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Monitor Audio Gold Reference GR20 Owner's Manual

Monitor Audio Gold Reference GR20 Owner's Manual

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What we have provided in your Gold Reference Owners Manual
Page
2
Introduction
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5
6
Stands/ Plinths
7
Plinth fitting
8
Spike fitting
9
Configuration/Bi-wiring
10
Bi-amping/Tri-wiring/Tri-amping
11
12
13
14
15
Guarantee/ Service
16
Contents
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© Monitor Audio Ltd 2001

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Summary of Contents for Monitor Audio Gold Reference GR20

  • Page 1: Table Of Contents

    What we have provided in your Gold Reference Owners Manual Page Introduction Safety Instructions Tool Box contents Stands/ Plinths Plinth fitting Spike fitting Configuration/Bi-wiring Bi-amping/Tri-wiring/Tri-amping Initial Positioning Final position & adjustments Ancillary Equipment Maintenance Guarantee/ Service Claims under this guarantee © Monitor Audio Ltd 2001...
  • Page 2 Music can stimulate your imagination and change your mood; provide endless hours of entertainment and a means to relax. At Monitor Audio we believe your hi-fi speakers should recreate the full sonic and emotional experience of listening to live music or a studio production exactly as the recording engineers intended.
  • Page 3 © Monitor Audio Ltd 2001...
  • Page 4: Safety Instructions

    7. Cleaning The speaker/s can be cleaned with a soft dry cloth. The engineers selvyt cloth, enclosed within your Monitor Audio toolbox (where provided), is ideal for this purpose. 8. Service The user should not attempt to service the speaker/s beyond that specified in the operating instructions.
  • Page 5: Tool Box Contents

    Tool Box A Gold Reference tool box is supplied with the floorstanding models (GR20 and GR60) to help facilitate set up. This contains everything needed to attach the plinth, fit the spikes and level your Monitor Audio speaker. Contents 2.5mm Hex. Key - For Drive Units 3.0mm Hex.
  • Page 6 Sonic improvements are an additional benefit. Plinths For all floorstanding models (GR20 and GR60) we recommend fitting the supplied plinth. This will enlarge the footprint of the loudspeaker and increase its stability. See positioning (page 11). Fig. 2. © Monitor Audio Ltd 2001...
  • Page 7 If using spikes make sure that they do not pierce any cables that may be under the carpet. When handling your loudspeakers with spikes use extreme caution. Fig. 3. Fig. 4. Showing Showing spike additional plinth fixing and spike fixing © Monitor Audio Ltd 2001...
  • Page 8 If you prefer not to have the spikes directly in contact with the floor (wood or laminated surfaces, for instance), please use the 8 floor-protecting discs supplied. The top side has a cone recess to receive the tip of the spike. © Monitor Audio Ltd 2001...
  • Page 9 All Monitor Audio loudspeakers are supplied configured for use in single wired mode. This can be changed by removing the links between the two sets of terminal posts on the recessed panel at the rear of the speaker.
  • Page 10 (Fig. 6a) Important: it is vital that the terminal links are removed before connecting the speakers when tri-wiring or tri-amping. Fig. 6a © Monitor Audio Ltd 2001...
  • Page 11: Initial Positioning

    The interface between the loudspeaker and the listening room is extremely complex and has been the subject of research by engineers and acousticians for many years. With this in mind Monitor Audio has produced a range of loudspeakers that are largely position tolerant and fuss free provided some simple guidelines are followed.
  • Page 12: Final Position & Adjustments

    - especially if the bass is boomy and/or uneven. If your Monitor Audio loudspeaker has an internal rear chamber you can further modify bass response by adding dry sand or lead shot. The chamber is accessed at the back via a removable panel close to the bottom of the speaker.
  • Page 13: Ancillary Equipment

    Ancillary Equipment All Monitor Audio loudspeakers present an easy, efficient load and are compatible with most good quality amplifiers. Implementation of the latest design and construction techniques offer equal suitability to the demands of both current and future digital and analogue formats.
  • Page 14: Maintenance

    Maintenance Great care and attention has gone into the materials used to make you Monitor Audio Gold Reference loudspeakers. It is our intention that they should provide a lifetime of musical pleasure. A gentle wipe with the supplied dry, clean ‘selvyt’ cloth is all that is required to remove any dust.
  • Page 15 (see conditions below), provided that the product was supplied by an authorised Monitor Audio retailer under the consumer sale agreement. (The words ‘consumer sale’ shall be construed in accordance with section 15 of the supply of goods act 1973).
  • Page 16: Claims Under This Guarantee

    This guarantee does not affect the statutory rights of the consumer under UK law. Monitor Audio reserve the right to alter specifications without notice if it is considered that an improvement can be made to the product. © Monitor Audio Ltd 2001...
  • Page 17 24 Brook Road, Rayleigh, Essex SS6 7XL. England. Tel: +44 (0) 1268 740580 Fax: +44 (0) 1268 740589 info@monitoraudio.co.uk www.monitoraudio.co.uk...
  • Page 18 As close as it gets Gold Reference Owners Manual...