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- Page 1 I S T A ’...
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Page 2: Serial Numbers
Serial Numbers: ________________ / ________________ Record your serial numbers here for easy reference. You will need this in- formation when filling out your warranty registration. Vista’s serial number is located near the bottom of the backplate and on the shipping container. - Page 3 Thank you—to you the MartinLogan owner, for loving what we do, for making it possible for us to do what we love.
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Page 4: Table Of Contents
Contents MartinLogan Exclusives ......18 XStat™ Transducer CLS™... -
Page 5: Installation In Brief
Remove your new Vista speakers from their packaging. Step 2: Placement Place each Vista at least two feet from the back wall and angle them slightly toward your listening area. This is a good place to start. Please see the Placement section (pages 11–... -
Page 6: Introduction
Introduction The materials in your new Vista speakers are of the high- est quality and will provide years of enduring enjoyment and deepening respect. The cabinetry is constructed from the highest quality composite material for acoustical integrity and features hand rubbed wood veneers. -
Page 7: Connections
Your Vista speakers are wired for the power service sup- plied in the country of original consumer sale. The AC... -
Page 8: Single-Wire Connection
Connect one set of wires to the upper set of binding posts which connect to the panel of the Vista. Then connect a second set of wires to the lower binding posts which connect to the woofer. Next, connect both sets of wires to the appropriate terminals on your amplifier. -
Page 9: Active Bi-Amplification
(ESL) section while the second amplifier drives the low pass (WOOFER) section. To horizontally bi-amp your Vista’s you must loosen the binding posts and remove the jumper clips. Connect the low frequency amplifier to the lower set of binding posts of both speak- ers. -
Page 10: Placement
The Side Walls A good rule of thumb is to have the side walls as far away from the speaker sides as possible. However, MartinLogan’s unique controlled dispersion electrostatic transducer inherently minimizes side wall reflections—a position as little as two feet from the side walls often proves adequate. -
Page 11: Final Placement
Enjoy Yourself The Vista is a very refined speaker and benefits from care in setup. With these tips in mind you will find, over your months of listening, that small changes can result in mea- surable differences. -
Page 12: Room Acoustics
Ideally, your room should not contribute to that information. However, every room does contribute to the sound to some degree. Fortunately MartinLogan had designed the Vista to minimize these anomalies Let’s talk about a few important terms before we begin. -
Page 13: Dipolar Speakers And Your Room
After living and experimenting with your Vista’s, you may want to use ETC (energy transfer coupler) spikes sup- plied with the Vista (see figure 7). With the use of these spikes, the Vista will become more firmly planted on the floor and, consequently, bass will tighten and imaging will become more coherent and detailed. -
Page 14: Dispersion Interactions
As you can see from the illustrations, your Vista speakers project a controlled dispersion pattern (see figure 13). Each Vista is a 44 inch line source beginning 15 inches above the base. This vertical dispersion profile minimizes inter- actions with the floor and the ceiling. -
Page 15: Home Theater
Good subwoofers will provide a foundation for the rest of the system. Figure 14. Vista speakers as front channels, the Stage as the center chan- nel, Script i speakers as side surround (effects) channels, and Descent subwoofers as 0.1 (effects) channel. -
Page 16: Electrostatic Advantages
Since the diaphragm of an electrostatic speaker is uniform- ly driven over its entire area, it can be extremely light and flexible. This allows it to be very responsive to transients, thus perfectly tracing the music signal. -
Page 17: Full Range Operation
The Vista uses no crossover networks above 450 Hz because they are not needed. The Vista consists of a single, seamless electrostatic membrane reproducing all frequen- cies above 450 Hz simultaneously. How is this possible? First we must understand that music is not composed of separate high, mid and low frequency pieces. -
Page 18: Vacuum Bonding
MartinLogan developed the production capability to bring it out of the laboratory and into the market place. You will find this proprietary MartinLogan technology used in all of our electrostatic products. It is one of the many reasons behind our reputation for high quality sound with prac- tical usability. -
Page 19: Microperf Stator
It is significant to note that the XStat™ transducer in the radical new Vista loudspeaker supports the bandwidth and dynamics associated with traditional electrostatic panels nearly twice its size. -
Page 20: Electrostatic Loudspeaker History
However, Lodge had no intention for his device to repro- duce music because in 1898 there was no way to amplify an electrical signal! As a result, his speaker had nothing to offer over the acoustical gramophones of the period. It was not until 1906 that Dr. - Page 21 The test instrument needed an extremely accurate speaker, but Janszen found that the cone speakers of the period were too nonlinear in phase and amplitude response to meet his criteria. Janszen believed that electrostats were inherently more linear than cones, so he built a model using a thin plastic diaphragm treated with a conductive coating.
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Page 22: Frequently Asked Questions
Will my electric bill go ‘sky high’ by leaving my speak- ers plugged in all the time? No. A pair of MartinLogan’s will draw about 8 watts maximum (idle). There is circuitry to turn off the static charge when not in use; however, actual consumption will remain close to the same. - Page 23 How do MartinLogan speakers hold up over a long term in the humidity of tropical climates? We should tell you that MartinLogan indeed has a very substantial number of customers in tropical regions of the world.
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Page 24: Troubleshooting
Do they have the same amount of toe- in? Try moving the speakers away from the back and sidewalls. • Check the polarity of the speaker wires. Are they con- nected properly? • Try switching the left speaker with the right. -
Page 25: Service
Warranty Registration card on file! If you did not receive a Certificate of Registration with your new Vista, speakers you cannot be assured of having received new units. If this is the case, please contact your authorized MartinLogan dealer. -
Page 26: Glossary Of Audio Terms
It is a combination of resistance and reactance and is measured in ohms. Remember that a speaker’s imped- ance changes with frequency, it is not a constant value. - Page 27 Sensitivity. The volume of sound delivered for a given electrical input. Stator. The fixed part forming the reference for the moving diaphragm in a planar speaker. THD. The abbreviation for total harmonic distortion. (See Distortion) TIM. The abbreviation for transient intermodulation distortion.
- Page 28 WARNING! Do not use your Vista 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 Vista 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.com.
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