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Contents | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | . . | . . 4 | Home Theater | . . . . . . . . . . 16 |
Installation in Brief | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | . . | . . 5 | Electrostatic Advantages | . . . . . . . . . . 17 |
Introduction | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | . . | . . 6 | Full Range Operation | . . . . . 18 |
Controls and Connections | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | . . | . . 7 | MartinLogan Exclusives | . . . . . . . . . . 19 |
AC Power Connection . . . . | . . . . . . . | . | . 8 | XStat™ Transducer |
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Signal Connection |
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| CLS™ (Curvilinear Line Source) |
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| Generation 2 Diaphragm |
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25 & 50Hz Level Controls |
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| MicroPerf Stator |
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Placement and Room Acoustics . | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | . . | . 10 | Vacuum Bonding |
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Listening Position |
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| AirFrame™ Technology |
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The Wall Behind the Listener |
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| Controlled Dispersion PoweredForce™ |
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The Wall Behind the Speakers |
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| Electrostatic Loudspeaker History | . . . . . . . . . . 20 |
The Side Walls |
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| Frequently Asked Questions | . . . . . . . . . . 22 |
Experimentation | . . . . . . . | . | 11 | Troubleshooting | . . . . . . . . . . 24 |
Final Placement |
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| General Information | . . . . . . . . . . 25 |
The Extra “Tweak” | . . . . . . . | . | 12 | Specifications |
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Enjoy Yourself |
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| Warranty and Registration |
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Your Room |
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Terminology |
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Rules of Thumb | . . . . . . . | . | . 13 | Dimensional Drawings | . . . . . . . . . . 26 |
Dipolar Speakers and Your Room |
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| Glossary of Audio Terms | . . . . . . . . . . 27 |
Solid Footing |
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Dispersion Interactions | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | . . | . 15 |
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Controlled Horizontal Dispersion |
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Controlled Vertical Dispersion |
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Three Major Types of Dispersion |
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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 mag- nitude 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.
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 regu- lated materials which upon disposal, according to the WEEE directive, 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.
WARNING! Do not use your Summit X loudspeakers outside of the country of original
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