I stopped by an audio store today just to poke around and it was the first time I'd come across Martin Logan speakers. So, as usual, I carry a demo disc with me of music I listen to that varies in style and brought it in to check 'em out. Seeing as I don't have tons of cash, I only listened to the Mosaic and the Montage as those 2 would only be the ones remotely in my price range. I've had the upgrade bug in my system for a while, but I usually don't just jump into anything...i've been somewhat looking around for about 2 months now. Anyway, I heard them and I've got to say I was really impressed, especially considering these were 2 of their lower offerings. I'm currently using B&W dm601 s3's with a SVS PB10-ISD to fill out the low end. I'm running them through a Marantz SR8400. To keep things at least pretty similar, I had the store run the Logans through a Denon 3805. All in all, I really liked them. Now, I know everyone advises to listen to speakers and go with what your ears tell you, but when looking around here, I got a little skeptical. How come I don't see M/L's mentioned that much. When I check the poll for what speakers are being used by folks, out of 283, only 3 have M/L's. When I scour the forums, I may see them mentioned here and there, but not nearly as much as others. Is it simply that they're a bit more esoteric? Or is there more to it than that? Are they all show and no go, meaning great looking and interesting technology, but not really a great speaker? I'm only asking b/c again I was very impressed, but just want others to weigh in on them. Not really seeing them mentioned all that often has got me wondering...and I certainly don't profess to be an expert in the world of audio having bought my first "real gear" only months ago. Can anyone give me the scoop on these?
Thanks in advance for any responses.