Martin Logan Motion LX16 Bookshelf Speakers

When something jumps out at me, I’ve got to write it down. I don’t generally think about price or any consideration other than excellent sound.

So while most of these blog posts will likely be about higher priced gear, if something that is budget priced sounds like a winner, I’ll shriek it from the mountain top.

Which brings me to the subject of this blog post. These little Martin Logan Motion LX16 bookshelf speakers had me interested from the first sounds that they made.

After writing my recent lengthy cable manifesto while listening to Gary Burton and Makoto Ozone’s wonderful album Time Thread, I came across these high gloss black beauties and wanted to keep listening to the vibes and piano duo.

If you wind up with these because a certain someone said they were good (it happens), definitely fire up this recording on the little Motion LX16s. These speakers were made to produce the realistic soundstage of a cream of the crop vibes recording where individual keys and strikes appear in thin air between the speakers.

They check the boxes for me, all except for low-end extension, so pair them with a good subwoofer. If they wind up on your desktop, make sure you also pair them with some Iso Acoustics stands or something similar, to de-couple them from the desk surface.

Go get 'em! Comments and feedback always welcome.