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Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Installation in Brief . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Single-Wire Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Placement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
The Wall Behind the Listener
Final Placement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Room Acoustics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Dipolar Speakers and Your Room . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Dispersion Interactions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Home Theater. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Electrostatic Advantages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Full Range Operation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
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.
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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MartinLogan Exclusives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Electrostatic Loudspeaker History . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Frequently Asked Questions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Troubleshooting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
General Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Glossary of Audio Terms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 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 directive, require spe-
cial reuse and recycling processing.
For this reason MartinLogan has arranged with our distrib-
utors 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 pur-
chased 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.
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.
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