MartinLogan Monolith III General Information, Associated Equipment, Care, Solid Footing

General Information

Associated Equipment

Your Martin-Logan Dealer was carefully selected by our company because they are knowledgeable, experienced and dedicated to musical excellence and customer satisfaction.

They have the ability to help you acquire the very best in audio equip- ment. They are likely to choose that equipment from among a small group of manufacturers that are committed to the faithful recreation of music.

Your new MONOLITH III speakers are quite honest in revealing the relative strengths and weaknesses of the equipment used with them. While the Monolith will bring to life the sonic delights of state-of-the-art compo- nents, it will with equal clarity bring out any system flaws. This does not mean that expensive equipment is a prerequisite to good sound from the Monolith, but rather that the equipment must be wisely selected and setup with care. The rewards will be well worth the effort.

As time goes by, you may find it instructive to discuss with your dealer the merits and advantages of carefully upgrading certain pieces of your associated equipment.

Care

The Martin-Logan Monolith has been carefully designed and precisely engineered. With a little care you can rest assured that they will continue to look as good as they sound for years to come.

Do not spray any cleaning solutions on the electrostatic element, as this could impair the speakers performance.

Dust may be removed with a brush attachment on a vacuum cleaner or you may blow it off with compressed air. Silicone dusting sprays, abrasive or solvent-based cleaners should not be used on any portions of the speaker.

Solid Footing

It is best to have a the Monoliths coupled firmly with the floor. After living and experimenting with the placement of your Monoliths, you should use the spikes included in your owners kit. Bass response will tighten and imaging will become more coherent, fixed and detailed. It is best not to implement the spikes however, until you have decided upon the final placement of the speaker, as they can damage the floor if the speaker is moved.

Enjoy Yourself

The MONOLITH III is a very refined speaker and, as such, benefits from careful set-up. With the information in this manual in mind, you will find, over your months of listening, that small changes can result in demonstrable differences. As you live with your speakers, do not be afraid to experi- ment with their positioning until you find the optimal relationship between your room and your speaker system. Your efforts will be rewarded.

You are now armed with the basics of room acoustics and the specific fundamentals of the MONOLITH III loudspeaker system. Enjoy yourself and happy listening.

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