MartinLogan Purity Fully Powered Hybrid Electrostatic Loudspeaker Dokumentacja

P u r i t yu s e r ’ s m a n u a ltmFully Powered Hybrid Electrostatic Loudspeaker

10 Placement & Room Acousticsyour speaker slightly forward into the room. What hap-pened to the bass response? What happened to the imaging? I

Placement & Room Acoustics 11back? You have near-field reflections. Stomp your foot. Can you hear a “boom”? You have standing waves or large p

12 Dispersion InteractionsdisPersion interaCtionsYour Purity’s launch a 30 degree horizontal dispersion pat-tern. This horizontal dispersion field

Home Theater 13It had long been the practice of stereo buffs to connect their television to a stereo system. The advantage was the use of the larg

14 Electrostatic AdvantagesHow can sound be reproduced by something that you are able to see through? Electrostatic energy makes this possible. Wh

MartinLogan Exclusives 15Another significant advantage of MartinLogan’s exclusive transducer technology reveals itself when you look at exam-ples

16 MartinLogan ExclusivesCLS™ (Curvilinear Line Source)Since the beginning of audio, achieving smooth dispersion has been a problem for all design

In the late 1800’s, any loudspeaker was considered exotic. Today, most of us take the wonders of sound reproduction for granted.It was 1880 before Tho

In 1947, Arthur Janszen, a young Naval engineer, took part in a research project for the Navy. The Navy was interest-ed in developing a better instrum

How do I clean my speakers?Use a dust free cloth or a soft brush to remove the dust from your speakers. We also recommend a specialty cloth (available

Thank you—to you the MartinLogan owner,for loving what we do,andfor making it possible for us to do what we love.Serial Numbers: _______________ / ___

Will excessive smoke or dust cause any prob-lems with my electrostatic speakers? Exposure to excessive contaminants such as smoke or dust may potentia

No Output• Check that all your system components are turned on.• Check your speaker wires and connections.• Check all interconnecting cables.• Try

System Frequency Response: 41–23,000 Hz ± 3dbDispersionHorizontal: 30 Degrees Vertical: 28” (71 cm) Line SourceSensitivity93 dB/2.83 volts/meter (bin

Dimensional Drawings 23dimensional drawings

AC. Abbreviation for alternating current. Active crossover. Uses active devices (transistors, IC’s, tubes) and some form of power supply to operate. A

Glossary of Audio Terms 25Inductance. The property of an electrical circuit by which a varying current in it produces a varying magnetic field tha

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Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3Installation in Brief. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4Introduction . . . . .

We know you are eager to hear your Purity speakers, so this section is provided to allow fast and easy set up. Once you have them operational, please

Introduction 5introduCtionCongratulations! You have invested in one of the world’s premier loudspeaker systems.Internally powered with a high-reso

6 Connections & ControlsConneCtions & ControlsAC Power ConnectionBecause your Purity speakers use an internal power supply to energize the

Connections & Controls 7volume control). Usually this is a headphone or pre-amp output. However, as this varies from device to device we reco

8 Placement & Room AcousticsYour speakers should be placed approximately two to three feet from the front wall, the wall in front of the lis-t

Placement & Room Acoustics 9Tilting the Speakers Backwards and ForwardsAs the diagrams show in the Dispersion Interactions sec-tion of this ma