# Marten Mingus Orchestra

Floorstanding passive loudspeaker from the Mingus series, made by Marten (🇸🇪 SE).

Source: https://truescaleaudio.com/en/speaker/marten-mingus-orchestra
Manufacturer page: https://www.marten.se/products/mingus/mingus-orchestra/

## Dimensions

| Dimension | Metric | Imperial |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Height | 1730 mm | 68.1 in |
| Width | 335 mm | 13.2 in |
| Depth | 540 mm | 21.3 in |
| Weight (each) | 130 kg | 287 lb |

Width is the cabinet. Including the plinth or outriggers it spans about 470 mm (18.5 in).

## Drivers

- 1 × 19 mm (0.75 in) tweeter — pure diamond dome, Marten 0.75" diamond, crossed in at 8 kHz
- 1 × 51 mm (2 in) midrange — pure diamond dome, 2" diamond, covering 3.8 to 8 kHz — the second diamond in the same speaker
- 1 × 178 mm (7 in) mid-bass — pure ceramic cone, Marten 7" ceramic, running 350 Hz to 3.8 kHz
- 4 × 203 mm (8 in) woofer — aluminium sandwich cone, Marten 8" aluminium honeycomb sandwich, two above the midrange array and two below

## Specifications

| Specification | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Type | Floorstanding |
| Power | Passive |
| Enclosure | Passive radiator |
| Frequency response | 22–100000 Hz (±2 dB) |
| Crossover | 350 / 3800 / 8000 Hz |
| Sensitivity | 89 dB |
| Impedance | 6 Ω nominal |
| Power handling | 450 W |
| Price (USD) | $340,000 / pair |

## About

The top of the Mingus series and, at 1.73 m and 130 kg a side, the largest speaker Marten makes outside the Coltrane line. Two diamond domes rather than one — 19 mm above 8 kHz and 51 mm from 3.8 kHz — sit with a 178 mm ceramic cone in a white plate at ear height, with two 203 mm aluminium-honeycomb woofers above them and two below, so the bass array is symmetrical about the midrange. Four 254 mm aluminium passive radiators on the back take the place of a port. Four ways, every crossover first-order, at 350 Hz, 3.8 kHz and 8 kHz, and a quoted 22 Hz to 100 kHz within ±2 dB. 89 dB from a 6-ohm nominal load that bottoms at 3.1 makes it easier to drive than the smaller Septet. Cabinet is 25 to 42 mm fibre laminate in piano black with solid-wood top and bottom, on a polished stainless base with Marten Isolators; bi-wire WBT Nextgen, Jorma wiring with Statement optional.

## See it to scale

This catalogue draws cabinets at their real size side by side, which no text version can reproduce. Compare the Marten Mingus Orchestra against another speaker at https://truescaleaudio.com/en/compare?a=marten-mingus-orchestra