MartinLogan Purity Fully Powered Hybrid Electrostatic Loudspeaker User Manual
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Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Installation in Brief. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Connections & Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
AC Power Connection
Status Light
Line Level (RCA) Connection
Speaker Level Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Bass Level Control
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
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.
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 [email protected]
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 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 Purity 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 Purity 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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