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MartinLogan's new Neolith Loudspeaker at Overture in Wilmington, DE, Saturday, November 8

Stereophile Staff  |  Nov 5, 2014

MartinLogan's Truth in Sound Tour continues with the introduction of its new flagship loudspeaker, the built-to-order Neolith, at Overture Ultimate Home Electronics, 2423 Concord Pike, Wilmington, DE on Saturday, November 8, from 11am to 6pm.

Members of the MartinLogan sales, marketing and engineering team, along with Overture's founder Terry Menacker, will be available to answer questions, perform demos and provide an exclusive behind-the-scenes look at the intensive development process that created Neolith. Neolith is the result of a 3-year-long development process. It combines the innovations of MartinLogan's Statement Evolution 2 loudspeaker with the simplicity of the original Monolith loudspeaker. Neolith features MartinLogan's largest-ever electrostatic radiating surface. Its proprietary curvilinear electrostatic transducer is said to deliver an enveloping 3-dimensional soundstage, while its Unique Controlled Dispersion Technology gives each transducer the ability to reproduce nearly the entire audio spectrum in any room.

Guests at this Truth in Sound events are encouraged to bring their own music, and to "experience it again for the first time," as performed by the MartinLogan Neolith loudspeakers (on a first-come-first-served basis). Light snacks and a selection of hot and cold beverages will be served.

COMMENTS
Allen Fant's picture
Submitted by Allen Fant on November 5, 2014 - 2:00pm

Beautiful-looking speaker! Appears to have a forward and rear facing woofer section?

K.Reid's picture
Submitted by K.Reid on November 5, 2014 - 6:23pm

It is a 12in front firing mid bass unit and 15in rear facing woofer. Claimed bass response down to 23hz - though no +- db stated

BradleyP's picture
Submitted by BradleyP on November 5, 2014 - 7:30pm

I am a Martin-Logan owner and fan, and I'd let someone saw off my big toe with a teaspoon for a chance to hear those magnificent new flagship speakers. BUT, I gotta say that the usual ML elegance is not in evidence here. If I were a millionaire, I'd still buy them, though. They look like about $75k to me. Any price info?

jsh101's picture
Submitted by jsh101 on November 5, 2014 - 8:08pm

Damn, that is one butt ugly speaker with zero SAF. The glossy paint job is like putting lipstick on a pig. It looks like the Pontiac Aztek of loudspeakers. Even in a man cave they would stick out like sore thumbs.

So, what's the price? About 2 grand?

tmsorosk's picture
Submitted by tmsorosk on November 8, 2014 - 6:56am

I agree with jsh101.
Butt ugly, and I might add, looks like a door with a built in sub woofer.

corrective_unconscious's picture
Submitted by corrective_unco... on November 14, 2014 - 11:24am

The hours listed here were way off. It's important to get basic data correct whenever possible.

Thanks to Overture for all its hospitality in hosting public events over the years.

John Atkinson's picture
Submitted by John Atkinson on November 14, 2014 - 1:37pm
Quote:
The hours listed here were way off. It's important to get basic data correct whenever possible.

The times listed were what we were given by MartinLogan. From the email: "‘Truth In Sound’ Public Event (FREE): Saturday, November 8th, 11am - 6pm." Apologies if they were incorrect.

John Atkinson
Editor, Stereophile

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