MartinLogan Introduces $499 Advanced Thin Film Center Channel Speaker

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MartinLogan just announced the new $499 Encore TF center channel speaker for use either on- or off-wall.

Designed to serve as a high performance center channel for home theaters, the compact Encore TF delivers exceptional detail. An ATF˙ (Advanced Thin Film) driver, long-excursion low-mass woofers, and sophisticated crossover engineering produce sound with lifelike clarity and openness. Encore TF delivers compelling center channel reproduction whether discretely mounted beneath a high definition flat screen or used with the included table top stand. Additionally, the Encore TF is highly adaptable, working equally well mounted horizontally or vertically in front-channel and surround applications.

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"MartinLogan always strives to provide our customers with a realistic, authentic listening experience. The Encore TF definitely delivers whether used a center channel in conjunction with our floor standing speakers or for all 5-channels in a dedicated home theater" said Devin Zell, MartinLogan's Marketing Manager.

Carefully hand-built using only the finest air core coils and polyester and low dissipation electrolytic capacitors, Encore TF‚s crossover employ's MartinLogan's proprietary Vojtko topology for vanishingly low distortion and seamless driver integration. This precision-tuned network preserves even the most subtle sonic nuances while handling the full dynamics of any source.


Read MartinLogan speaker reviews including the MartinLogan CLX, Spire, Summit and many others here.

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  • By James

I spent a couple of hours a Best Buy today checking out different things. I wanted to hear the new Boston TVee speaker. The guys at Best Buy could not get it work. So I went to the Magnolia theater room to look for a new center speaker. I listened to Definitive and Klipsh with no noticeable improvement over my current center channel speaker. Then the associate said let me let you listen to this (MartinLogan Encore TF). All I can say is WOW!!! I am not really a fan of Martin Logan ESL speakers, but these are different. The associate had I,ROBOT playing for a demo and the difference between the other two centers and this speaker does not do the price justice. You need to listen to this speaker for yourself. I am currently saving my pennies so I can buy this in the near future.

The only down side to this speaker is its impedance is only 4 ohms.

James

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