MartinLogan Motion B10
High-Performance Folded Motion Bookshelf Speaker
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MartinLogan Motion B10
High-Performance Folded Motion Bookshelf Speaker
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Overview
Redefining what to expect from a compact bookshelf speaker. Bookshelf or stand-mount speakers like the MartinLogan Motion B10 are extremely popular for a variety of purposes from dedicated music systems to Home Theaters and everything in between. Motion B10 offers impressive performance from its Gen2 FMT and Woven Fiberglass woofer, delivering musicality and scale not typical of its size. Being less than 10” deep, the B10 is a practical option for placement on a shelf, desk, cabinet or other flat surface. For those desiring a stand mount solution, our optional (sold separately) STAND25 speaker stand can bolt directly into the bottom of the speaker for maximum stability.
High Notes
Gen 2 Folded Motion Tweeter with Improved Dispersion
The completely redone Gen 2 Folded Motion tweeter is even faster and lower in distortion than ever before. The new waveguide improves dispersion to fill up your room with that famous MartinLogan clarity.
Woven Fiberglass Woofer
The new woven fiberglass driver helped MartinLogan lower distortion and improve dynamics giving us even more realistic sound
High Sensitivity for Great Dynamics
All of the new Motion speakers are 92db or higher in sensitivity which means you can not only drive them with less power with dynamic contrasts that are fantastic.
Motion B10 Bookshelf Speakers
The new Motion B10 bookshelf speaker uses the 5.5” woven fiberglass midrange with the new Gen 2 Folded Motion Tweeter. This model has a rear-firing port and is set up for single wiring. They have an impedance of 4 ohms with a sensitivity of 92db, which is very high for a speaker of this size.
The B10 is a relatively compact speaker designed to be used in a small to medium-sized room. We found them to produce a very wide and three-dimensional sound stage and like every one of these, with a stupendous top end. The highs are lighting fast but very smooth. You can listen to these for hours without any sense of fatigue. They had the best balance of bass in our testing about 1 foot off a back wall, but in reality, they still do not go very low with a rating of 56Hz. These will make a great main surround speaker or if you pair them with one of the fast Dynamo MartinLogan subwoofers. They can throw out a huge soundstage with the subwoofer adding in that missing last octave. We would, however, not recommend them as a full-range speaker in a larger size room as you will probably find the bass lacking.
Details & Specs
The Motion Series is inspired by the performance of our ultra-high-end electrostatic loudspeakers and is perfect for music or home cinema lovers. Discover confident floor-standing speakers and gutsy compact bookshelf models with timbre-matched centers, all featuring MartinLogan's latest Gen2 Folded Motion tweeter and backed by high-performance Woven Fiberglass Midrange Drivers and hand-built crossovers. They reveal a richly detailed audio experience at an unrivalled price.
Gen2 Folded Motion Tweeter:
The latest thin-film Gen2 FMT offers effortless performance unmatched by conventional technologies. Utilizing a lightweight material with more surface area, the FMT brings the audience's favorite content to life with the highest levels of detail and accuracy.
Controlled Dispersion:
Room acoustics are vital, as everything in the listening room impacts speaker performance. MartinLogan minimizes these harmful effects by focusing the sound into the listening area, increasing flexibility, clarity, and placement options, regardless of the room's design.
Woven Fiberglass Midrange:
The lightweight and strong Woven Fiberglass midrange in the Motion Series is perfectly suited for keeping pace with Motion's Gen2 FMT, providing crystal clear dialogue, vocals, and lifelike instrumentals. Seamlessly blends with Motion CI products to make creating custom solutions easy.
F.A.S.T. Foot (Tower Models):
Tower models feature tool-less height adjustability utilizing rubber feet or spikes, allowing the user to level the speaker for maximum stability on any floor perfectly. Built-in anti-vibration properties lower distortion by reducing 'judders' between the speaker and the floor, leaving nothing but pure sound.
Enhanced Cabinet Bracing:
The latest Motion Series cabinetry is our quietest design yet, maximizing the performance of the proprietary audio technologies.
Single Cannon Bass Ports (Tower Models):
The bottom-mounted "Single Cannon" bass port provides deeper, cleaner, and more powerful bass across a wider range of placement options.
Floor Bounce Compensation (Tower Models):
Bringing studio reference sound to reality with precision woofer placement and crossover tuning, MartinLogan engineers have designed their tower models to produce a more natural and full sound by taking advantage of a constant found in all listening rooms; the floor!
McCracken-Vojtko Crossovers:
The culmination of combining extensive anechoic measurements, proprietary modeling software, in-room measurements, and multiple blind listening tests with the low distortion philosophy of MartinLogan's signature Vojtko Crossover. Through this process, each speaker was refined to achieve the best real-world performance.
| F20 | F10 | C10 | B10 | MP10 | |
| Application | Floorstanding | Floorstanding | Center Channel | Bookshelf | Multi-Purpose |
| Frequency Response | 35 Hz - 25kHz | 38 Hz - 25 kHz | 63 Hz - 25 kHz | 56 Hz - 25 kHz | 81 Hz - 25kHz |
| Folded Motion® Waveguide Enhanced Tweeter Dispersion (VxH) | 90° x 90° | 90° x 90° | 90° x 90° | 90° x 90° | 90° x 90° |
| Sensitivity (2.83 volts/meter) | 92 dB | 92 dB | 93 dB | 92 dB | 92 dB |
| Impedance | 4 ohms | 4 ohms | 4 ohms | 5 ohms | 5 ohms |
| Compatible with 4, 6, or 8 Ohm rated amplifiers | |||||
| Crossover Frequency | 230 Hz, 2,600 Hz (3-way) | 280 Hz, 3,000 Hz (3-way) | 1000 Hz, 2,000 Hz (2.5-way) | 2,370 Hz (2-way) | 2,100 Hz (2-way) |
| High Frequency Driver | 1” x 1.4” (2.6 x 3.6cm) Gen2 Obsidian Folded Motion® Tweeter with 9.2 in² (59.4 cm²) diaphragm | 1” x 1.4” (2.6 x 3.6cm) Gen2 Obsidian Folded Motion® Tweeter with 9.2 in² (59.4 cm²) diaphragm | 1” x 1.4” (2.6 x 3.6cm) Gen2 Obsidian Folded Motion® Tweeter with 9.2 in² (59.4 cm²) diaphragm | 1” x 1.4” (2.6 x 3.6cm) Gen2 Obsidian Folded Motion® Tweeter with 9.2 in² (59.4 cm²) diaphragm | 1” x 1.4” (2.6 x 3.6cm) Gen2 Obsidian Folded Motion® Tweeter with 9.2 in² (59.4 cm²) diaphragm |
| Mid Frequency Driver | 5.5” (14cm) Woven Fiberglass cone with cast polymer basket. Non- resonant sealed chamber format. Unibody cone construction. | 5.5” (14cm) Woven Fiberglass cone with cast polymer basket. Non- resonant sealed chamber format. Unibody cone construction. | 2x 5.5” (14cm) Woven Fiberglass cones with cast polymer baskets. Non- resonant sealed chamber format. Unibody cone construction. Anti-lobing 2.5-way crossover design. | 5.5” (14cm) Woven Fiberglass cone with cast polymer basket. Unibody cone construction. | 5.5” (14cm) Woven Fiberglass cone with cast polymer basket. Unibody cone construction. |
| Low Frequency Drivers | 2x 6.5” (16.5cm) aluminum cones with cast polymer baskets. Non-resonant asymmetrical chamber format. Unibody cone construction. | 2x 5.5” (14cm) aluminum cones with cast polymer baskets. Non-resonant asymmetrical chamber format. Unibody cone construction. | – | – | – |
| Cabinet | Bottom Ported | Bottom Ported | Rear Ported | Rear Ported | Stealth Rear Ported |
| Recommended Amp Power | 20 - 300 watts | 20 - 250 watts | 20 - 200 watts | 20 - 200 watts | 20 - 200 watts |
| Binding Post Inputs | Custom bi-amp/bi-wire capable 5-way binding posts | Custom bi-amp/bi-wire capable 5-way binding posts | Custom 5-way binding posts | Custom 5-way binding posts | Custom 5-way binding posts |
| Weight | 60lbs / 27.2kg | 50.5lbs / 22.9kg | 23.5lbs / 10.7kg | 14.5lbs / 6.6kg | 9.7lbs / 4.4kg |
| Dimensions (HxWxD) Floorstanding model dimensions include the feet. Depth for all models include the binding posts | 44-3/4” x 11-3/4” x 14-1/4” 112.7cm x 29.8cm x 36.2cm | 38-1/4” x 11-1/4” x 13-1/4” 97.1cm x 28.6cm x 33.6cm | 7-1/4” x 19” x 11-1/2” 18.4cm x 48.3cm x 29.3cm | 12-1/2” x 7” x 9-3/4” 31.8cm x 17.8cm x 24.8cm | 14” x 8” x 5” 35.6cm x 20.3cm x 12.7cm |
| Finish | Gloss Black, Walnut, and Satin White | Gloss Black, Walnut, and Satin White | Gloss Black, Walnut, and Satin White | Gloss Black, Walnut, and Satin White | Gloss Black, Walnut, and Satin White |
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