MartinLogan Source Speakers user manual Contents

CONTENTS

Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Installation in Brief. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Low-Voltage (DC) Power Connection

Speaker Level Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7

Break-In

Placement & Room Acoustics . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Listening Position

The Wall Behind the Listener

The Wall Behind the Speakers

The Side Walls

Experimentation

Final Placement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9

The Extra “Tweak” . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10

Your Room

Terminology

Rules of Thumb . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11

Dipolar Speakers and Your Room

Solid Footing

Dispersion Interactions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Controlled Horizontal Dispersion

Controlled Vertical Dispersion

Three Major Types of Dispersion

Home Theater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Electrostatic Advantages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

MartinLogan Exclusives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Full Range Operation

CLS™ (Curvilinear Line Source) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16

Generation 2 Diaphragm

MicroPerf Stator

Vacuum Bonding

AirFrame™ Technology

Electrostatic Loudspeaker History . . . . . . . . 17

Frequently Asked Questions. . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

General Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Specifications

Warranty and Registration

Serial Number

Service

Dimensional Drawings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Glossary of Audio Terms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Notes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

In accordance with the European Union WEEE (Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment) directive effective August 13, 2005, we would like to notify you that this product may contain regulated materials which upon disposal, according to the WEEE direc- tive, require special reuse and recycling processing.

For this reason MartinLogan has arranged with our distributors in European Union member nations to collect and recycle this product at no cost to you. To find your local distributor please contact the dealer from whom you purchased this product, email info@martinlogan.com or visit the distributor locator at www.martinlogan.com.

Please note, only this product itself falls under the WEEE directive. When disposing of packaging and other related shipping materials we encourage you to recycle these items through the normal channels.

The lightning bolt flash with arrowhead symbol, within an equilateral triangle, is intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated “dangerous voltage” within the product’s enclosure that may be of sufficient magni- tude to constitute a risk of electric shock.

The exclamation point within an equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user to the presence of important operating and maintenance (servicing) instructions in the literature accompanying the appliance.

WARNING! Do not use your Source loudspeakers outside of the country of original sale—voltage requirements vary by country. Improper voltage can cause damage that will be potentially expensive to repair. The Source is shipped to authorized MartinLogan distributors with the correct power supply for use in the country of intended sale. A list of authorized distributors can be accessed at www.martinlogan.com or by emailing info@martinlogan.

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