Product details
MartinLogan – Motion Series CI 4.5″ Midrange In-Ceiling Speaker
Overview
Elevate your audio experience with the MartinLogan Motion Series CI in-ceiling speaker, designed to seamlessly blend into any environment while delivering exceptional sound quality. Featuring a 4.5″ midrange driver paired with a Folded Motion tweeter, this 2-way speaker is engineered to provide nuanced sound reproduction across a wide frequency range.
Key Features
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Advanced Folded Motion Tweeter: Experience crisp highs and enhanced detail with the innovative Folded Motion technology, designed to minimize distortion and widen your listening sweet spot.
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4.5″ Midrange Driver: The custom-designed midrange driver ensures a rich and balanced sound profile, making it ideal for music and home theater applications alike.
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Integrated Backbox: Each speaker comes with an integrated backbox that enhances performance by reducing unwanted resonance, ensuring a cleaner sound and easier installation.
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Paintable White Finish: The sleek, white design allows you to paint the speaker to match your ceiling or decor, ensuring a discreet and stylish installation that complements your interior design.
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Easy Installation: With a user-friendly mounting system, the Motion Series CI speaker can be effortlessly installed in a variety of ceiling types, making it a versatile choice for any space.
Specifications
- Type: 2-Way In-Ceiling Speaker
- Driver Size: 4.5″ Midrange
- Tweeter Type: Folded Motion
- Color: Paintable White
- Backbox: Integrated
Why Choose MartinLogan?
With over 35 years of experience in audio technology, MartinLogan is renowned for its commitment to delivering high-quality sound through innovative designs. The Motion Series CI in-ceiling speaker embodies this philosophy, combining cutting-edge technology with aesthetic appeal for an unparalleled audio experience.
Transform your listening environment with the MartinLogan Motion Series CI in-ceiling speaker – where sound meets sophistication. Enjoy music and movies like never before!
RdwR –
Sounds great for ambient usage and can get decently loud. Especially nice for the size compared to other larger options.
MIke –
I have the SLMs for my LCR and needed surround speakers. My couch is against the back wall and I didn’t have room in the walls to run wires. Since I was limited in options and my wife didn’t want large speakers, I decided on the ML in-ceilings.
Before these became available, I tried the IC3’s. I connected them to my receiver to see how they sounded with the SLMs and found them to be flat and inefficient. I returned them in favor of the MC4s.
The MC4s were a huge improvement. Having the ribbon tweeter, the sound is much brighter and more efficient. They blend in much better with the SLMs. With a small midrange woofer, I was realistic about the expectations. Overall, they sound great.
My only complaint has to do with the installation. The mounting tabs were not designed for thicker ceilings. I had to go in the attic and chisel out the slats in the ceiling to get the tabs to turn and grab. This was extra work I didn’t expect.
Zubikov –
I have the ML motion bookshelves, center, and 5 1/2 surrounds. They are some of the best speakers I’ve ever heard, and in my opinion well worth their price.
These in ceiling speakers however…are not like the rest. They’re just not practical given their extremely limited range. Nothing sounds “complete” coming from these speakers alone. Deep voices, drums, a train, anything that needs a full range just gets cut right off at the mids. The mids and highs coming from the tiny speaker and folded tweeter are fantastic…but again, everything sounds “cut off” off by the limited lows.
I was planning on using these as Atmos height speakers, but returned them because I don’t even see them as being useful for things like helicopters flying overhead in the Atmos height speakers.
If you’re cutting your ceiling or wall to install a pair of speakers, definitely look elsewhere; especially for this price.