with one expection.
Why are the Logans trying to upstage these beauties shown the background?
Both the MLogan and the Klipch’ deserve they’re own covers or stage.
To top it off…Who had to mention the “I wish I never sold” line here?
Acoustic 648s Van Nuys, Cali “Survivor” here…R.I.P. V,,

By: Ian White

Ian White — Sat, 31 Jul 2021 14:32:34 +0000

In reply to Phil.

Phil,

I heard my first pair in the 1980s before I was old enough to afford them. I saved in HS for a pair of Sequel IIs.

I will be building a system this year around a pair of Aerius i which I owned many years ago and never should have sold.

Ian White

By: Phil

Phil — Sat, 31 Jul 2021 12:41:07 +0000

I bought a pair of Clarity ESL used about 8 years ago and an ML Center about 6 years ago…I have never vacumed them but I will today….once u have MLESL…you have no interest in reading about new cone speakers…you are satisfied.