Marten Mingus Quintet

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Anybody heard these speakers? They have piqued my interest.:popcorn:
 
sharkmouth said:
Anybody heard these speakers? They have piqued my interest.:popcorn:
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I know they're not quite as fast or coherent overall as the Coltrane 3 (which are very coherent), but the mids and highs are supposed to sing as one. What you're getting is most of the quality (ie: same drivers, albeit smaller bass units), with a bit less refinement (ie: wood vs carbon cabinet, less $$ x-over, lower model Jorma internal wire). But because Leif spends a lot of time testing and tuning his speakers to get the sound he wants, the end result is entirely convincing. Check out this review which should offer more insight.
 
Ok, so you've heard them?

Melbguy1 said:
I know they're not quite as fast or coherent overall as the Coltrane 3 (which are very coherent), but the mids and highs are supposed to sing as one. What you're getting is most of the quality (ie: same drivers, albeit smaller bass units), with a bit less refinement (ie: wood vs carbon cabinet, less $$ x-over, lower model Jorma internal wire). But because Leif spends a lot of time testing and tuning his speakers to get the sound he wants, the end result is entirely convincing. Check out this review which should offer more insight.
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sharkmouth said:
Ok, so you've heard them?
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No, but i've owned Marten Coltrane Alto's and heard the Bird 2 and Coltrane Tenor's. I've also had long discussions with Leif Olofsson and others like Neli from Audio Federation over the years about his speakers. My comments are based on that experience, hence YMMV. As I always say, there is no audition like a home audition and your own ears.
 
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From the info I have, they have "the" same tweeter & midrange as the supreme but with a totally new design for the bass speaker. I see things are the same as it ever was.
Anyone heard these?
 
sharkmouth said:
From the info I have, they have "the" same tweeter & midrange as the supreme but with a totally new design for the bass speaker. I see things are the same as it ever was.
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Yes Marten work very closely with Accuton in developing their drivers to their specific requirements, hence they get access to their latest driver technology. A really noble effort by Marten to offer most of the Coltrane's sound for half the wallop.
 
Has anyone heard these, if you have could you please tell me what you think as in tone, coherency, speed etc. I am interested to hear feedback on how the new designed bass drivers interact with the mid & treble that we all know are a great triumph for Marten as has been well documented in the past
 
Never mind, found the answer....
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Bit of one of the best dvd's for a listen....


 
Congratulations Sharkmouth, you have bought a fine set of speakers :thumbsup:. Please let us know how they're sounding once they get through the initial break in process. It looks like you've got them well out in the room which is advisable, though you'll need to re-evaluate the speaker positioning after break in.
 
congratulation.
i heard them back last tear at the Munich show when they were on their first appearance.
i must say i was a bit disappointed from them back then.. they sounded flat and boring.
i had high expectation after heard several times the Coltrane series which i LOVE.
i bet it was just because they were NEW and not demoed properly, adding show inherit troubles... i was moved on very quickly from that room.

again - congrat! i'm sure they sound great in the right hands!
 
After about 10 hrs on them now, what I do know is that they are very revealing of whats upstream. Even the difference is hearable optical to coaxial between the same sources. They disappear better than any other speaker I have owned, but, then again, maybe I have owned too many & am slowly learning on how to set them up properly ;)
 
Holy cow! Congratulations! I'm sorry I didn't even realize you got them and setup already. They are stunning.
 
well done shark mouth

dont be afraid to experiment with cables and even amps for that matter to get the sound u want - they are very very sensitive to what they are fed.

I run Coltrane 3's and i can completely change the tonality of my speakers. i used to run vitus amps with siltech/jorma cables, and now run triode corp valve amps with a mix of Taralab and PAD cables.
 
:exciting:

:yahoo1:

pweg said:
well done shark mouth

dont be afraid to experiment with cables and even amps for that matter to get the sound u want - they are very very sensitive to what they are fed.

I run Coltrane 3's and i can completely change the tonality of my speakers. i used to run vitus amps with siltech/jorma cables, and now run triode corp valve amps with a mix of Taralab and PAD cables.
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pweg said:
well done shark mouth

dont be afraid to experiment with cables and even amps for that matter to get the sound u want - they are very very sensitive to what they are fed.

I run Coltrane 3's and i can completely change the tonality of my speakers. i used to run vitus amps with siltech/jorma cables, and now run triode corp valve amps with a mix of Taralab and PAD cables.
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I had Getz 2 with Ayon Epsilon monos & a Soulution 520 pre. I was really happy with that sound & then thought I wonder what a touch more resolution would bring........:ko::lookatthat::lookatthat:
Those Coltrane 3's must be a total pleasure to live with. I wonder why we haven't a Marten sub-forum here??? :what2:
 
not enuff people know them

so are u running the same front end that u had with the Getz?

I've discussed getting ayon monos for my system with my dealer - usually we talk about the vulcan monos which are SETs. But lately I've been hankering for either Absolare or Zanden - but thats another story
 
No not the same front end. Have now gone to Soulution 511 amp & the 560 dac. I have an Aria server & an oPPo 205. May change the server to Aurender or Antipodes yet, undecided but I need usb out from server to maximise the resolution in the 560, Aria doesn't have hires usb.
 
The Ayon Epsilon's were just so neutral with a hint of sweet to them, but only just a smidgeon. Gobs of power that did all the right things that come with said power done properly. Never had any probs at all with them the 2 years that I had them & dead quiet too until I switched the phono stage on in the 520 Soulution & then I had to do 1 ground wire, problem solved.

What pre-amps have/are you running?
 
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