#MARTIN LOGAN MOTION FX 2 MOVIE#
#MARTIN LOGAN MOTION FX 2 DRIVERS#

#MARTIN LOGAN MOTION FX 2 MOVIE#

I played a variety of Dolby Atmos and DTS:X sources and likewise used the Dolby Surround and DTS Neural:X up-mixers, which take a traditional 5.1 or 7.1 movie soundtrack and extract height information to play it with an immersive audio presentation. I could therefore switch between the two and hear any differences in an A-B scenario. The second input was configured for a traditional 5.1 setup and would decode the regular multi-channel Dolby or DTS surround mix. Using the AVM 60’s slick capability of loading multiple speaker profiles, I configured one input dedicated to a 5.1.4 Dolby Atmos and DTS:X setup. I used a high-end Anthem AVM 60 preamp processor, which can support both Dolby Atmos and DTS:X setups, along with an Oppo UltraHD Blu-ray player. I tested the Motion AFX in a room with a 9-foot ceiling as part of a Dolby Atmos and DTS:X 5.1.4 setup (five main speakers, one subwoofer, and four Motion AFX speakers). The only caveat is that the Motion AFX will look more like a rhombus when paired with non-MartinLogan Motion series speakers. The Motion AFX have an angled, parallelogram look to them and a high-gloss, piano-black finish that mates them perfectly to Martin Logan’s Motion series loudspeakers, although there’s nothing to prevent you from pairing them with any flat-top speaker. You can use spades, banana plugs, or bare wire. MartinLogan’s oval-shaped five-way binding posts are superb and easy to tighten. Therefore you always set the Motion AFX as a “small” speaker in your A/V receiver, though modern room correction systems typically take care of this for you automatically. Frequencies above 80Hz are directional, while frequencies below that are not. Indeed, the Motion AFX’s frequency response is only 90Hz to 20kHz. The reason for this is that an Atmos-enabled speaker doesn’t have to cover the vast frequency range of a typical speaker. The Motion AFX is far smaller than typical bookshelf speakers. The front is completely blocked off and no sound can escape directly toward the listener. Even though there’s a perforated grille at the front, the speaker has no front-facing driver.

#MARTIN LOGAN MOTION FX 2 DRIVERS#

If you shine a flashlight through the Motion AFX’s grille, you’ll see the drivers on the top of the speaker against an angled ramp. The Motion AFX’s top has a perforated grille that hides the angled drivers. When source material containing height information is played, the Motion AFX projects that audio signal towards the ceiling.

The Motion AFX’s drivers, comprised of a 0.75-inch aluminum dome tweeter and a 5.25-inch polypropylene cone bass/midbass driver with a stamped steel basket, are angled upward within the speaker cabinet. For that effect to happen, an Atmos-enabled speaker like the MartinLogan Motion AFX must point at your ceiling.

Martin logan motion fx 2