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Wednesday, June 14, 1989 / University Daily Kansan
Local firm known worldwide
bv Laura Graham
Kansan staff writer
The quest to be the best has led a small,local company into the big time.
While many people in Lawrence probably have not heard of Martin-Logan, Ltd, the company has built a worldwide reputation for designing and marketing exotic, high quality speakers.
The company designs electrostatic speakers with a unique technology which it pioneered.
"We were able to take advantage of "aerospace materials." Gale Sanders, Martin Logan president, said. Students in security keepers have an unusual appearance.
The speakers range in height from nearly five feet to just over seven feet tall. The largest system, the State
ment ESL. weighs 1900 pounds
All of the company's products incorporate electrostatic technology for reproduction of pure, almost perfect sound. The company's electromagnetic speakers
While Sanders and his company may not be very visible in the Lawrence community, the success of Sanders is still visible around the world, said Sanders.
Martin-Logan sells its speakers through 70 dealers around the nation. In addition, it ships them to 30 overseas distributors.
Martin-Logan's present line consists of four models which range in price from $2,500 to $40,000.
The company's products are sold almost entirely to individual consumers. Sanders said.
18. Sander's owner interest in It was Sander's own interest in
quality sound that led him and former Ron Sutherland to begin working on the electrostatic system in 1980.
They began to realize their success in 1982, when their first model, the Monolith, received a design engineering prize from the Consumer Electronics Show.
Since the beginning of their success in 1982, Martin-Logan speakers have won four awards from the bi-annual Consumer Electronics Show.
He said that Lawrence is an ideal place for the company because of access to technology available through the University of Kansas.
With modern communication, transportation and computer systems. Sanders said it is possible to do almost anything anywhere.
Gayle Sanders, president of Martin-Logan, Ltd., sits in front of one of his company's first speakers, the CLS.
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