General Description; Features; Handling Precautions - Toa ME-120 Operating Instructions Manual

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2. GENERAL DESCRIPTION

TOA's ME-120 is a bass-reflex monitor speaker featuring flat frequency characteristics, low distortion, and

high-resolution sound quality. It incorporates a 12 cm full-range speaker and is particularly suited to music

reproduction in small spaces.

The ME-120 can be suspended from a wall or ceiling using an optional speaker holder.

• Edgewise-wound copper ribbon wire is employed in the speaker unit voice coil. Also, a highly efficient

magnetic circuit provides 1.3-tesla magnetic flux density. By virtue of the very strong driving force derived

from the combination of this ribbon wire and magnetic circuit, even the bass-reflex port tuning frequency can

be clearly reproduced, expanding the limits of low-frequency reproduction.

• Chitosan, a biopolymer substance, enhances the stiffness of the cone diaphragm, allowing more faithful

sound reproduction.

• Magnetically-shielded speaker unit permits the ME-120 to be installed in close proximity to a video monitor

or CRT.

• The combination of this speaker unit with strong driving force and an appropriate passive equalizer provides

wide, flat frequency characteristics.

• Gold-plated screw-type input terminals (compatible with dual banana plugs) help ensure superb sound

quality.

• A speaker enclosure made of MDF ("medium density fireboard," made by compacting finely chipped timber

fibers in resin) contributes to the more natural-sounding audio qualities characteristically offered by wood.

• A slit-type bass-reflex port prevents sound leakage from the inside of the enclosure and helps keep the

reproduced sound free of muddiness.

• Finished with black paint and equipped with a detachable front grille.

• The speaker enclosure has mounting screw holes (80 mm interval) on both its side and bottom surfaces,

allowing the speaker to be suspended from a wall or ceiling using the optional speaker holder.

• The ME-120 employs no protection circuit against excessive input power.

Do not apply input power exceeding the allowable rating to the speaker because this may damage the built-

in speaker unit.

• To clean the speaker enclosure, wipe with a dry cloth. When the enclosure gets very dirty, use a cloth

damped in a neutral cleanser. Never use benzene, thinner or chemically-treated cleaning cloth because

such volatile liquids could deform or discolor the enclosure.

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