I would just like to add the martin logan balancedforce 212 will be the last subwoofer you will own. Martinlogan motion 2i bookshelf speaker inspired by the clarity and detail of martinlogans ultrahighend electrostatic loudspeakers, motion 2i, 4i, 6i, and 8i feature exquisite folded motion tweeters and powerful bass technology in compact and affordable packages. Balancedforce 212 features dual 850watt amplifiers one for each woofer with a total system power of 1700watts 3400watts system peak. Balancedforce 210s advanced electrical control system brings new levels of flexibility to system integration, allowing listeners to install speakerspecific custom lowpass filters to assure a perfect match with martinlogan speakers. Martin logan balanced force 212 or wait for svs 16 reddit. Its signature twodriver, forcecanceling configuration virtually eliminates. Partnering a subwoofer with a pair of martinlogan requests is a difficult venture. Most companies suggest a break in period before you do any type of critical listening. Martinlogans balancedforce 210 and 212 subwoofers begin shipping in fall 20. Martin logan vs svs audioholics home theater forums. I like big bass, but i cannot lie tubby thumpers need not apply and when a speaker drops in with ittybitty bass it puts a frown upon my face i get bummed.
Martinlogan balancedforce 212 powered subwooferaudio advisor. Martin logan balanced force 212 or wait for svs 16. The balancedforce 212 is my first subwoofer with 12 cones, following an endless parade of 10inchers. Martin logan balancedforce 210 ultimate performance. After having the martin logan vanquish and axis now for about a month with many hours on them it was time. Martin logan balanced force 210 subwoofer for sale canuck. Two 12inch drivers, leadingedge technology and a unique forcecanceling driver configuration yield deep, powerful, yet. Installation is simple download a custom filter free from.
Martinlogan balancedforce 212 subwoofer overview and full product specs on cnet. Balancedforce subwoofers are the realization of years of engineering by the martinlogan team. Its signature twodriver, forcecanceling configuration virtually eliminates bassblurring cabinet resonance. I play moviesmusic almost as high as my receiver will allow. I started off with a 10 inch martin logan dynamo which i blew in a few weeks. I heard a pair of these, they were not bad that i could hear, but the source material played did not permit me to get a grip on the sound.
This is more an fyi for those who may be interested in purchasing one martin logan balanced force 212 or 210, or for those who own one and maybe have not yet run across this. Up for your consideration is a like new balanced force 212 in walnut. The balancedforce 210 features an 850watt classd switching amplifier capable of a 1700watt peak operating at over 90% efficiency. When i saw that martin logan was selling some subwoofers that were capable of custom tuning using what appeared to be a familiar technique, i had to have one.
After much discussion with me of the size and characteristics of the family room chez ancienne that its not fully enclosed seemed very important martinlogan felt that the 212 would be a better match. The cabinet is made from the highest quality wood, composite, and aluminum materials for acoustic integrity. Martin logan balanced force 212 subwoofer in a two sub. Review of my balance force 210 w my system my system is all macintosh stuff 501 mono amps,c2300 tube preamp, mac multi player 871 and marantz tt15 turntable,and of corse my ml clsiiz. In our minds, subs were meant for clubs, thunderous home theaters, and drivers who liked to annoy neighbors and passersby with loud, thumping music coming from their cars. I went to mls website, found the download for the prodigy, put it on a usb stick, and plugged the. Martinlogan balancedforce 212 subwoofer page 2 wed been listening at fairly loud levels. These boxes use the original vibration energy to cancel any vibration that would occur inside the cabinetry. Martinlogan balancedforce 212 subwoofer sign in to comment. Martinlogan announced two brand new flagship subwoofers at ces this year. Its signature twodriver, force canceling configuration virtually eliminates bassblurring cabinet resonance. You can also go to the martin logan website, download to a flash drive and the perfect crossover filter from any of the subwoofers. I tried to get details from the ml rep, but he didnt seem to know much about subwoofers. Balancedforce 212 features dual 850watt amplifiers one for each woofer with a total.
Jan, 2014 martin logan has developed the balance force series. In a class with the best subs available martinlogans balancedforce 212 powered subwoofer boasts two 12 highexcursion, aluminum cone woofers and two builtin amplifiers providing 850 watts of continuous power each, for a massive 3,400 watts of total peak system power. However, once youve jumped through the hoops, things really take off. Martinlogan balancedforce 212 lmc home entertainment. Jul 03, 2014 i heard a pair of these, they were not bad that i could hear, but the source material played did not permit me to get a grip on the sound. Balancedforce model 212 two 12inch highexcursion woofers, two 850 watt amplifiers model 210 two 10inch highexcursion woofers, one 850 watt amplifier. I then traded it in for the rel 12 inch and responds great, good for movies, terrible for my taste in music and seems like it will blow in a few weeks.
Top trim is available in a variety of highgloss and wood finishes. To start viewing messages, select the forum that you want to visit from the selection below. And each rugged, custombuilt aluminumcone driver is driven by sophisticated dspbased, highpower amplifiers. As a result, their reaction force vectors exactly cancel, virtually eliminating cabinet resonance. They wanted to build subwoofers that, when combined with ultrafast electrostatics or conventional cone speakers, would blend seamlessly to the very bottom of the frequency extreme. Then went to the ml1500x which was too muddy for me. And now, to those, the new balancedforce 212 adds a couple of buttons. Martin logan balancedforce 210 ultimate performance subwoofer. The balancedforce 210 and 212 models are slated to replace their current top of the line subwoofers, the depth and desce. Martin logan balanced force 212 subwoofer audioholics home.
Even though the company recently launched a line of affordable conventional speakers, i still think of martinlogan as a maker of large electrostatic speakers costing many thousands of dollars. I imagine that they imagine the missing bass and never give it another thought. Martinlogan balancedforce subs, flagship subwoofer series. Jl audio, paradigm, martin logan and revel all exemplify the best in modern subwoofer design and engineering. Not only did these two subwoofers radically change my thinking, theyve also become essential tools for achieving the kind of taut, controlled low end that would be impossible. Balancedforce 212 s advanced electrical control system brings new levels of flexibility to system integration, allowing listeners to install speakerspecific custom lowpass filters to assure a perfect match with martinlogan speakers. Download the appropriate zipped file to match your main speakers. We delete comments that violate our policy, which we encourage you to read. As a result, their reaction force vectors exactly cancel, virtually eliminating cabinet.
Review of my balance force 210 w my system martin logan owners. Home audio speakers subwoofers martinlogan balanced force 212 subwoofer. Martin logan has developed the balance force series. Finally, a custom low pass filter can be downloaded from martinlogans website to. Martin logan balanced force 212 walnut gently used. Martinlogan balancedforce 212 gloss black subwoofer balfor212hgbk. Building on the groundbreaking technology of the original descent, balancedforce 212 incorporates new features and enhancements that simplify system integration while improving performance. Martin logan balanced force 212 subwoofer audioholics.
Easily share your publications and get them in front of issuus. Martin logan balancedforce 212 subwoofer eastwood hifi. Martin logans goal, when they began their first subwoofer project, was to deliver the good stuff deep, tight, powerful bass and none of the bad. Martin logan balanced force 212 sub woofer demo dealer ad. Martinlogan balancedforce 212 gloss black subwoofer. Martinlogan balancedforce 210 user manual pdf download. If this is your first visit, be sure to check out the faq by clicking the link above. Despite different backgrounds sanders had trained in architecture and advertising, sutherland in electrical engineering they shared a passion for music and electrostatic loudspeakers. Overture displays and offers many speakers from the martin logan reserve esl series, featuring the ethos, spire, summit x, and their flagship clx. The requests already have significant low end response down to 30hz. Installation is simple download a custom filter free from martinlogan.
The balanced force 210 won an editors choice award 2019 from the absolute sound magazine, which noted, if you have a large room or really like low bass, the balanced force 210s are essential tools to getting the most out of your music. Balancedforce subwoofers are the realization of years of engineering. Then i received two martinlogan balanced force 210 subwoofers for audition, along with mls perfect bass kit pbk for dialin, and decided to give subs another go. The problem becomes apparent upon using just the pair of speakers for 5. Martin logan has put them in their stealth architectural series. Download the appropriate file to match your main speakers.
The pbk space averaged transfer function that they appear to be using just begged to come home with me. The most important ahievement in the allnew balancedforce 212 is driver configuration yes. The next time you try to take a measurement, the software will automatically find the calibration file. Issuu is a digital publishing platform that makes it simple to publish magazines, catalogs, newspapers, books, and more online. Ultimate subwoofer performance balancedforce subwoofers are the realization of years of engineering by the martinlogan team combined with the latest innovations in advanced digitial signal processing dsp, amplification, electrical system designs and room correction pbk. Archive page 20 discuss and chat about all things martinlogan.
Martin logan balanced force 210 even after all of this, you will still need to experiment with subwoofer output levels to find the ideal balance between too little and too much bass. Martinlogan perfect bass kit pbk subwoofer calibration. Martin logan balanced force 210 for a very long time my audiophile friends and i had a noseintheair attitude toward subwoofers. Martin logan s goal, when they began their first subwoofer project, was to deliver the good stuff deep, tight, powerful bass and none of the bad. View online or download martinlogan balancedforce 212 user manual. Oct 04, 2014 i like big bass, but i cannot lie tubby thumpers need not apply and when a speaker drops in with ittybitty bass it puts a frown upon my face i get bummed. I am now planning on upgrading to the martin logan balanced force 212. Installation is simple download a custom filter free from and save it on a usb thumb drive. Sir bassalot, first audiophile rapper, 1992 some folks put a pair of bookshelf speakers on stands in their room and are happy as clams. My subs consist of a snell 12 passive sealed thx unit, a polk powered 10 and an energy 8 powered.
I am very impressed with it and it does an amazing job for both movies and music. Martinlogan balanced force 210 subwoofer the absolute sound. It has been well cared for and is in fantastic condition. Martinlogan motion 2i bookshelf speaker, pair gloss black. I went to mls website, found the download for the prodigy, put it on a usb stick, and plugged the stick into the port. Martinlogan balancedforce 210 powered subwooferaudio advisor. Partnering a subwoofer with a pair of martin logan requests is a difficult venture. Finally, a custom lowpass filter can be downloaded from martinlogans website to. Two 12inch drivers, leadingedge technology and a unique force canceling driver configuration yield deep, powerful, yet controlled bass that perfectly complements all speakers.
Ultimate performance subwoofers chances are youve read or heard at some time that adding a subwoofer to a system built around electrostatic speakers is nearly impossible. The mission of martin logan is to find the truth in sound by designing speakers that can render the most complex musical passages as faithfully as a prism disperses the color spectrum. The balancedforce 210 and 212 models are slated to replace their current top of the line subwoofers, the depth and descent. These boxes use the original vibration energy to cancel any vibration that would occur. So i bought the balancedforce 210 and ordered the pbk accessory to be delivered later. Balancedforce 212 features dual 850watt amplifiers one for each woofer with a. Martinlogans balancedforce 210 powered subwoofer boasts two 10 highexcursion, aluminum cone woofers and builtin amplification providing 850 watts of continuous power and an impressive 1,700 watts peak. Im looking at the martin logan subs the dynamo 1500x and, for a while the power force 212s. Martinlogan was founded by gayle martin sanders and ron logan sutherland who met in the late 1970s at a highend audio store sanders managed in lawrence, kansas. The martin logan balancedforce 212 subwoofer offers the following features. To add a custom lowpass filter to your balancedforce subwoofer. I wondered to myself as i read the press release for the electromotion esl tower speaker that had come through my email. Dual woofer subwoofer with 10 drivers and 1,700 watts peak power.
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