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Marten Oscar Trio
Oscar Trio
New era design.
Oscar Trio, launch model for our new series, is a defining moment - the same Marten sound in a new build. Our chief designer Leif Olofsson crafted new technology to achieve the same performance that we’ve built our name on.
Innovation drove the creation of the Oscar series; understanding challenge, taking risks and rethinking design are the ashes from which Oscar was born.
What you get
Control in the driver's seat.
Oscar Trio meets the demand for a reasonably-priced Marten speaker, without sacrifice to our renowned sound and quality. To achieve this we re-designed the build and created a bespoke driver.
The build offers exceptionally controlled and natural sound; true musicality that is the mark of a Marten speaker.
- Custom designed drivers
- True Marten sound
- 2-way
- Competitive price-point
Feature
Leif Olofsson introduces Oscar Trio
With custom drivers and low distortion, Oscar Trio offers a big dynamic range, longer excursion and deep bass performance.
Ceramic domes
Advanced technology for natural sound.
To keep the same Marten sound we designed brand new drivers, allowing more control of the details.
Hard ceramic is light, yet extremely rigid, making it one of the best materials for speaker membranes – it’s also known as Sapphire.
Our ceramic domes have a high internal damping factor, because of a refined electrochemical process. The membrane also has a high material resonance frequency, meaning distortion is minimal; offering a level of clarity that is the holy grail for high end speaker domes.
Cabinets
Streamlined with precision.
The exterior is an exercise in minimalist design – no unnecessary details; no embellishment. Marten cabinet design is a balance of strength and elegance: the perfect compliment to the sound.
The optional magnetic cover snaps on with a satisfying click, instantly streamlining the form without changing the sound.
Internal wiring
Premium cables for purer sound.
We use Jorma internal wiring, for its exemplary quality and performance. Handmade in Sweden, the cables use separate + and – for enhanced shielding and the highest quality Copper.
This offers natural, transparent sound; the perfect choice for our speakers.
Cables are integral components, so they must work harmoniously with our precision design and build. Jorma delivers exactly what a Marten speaker demands.
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Levels of isolation
Designed for Marten, the pucks and cones are made from high-tech engineering thermoplastic. This material has incredible stiffness, low friction, excellent dimensional stability and resonance control. A perfect balance of qualities needed for precision parts.
Our pucks and cones offer great isolation and outstanding performance from our speakers.
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Levels of isolation
With IsoAcoustics we created Marten Isolators. This precision product allows the cabinet to be completely isolated from the floor, reducing resonance and distortion – leaving the soundstage free.
- Dynamic bass with increased power and control
- Natural openness and clarity
- Resists lateral movement and oscillations
- Reduces internal reflections
- Suitable for carpet
Available as an upgrade.
Crossover
Low order for high dynamics.
We prefer to use lower order crossovers, as the higher order crossovers tend to limit the dynamics and details. Our second order crossover has been creatively designed to make the best of the dynamic range.
- Copper foil air core coils
- Silver/Gold capacitors
- Supreme resistors
- Jorma internal cabling
Your space
Give your apartment a promotion.
Oscar are great all-round speakers; with absolute ease of placement, they’ll sound great in smaller apartments as well as larger spaces. With sound so solid and tight, it fills a room and feels like a speaker with a much larger footprint.
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Marten Oscar Trio — ceramic-driven floorstander with elite refinement
The Marten Oscar Trio stakes its claim on musical truth with bespoke ceramic drivers, a disciplined low-end and an unusually coherent, lifelike midrange. Reviewers from Piero Gabucci and Dave McNair both note the Trio’s combination of speed, tonal accuracy and room-filling authority—characteristics that define its sound signature.
Sonically the Trio delivers deep, controlled bass from twin 7" ceramic woofers (27 Hz claimed), sumptuous, highly resolved mids and an airy treble with minimal hardness. Imaging and soundstage are exceptional—stable phantom center, wide lateral spread—and dynamics remain intact at both whisper-quiet and energetic levels. Build quality matches the sound: 25mm laminated cabinets, immaculate veneering, WBT Nextgen terminals and Jorma internal wiring. At about $10,995/pair the Trio is positioned as a high-value, hi‑fi offering for listeners who want precision, musicality and a commanding low end without resorting to giant, ultra-expensive designs. Ideal for serious two-channel systems where clarity, coherence and dynamic impact are prized, the Oscar Trio rewards careful placement and synergistic amplification with a truly engaging, almost live presentation.
Pros
- Deep, powerful and controlled bass that pressurizes the room while remaining tight and authoritative.
- Smooth, high-resolution midrange with natural tonality and exceptional vocal realism.
- Airy, detailed treble delivered with very low distortion thanks to the bespoke ceramic tweeter design.
- Outstanding imaging, wide soundstage and dynamic capability—coherent presentation at both low and high volumes.
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Cons
- Optimal bass punch can require placement adjustment (moving the cabinets a few inches back may improve bottom-end impact).
- Moderate sensitivity (89 dB) and a minimum impedance of 3.1 ohm means very low-powered amplifiers may struggle to extract full dynamics.
Sound Quality
95/100
Bass
96/100
Dual 7" ceramic drivers and a claimed 27 Hz extension (+-3 dB) are matched by reviewer comments of deep, room-pressurizing bass, authority and sub-bass impact. Multiple reviewers called the low end 'massive', 'went deep' and 'pressurize my room extraordinarily well', supporting an excellent large-tower bass rating.
Mid
95/100
Reviewers consistently note smooth, ultra-high-resolution mids with natural tonality and low coloration ('delicious smoothness', 'natural tonality', 'coherent sounding'), giving the Trio exceptionally accurate and inviting midrange performance.
Treble
94/100
Treble is described as airy, detailed and refined with a slight 3–4 kHz dip that some found pleasing; reviewers praise 'air and detail' and 'ultra high resolution' without harshness, supporting a very high treble score.
Soundstage Imaging
95/100
Imaging and soundstaging receive strong praise: 'among the best I've heard', wide beyond speaker placement, stable phantom center and good depth/width—evidence of outstanding spatial presentation.
Dynamics
95/100
Reviewers report fast, massive low-end slam, excellent micro- and macro-dynamics and clean behaviour at high volumes ('almost limitless ability to reproduce dynamics', maintains clarity even very loud), justifying a top-tier dynamics score.
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Build Quality
95/100
Well-built cabinets, impeccable veneering and quality internal parts (Jorma wiring, WBT terminals) and refined Scandinavian styling earn high marks for materials, fit-and-finish and engineering.
Features Connectivity
80/100
Passive tower baseline applied. Single-wiring WBT Nextgen terminals and Jorma internal wiring noted; no bi-wire/contour switches present, so baseline passive score used.
Value for Money
90/100
At $10,995/pair reviewers call the Trio a 'great value' for the level of performance and say only a handful of systems near this price compete—strong positive value language supports a high value score.
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