Summits or Theos

[mx1]

Hey Guys,

For quite a while i have been a Martin Logan fan and have always dreamed of owning a pair of Summits. i have been offered a pair of theos at a reasonable price. Unfortunatly I can't audition the original summits as my local b&m stores only carry the summits x. Is it safe to say the summits are worth $1300 more than i would pay for the Theos. Th Theos seem to be a newer version speaker of ML. Would really appreciate if some of you experts would enlighten me. As reference I'm looking at $4,400 for the summits and about $3100 for the Theos.

Regards
Max

 

[Bevensee]

The Summits has a larger panel and active sub. Your price premium is only 1/3, as new, the Summits were more or less twice the price of the Theos. If the speakers are new, I would go for the Summits. If they are used, i would get whichever pair is in best condition or newest.

 

[roberto]

Hola. Also with the Summits, you will get a truly uncompressed sound over all. Big sound comes out from the Summits. There is no comparison. It is not fair. They have on each Summit, Two 10" woofers and a two 200 power amplifiers to drive those woofers, among the dream of any audiophile, a control at 25Hz +-10dB and another at 50Hz+-10dB, to set the right amount of bass energy in your room. The Summit model is a pristine delicate fine electronic device, not only a pair of speakers. To my ears, one of the best products of Martin Logan. Of course the Theos are great speakers too, but not on this league. Happy listening!

 

[timm]

What roberto said - how old are summits and where are they coming from? A store an owner? The speakers are not comparable imho

 

[mx1]

Thanks Guys,

Both speakers are coming from 2nd owners, I believe the summits 5 years old and the Theos are a few months old.

Again I appreciate your input.

 

[edwinr]

There is no choice to make. As a current Theos owner, and a former Summit owner - go the Summits.