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MartinLogan Vantage User Manual

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  • Page 1 A N T A G E ’...

  • Page 2: Serial Numbers

    Serial Numbers: ________________ / ________________ Record your serial numbers here for easy reference. You will need this information when filling out your warranty registration. Vantage’s serial number is located near the bottom of the backplate and on the shipping container. Each individual unit has a unique serial number.
  • 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.

  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    WARNING! Do not use your Vantage 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 Vantage is shipped to authorized MartinLogan distributors with the correct power supply for use in the country of intended sale.

  • Page 5: Installation In Brief

    Be consistent when connecting speaker leads to • Do not drive speaker beyond its rated power. the terminals on the back of the Vantage. Take great care to • The power cord should not be installed, assign the same color to the (+) terminal on both the left and removed, or left detached from the speaker right channels.

  • Page 6: Introduction

    The materials in your new Vantage speakers are of the high- est quality and will provide years of enduring enjoyment The luminous legacy of MartinLogan subwoofer engi- and deepening respect.

  • Page 7: Controls And Connections

    Vantage is initializing. This also indicates if the Vantage’s temperature has exceeded nominal operating range. If the Vantage over- heats, please allow the Vantage to cool and reset it by unplugging the unit and plugging it back in. Figure 1. Vantage Controls and Connections...

  • Page 8: Ac Power Connection

    WARNING! The power cord should not be installed, removed, or left detached from the When you first begin to play your Vantage speakers, they speaker while the other end is connected to an will sound a bit bass shy. This is due to the high quality, AC power source.

  • Page 9: Single-Wire Connection

    (+) wires to the (+) amplifier terminals and both (–) wires to the (–) amplifier terminals. This is also Bi-wiring the Vantage is not necessary. The Vantage is known as a parallel connection (see figure 3). provided with a bi-wiring option to allow consumers who...

  • Page 10: 35Hz Level Control

    0dB and listen to the speaker again for a moment. Next, adjust the 35Hz knob by –10dB. On the rear of the Vantage is a knob that control the 35Hz In most cases the bass will sound thin and nonexis- frequency responses by ±10db.

  • Page 11: Placement

    LACEMENT Listening Position By now your speakers should be placed approximately The front surface ideally should be one long wall without two to three feet from the front wall, the wall in front of the any doors or openings. If you have openings, the reflection listening position, and about two feet from the side walls.

  • Page 12: Final Placement

    The Vantage is a very refined speaker and benefits from Move your speaker slightly forward into the room. What care in setup. With these tips in mind you will find, over...

  • Page 13: Room Acoustics

    However, every room a cavity resonance. does contribute to the sound to some degree. Fortunately MartinLogan had designed the Vantage to minimize these Rules of Thumb anomalies Let’s talk about a few important terms before we begin.

  • Page 14: Dipolar Speakers And Your Room

    After living and experimenting with your Vantage’s, you may want to use ETC (energy transfer coupler) spikes sup- plied with the Vantage (see figure 5). With the use of these Figure 5. The ETC™ Spike. spikes, the Vantage will become more firmly planted on...

  • Page 15: Dispersion Interactions

    (see figure 11). ed process. By curving the radiating surface, we create Each Vantage is a 44 inch line source beginning 15 inches the effect of a horizontal arc. This allows the engineers at above the base.

  • Page 16: Home Theater

    This is not the place to cut corners. Figure 12. Vantage speakers as front channels, the Stage as the center channel, Script i speakers as side surround (effects) channels, and Descent subwoofers as 0.1 (effects) channel.

  • Page 17: Electrostatic Advantages

    LECTROSTATIC DVANTAGES How can sound be reproduced by something that you are purity of the electrostatic concept due to its exceptional able to see through? Electrostatic energy makes this possible. linearity and low distortion. Where the world of traditional loudspeaker technology Since the diaphragm of an electrostatic speaker is uniform- deals with cones, domes, diaphragms and ribbons that ly driven over its entire area, it can be extremely light and...

  • Page 18: Full Range Operation

    While nice in theory, we must deal with The Vantage uses no crossover networks above 400 Hz real-world conditions. because they are not needed. The Vantage consists of a single, seamless electrostatic membrane reproducing all In order to use multiple drivers, a crossover network frequencies above 400 Hz simultaneously.

  • Page 19: Martinlogan Exclusives

    2 Diaphragms, ClearSpars™, and Vacuum Bonding. in each panel, offering increased performance from even more compact stat panels. It is significant to note that the XStat™ transducer in the radical new Vantage loudspeak- CLS™ (Curvilinear Line Source) er supports the bandwidth and dynamics associated with traditional electrostatic panels nearly twice its size.

  • Page 20: Electrostatic Loudspeaker History

    LECTROSTATIC HISTORY In the late 1800’s, any loudspeaker was considered exotic. After a short time, Rice and Kellogg had narrowed the field Today, most of us take the wonders of sound reproduction of “contestants” down to the cone and the electrostat. The for granted.
  • Page 21 In 1947, Arthur Janszen, a young Naval engineer, took part was very directional and its power handling was limited to in a research project for the Navy. The Navy was interested around 70 watts. As a result, many people continued to use in developing a better instrument for testing microphone box speakers with cones.

  • Page 22: Frequently Asked Questions

    REQUENTLY SKED UESTIONS How do I clean my speakers? Is there likely to be any interaction between my speakers Use a dust free cloth or a soft brush to remove the dust and the television in my Audio/Video system? from your speakers. We also recommend a specialty Actually, there is less interaction between a television cloth (available at the Xtatic shop at www.martinlogan.
  • Page 23 Will excessive smoke or dust cause any problems with How do MartinLogan speakers hold up over a long term my electrostatic speakers? in the humidity of tropical climates? Exposure to excessive contaminants such as smoke We should tell you that MartinLogan indeed has a very or dust may potentially affect the performance of the substantial number of customers in tropical regions of electrostatic membrane, and may cause discoloration...

  • Page 24: Troubleshooting

    ROUBLESHOOTING No Output Exaggerated Highs, Brightness • Check that all your system components are turned on. • Check the toe-in of the speakers. Read the Placement • Check your speaker wires and connections. section of this manual for more information. •...

  • Page 25: General Information

    Serial Number Custom-wound audio transformer, air core coils, poly- propylene capacitors Vantage’s serial number is located near the bottom of the Woofer Type backplate. Each individual unit has a unique serial number. 8” (20.3 cm) cast basket, high excursion, aluminum cone...

  • Page 26: Glossary Of Audio Terms

    LOSSARY OF UDIO ERMS AC. Abbreviation for alternating current. DC. Abbreviation for direct current. Active crossover. Uses active devices (transistors, IC’s, Diffraction. The breaking up of a sound wave caused by tubes) and some form of power supply to operate. some type of mechanical interference such as a cabinet edge, grill frame or other similar object.
  • Page 27 Inductance. The property of an electrical circuit by which Resistor. A device used in a circuit to provide resistance. a varying current in it produces a varying magnetic field that introduces voltages in the same circuit or in a nearby Resonance.
  • Page 28 WARNING! Do not use your Vantage 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 Vantage is shipped to authorized MartinLogan distributors with the correct power supply for use in the country of intended sale.

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