User`s manual

Contents 21
Contents and IntroduCtIon
Contents and Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Controls and Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
AC Power Connection. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Signal Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Break-In . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Placement. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Listening Position. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
The Wall Behind the Listener . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
The Wall Behind the Speakers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
The Side Walls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Experimentation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Final Placement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
The Extra “Tweak” . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Enjoy Yourself . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Room Acoustics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Your Room. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Terminology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Rules of Thumb . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Dipolar Speakers and Your Room . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Solid Footing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Dispersion Interactions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Controlled Horizontal Dispersion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Controlled Vertical Dispersion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Three Major Types of Dispersion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Home Theater. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Electrostatic Advantages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Full Range Operation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
MartinLogan Exclusives. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
XStat™ Transducer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
CLS™ (Curvilinear Line Source). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Generation 2 Diaphragm. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
MicroPerf Stator. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Vacuum Bonding. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
AirFrame™ Technology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Electrostatic Loudspeaker History . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Frequently Asked Questions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Troubleshooting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
General Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Specifications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Warranty and Registration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Serial Number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Glossary of Audio Terms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Congratulations! You have invested in one of the world’s
premier loudspeaker systems.
The MartinLogan Montis represents an advanced combination
of sonic technologies establishing an unprecedented direc-
tion for audiophile design. The result of years of research, the
new Montis hybrid electrostatic loudspeaker features XStat
technology, dramatically reducing cabinet size, yet establish-
ing new standards for efficiency, dynamics and precision in a
floorstanding loudspeaker.
Housed within a radical, ultra-rigid extruded aluminum
AirFrame, the Montis’s new CLS XStat transducer builds upon
the legacy of MartinLogan’s electrostatic heritage with the
incorporation of advanced vacuum bonding and MicroPerf
stat panels, providing even greater efficiency and precision.
The integration electrical interface technology developed
by MartinLogan’s CLX™ engineering team extends effortless
dynamics and purity, resulting in even higher sonic standards
of efficiency and precision.
Featuring an advanced crossover topology derived from the
CLX loudspeaker, each Montis crossover utilizes precision
audiophile-grade polypropylene capacitors and high-purity
air-core coils. This advanced crossover topology flawlessly pre-
serves microscopic subtleties while effortlessly handling the
broadest range of dynamics contained within even the most
demanding sonic source.
The materials in your new Montis speakers are of the highest
quality and will provide years of enduring enjoyment and
deepening respect. The cabinetry is constructed from the high-
est quality composite material for acoustical integrity and
features real wood veneers.
Through rigorous testing, the curvilinear electrostatic
panel has proven itself to be one of the most durable and
reliable transducers available today. Fabricated from a
custom tool punched high-grade steel, the patented
panel is then coated with a special polymer that is applied
via a proprietary electrostatic bonding process. This panel
assembly houses a membrane just 0.0005 of an inch thick.
Ruggedly constructed and insulated, the panel is rated to easily
handle 20–500 watts of power with no deleterious effects.
The other sections of your User’s Manual explain in detail the
operation of your Montis speakers and the philosophy applied
to their design. A clear understanding of your speakers will insure
that you obtain maximum performance and pleasure from this
most exacting transducer. It has been designed and constructed to
give you years of trouble-free listening enjoyment.
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