Martin Logan aerius speakers (electrostatic) and ProAc speakers

[cadiman]

I have a customer who I repair stuff for, trucks and equipment to tvs and audio. He has a pair of Martin Logan electrostatic speakers (aejk238i ) and a set of ProAc speakers as well. These show up on ebay, but I was wondering what they were really worth and how they sound? Any help and input would be great.

Thanks! Cadiman

[toastygoodness]

Re: Martin Logan aerius speakers (electrostatic) and ProAc speakers

i'm not a big fan of electrostatic personally, they sure look cool but compared to my "normal" woofer-based speakers, they sound like that logitech pair you can get for $15. i guess it's up to one's taste, but the studio monitors i have can blow any of those e-static speakers out of the water, for less than half the price. even polk monitors (not studio monitors) sound better.

if you are keeping those, make sure to have a good subwoofer. and do the crossover at your receiver/amp if possible. try to keep them running on as big midrange as possible, or else they will sound tinny and fake.

[cadiman]

Re: Martin Logan aerius speakers (electrostatic) and ProAc speakers

I have not hooked them up to anything yet. but they sure look like they would need a sub for them. They have a small sealed enclosure with a 6 or 8" mid bass driver. I see them on ebay for under 1000 bucks. The cables that go with them are around 600 bucks. I think they are over rated, but I won`t know until I hear them. I am sure you are right based on what I see.

Thanks for the input!
Cadiman