JAS,

Will do.

IW

if possible, would you mind emailing me? I have a couple of questions I’d like to ask being you’ve had quite an experience with these.

Thankfully the delivery driver gave a helping hand to get them up the steps onto the landing. It worked out much better and easier than I had anticipated. Only had one step to get them into the house from there. 😀

JAS,

I’m jealous. Definitely one of my top 5 speakers all-time. I need to speak to the folks at MartinLogan the next time I’m in Toronto visiting family.

IW

As time went on, a friend ended up working at the same store. I got to hear the Sequel ii, Aerius i and later the SL3. I visited the store one day to pick something up. While talking with my friend, he mentioned they had a new pair of SL3’s in the next room but they weren’t fully burnt in… off I went! My friend came in a few minutes later with a handful of cd’s and told me to have fun. They weren’t overly busy and before I knew it, three hours had passed.

Ever since that day I longed for a set of Martin Logans but never could get things fall into place for some reason. That is until now!

The last pair of ML’s I heard were the reQuest and it had always been a pipedream to own ESL’s. Few years back I had bought a pair of Magnepan 1.7i. I enjoy listening to them but the thought of stats was still there.

While browsing Canuck Audio Mart this past winter I had seen a dealer who had gotten a pair of reQuest in on trade. I’ve spoken with the owner regarding another matter in the past so I called him. During our conversation, I inquired about shipping. I had asked if there was a very remote chance he had the original packaging. He said, “As a matter of fact I do”.

Not wanting to ship through the winter, we agreed to wait until the warmer weather came. They will be shipped next week and to say I’m excited would be an understatement!

With inflation through the roof and used equipment following behind new stuff, I figure even with the cost of replacement panels I’d still end up with another awesome pair of speakers for what the current pricing on the MG 1.7i retail for here in Canada.

System:
Wyetech Jade 2.1 ST
Micro Seiki BL-51 (Requires a new belt and cartridge).
Ancient Pioneer PD-65 Elite as transport
Bryston BDP-1
Bryston BDA-2
Bryston 7B SST/2
Bryston 4B NRB (Serviced a few yrs. ago and has been in storage since its return).

It has taken what feels like forever to get the system to where it currently is mostly via used purchases.

Then in 2025 after building home with large great room. 26’ cube and ready to enjoy the big tv and sound started to reassemble the audio.
And found the original salesman who is as some of you a joy to learn what’s best for this room. Beyond just speakers. Line conditioners, speaker wires, bi-amping and even the quality of outlet at the dedicated 20 amp power
In the process I found a pair of requests. They’re front bi-amped, with clarity’s as rear height with tickets as rear surround and a motif center channel and two ML other center channel speakers as front heights. All this is powered with the Onkyo tx70 to bi-amp and have all 11 channels
I feel like I need popcorn
I have fully recovered my love for Martin Logan
I did put the requests on concrete pads for the spikes. The panels were creeping down so I added a tab at the fifth spike to hold them. I regularly vacuum them too
John

NJ,

That sounds like a really good combination. Nelson Pass (Threshold) also made really great amplifiers and pre-amplifiers. I agree on the Kimber recommendation. When I first purchased my pair of reQuests, I had Kimber cables as well, along with a set of Nirvana Audio SL. Kimber/MartinLogan are a really good combination.

Did you change the panels? Gayle Sanders (founder and former CEO of ML) told me on our podcast interview that the panels have a finite lifespan. 25 years seems to be pushing it.

Best,

IW

John,

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

Best,

Ian White