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Customer Reviews for MartinLogan Motion 8 4" Center-Channel Speaker - Piano Black
MartinLogan Motion 8 4" Center-Channel Speaker - Piano Black
Model: MOTION 8
SKU: 9627597
UPC: 877929005382
Learn more about Magnolia Premium Installation Reproduce cinematic home theater sound right in your home using this center-channel speaker that features dual 4" woofers and 90W of power for a lush soundscape. The wall-mounting brackets allow for vertical and horizontal installation.
Average Customer Rating:
4.9
out of 5
(8 Reviews) 8
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Customer Reviews for MartinLogan Motion 8 4" Center-Channel Speaker - Piano Black
Review 1 for MartinLogan Motion 8 4" Center-Channel Speaker - Piano Black
Great speaker
Customer Rating
5.0
Value for Price
4.0
Sound Quality
4.0
Appearance
5.0
Power
5.0
What's great about it: Great sound and good looks.
I love this speaker, in fact, I love the entire set. Use it for a surround sound system that is likely mid-range, not the lower end with the pre-packaged box sets and not the super high-end. Sound on the MLs (paired with 10s for the front and 4s for the back) are fantastic and very realistic. For the price, these are fantastic speakers.
This product has... Easy to set up, Good build quality
About me... Tech savvy
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Review 2 for MartinLogan Motion 8 4" Center-Channel Speaker - Piano Black
works well with Motion 12 tower speakers
Customer Rating
4.0
Value for Price
4.0
Sound Quality
4.0
Appearance
5.0
Power
4.0
What's great about it: easy to set up, looks nice, sonically blends well with other ML speakers
What's not so great: a little bright sounding
Once I got my motion 12's set up and broken in, my existing center channel speakere did not blend with the 12's. I went and bought the Motion 8 center channel, and it blends perfectly with the 12's. I think this is because of the Motion series tweeters. I like the motion series bright sounding tweeters, but may be a little bright for some people
This product has... Right size for my space, Easy to set up, Good build quality
About me... Tech savvy
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Review 3 for MartinLogan Motion 8 4" Center-Channel Speaker - Piano Black
Outstanding
Customer Rating
5.0
Terrific center speaker. It is paired with a Denon 3312 with Audessey and the vocals and dialogue is crystal clear, even at low volume. I could not be happier.
This product has... Right size for my space, Easy to set up, Good build quality
About me... Tech savvy
I would recommend this to a friend!
+2points
2out of 2found this review helpful.
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Review 4 for MartinLogan Motion 8 4" Center-Channel Speaker - Piano Black
Best center speaker
Customer Rating
5.0
Value for Price
5.0
Sound Quality
5.0
Appearance
5.0
Power
5.0
This center speaker is the best I've ever heard or used. It integrates perfectly with my other Martin Logan speakers.
This product has... Right size for my space, Easy to set up, Good build quality
About me... Audiophile
I would recommend this to a friend!
+3points
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Review 5 for MartinLogan Motion 8 4" Center-Channel Speaker - Piano Black
Fantastic center speaker, a bit pricey
Customer Rating
5.0
Value for Price
4.0
Sound Quality
5.0
Appearance
4.0
Power
5.0
What's great about it: Amazing, true to life sound reproduction
What's not so great: A bit pricey
Have been listening to this ML Motion 8 for the past couple of months and it is truly a fantastic center speaker. It has a dynamic range with crystal clear highs and great vocal dialogue reproduction. I had the Def Tech procenter 1000 to start and it was very muddy in male vocal ranges. This ML has none of those issues. I wish I had a better vocabulary to describe how good this speaker is, but absent of that I'll just say that I can't find anything wrong with it, even at very loud volumes. Expensive, but for what's at BB there's no comparison. Twice the price of the ProCenter 1000, but five times the speaker. When paired with the ML Motion 4s for fronts and 2s for surround it creates an amazing soundstage. Highly recommend for someone with a discerning ear and an eye for long term investment.
This product has... Right size for my space, Easy to set up, Good build quality
About me... Audiophile, Tech savvy
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Review 6 for MartinLogan Motion 8 4" Center-Channel Speaker - Piano Black
Excellent Unit
Customer Rating
5.0
Posted by: John111112
from Miami
on 06/01/2011
Value for Price
5.0
Sound Quality
5.0
Appearance
5.0
Power
5.0
What's great about it: Sound
What's not so great: Shiny surfaces show finger prints
I bought this speaker and other Martin Logan products based on the advice of Best Buy's advisor. I was told I could return them if not satisfied. Well, it has been 8 months now and I must say I am very satisfied. The sound is crisp, loud without being overwhelming and very realistic. Two times I was fooled by the movie's telephone ringing. The first time I got up to answer the phone; the second time my wife did. It is that good.
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Review 7 for MartinLogan Motion 8 4" Center-Channel Speaker - Piano Black
Excellent Speaker
Customer Rating
5.0
Value for Price
5.0
Sound Quality
5.0
Appearance
5.0
Power
4.0
What's great about it: versatile, clear/crisp mids
What's not so great: nothing
We went with this speaker to anchor our surround-sound setup, and it does exactly what we want it to: carries the bulk of the sound, delivers crisp/clear audio. Our previous speakers were losing the audio in the surround sound and films could not be understood (such as Sherlock Holmes). This fixed that problem perfectly.
It is far superior to my other speakers currently, but having listened to many and shopped around, this is an excellent quality speaker. At regular price, it's a good deal but nothing amazing. If you can get it on sale (like I did), then it's a great speaker for the value.
It is also extremely flexible - it is designed to be used either vertically (for surrounds) or horizontally (center channel) and can be hung or set on a surface.
It is far superior to my other speakers currently, but having listened to many and shopped around, this is an excellent quality speaker. At regular price, it's a good deal but nothing amazing. If you can get it on sale (like I did), then it's a great speaker for the value.
It is also extremely flexible - it is designed to be used either vertically (for surrounds) or horizontally (center channel) and can be hung or set on a surface.
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Review 8 for MartinLogan Motion 8 4" Center-Channel Speaker - Piano Black
Fantastic center speaker
Customer Rating
5.0
Value for Price
5.0
Sound Quality
5.0
Appearance
5.0
Power
5.0
What's great about it: Clean clear sound
What's not so great: nothing it is great
Excellent sound I cannot believe how good it sounds from such a nice looking slim case. huge sound i picked it up when i upgraded my home theatre to martin logans it has excellent reviews and was demo nicely from the magnoila guys. if yoour looking for a center channel this is the one for you. sounds like your in the movies.
I would recommend this to a friend!
+4points
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