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- Page 1 O N TA G E u s e r ’ s m a n u a l ® A R T I N O G A N the loudspeaker technology company...
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Page 2: Table Of Contents
ONTENTS Contents .......2 Room Acoustics ......8 Installation in Brief . -
Page 3: Installation In Brief
NSTALLATION IN RIEF We know you are eager to hear your new Montage loud- Step 1: Unpacking speaker, so this section is provided to allow fast and easy Remove your new Montage speaker from the packing. set up. Once you have it operational, please take the time to read, in depth, the rest of the information in this manual. -
Page 4: Introduction
NTRODUCTION Congratulations! You have invested in a new world of The materials in your new Montage speaker are of the high-performance audio! highest quality and will provide years of enduring enjoy- ment and deepening respect. Montage's state-of-the-art The MartinLogan Montage represents the extension of an Vojtko™... -
Page 5: Operation
Be consistent when connecting speaker leads to the terminals on the back of the Montage. Take great care to assign the same color to the (+) terminal on both the speaker and the amplifier. Figure 2. Single wire connection. One channel shown. -
Page 6: Placement
Imaging If you have a hard back wall and your listening position is In their final location, the Montage’s should have a stage close to it, experiment with devices that will soften and width somewhat wider than the speakers themselves. On absorb information (i.e., wall hangings and possibly even... -
Page 7: Final Placement
The Montage 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 measurable differences. -
Page 8: Room Acoustics
COUSTICS Your Room This is one of those areas that requires both a little back- Resonant Surfaces and Objects ground to understand and some time and experimentation All of the surfaces and objects in your room are subject to to obtain the best performance from your system. the frequencies generated by your system. -
Page 9: Dipolar Speakers And Your Room
3 Tighten the jam nut snugly by hand. Do not over tight- en the nut. The low frequencies can either be enhanced or nulled by the position from the front wall. Your Montage’s have been 4 Right the speaker. designed to be placed two to three feet from the front wall... -
Page 10: Home Theater
This is not the place to cut corners. Figure 4. Montage loudspeakers as front and surround (effects) channels. Fresco loudspeakers as center (effects) channel. Grotto subwoofers as 0.1 (effects) channel. -
Page 11: Atf (Advanced Thin Film)
We have contoured Montage's radiation pattern to emulate the same dipole characteristics as our world standard setting elec- trostatic technology, resulting in the same outstanding sound staging and 3-dimensionality. -
Page 12: Frequently Asked Questions And Troubleshooting
4 Ohms and should again double into 2 Ohms. Could you suggest a list of suitable electronics and cables that would be ideal for MartinLogan speakers? The area of electronics and cable choice is probably the most common type of question that we receive. It is also the most subjective. -
Page 13: General Information
ENERAL NFORMATION Specifications Warranty and Registration System Frequency Response Your Montage speaker is provided with an automatic Limited 47–20,000 Hz ± 3 dB 90 Day Warranty coverage. Sensitivity You have the option, at no additional charge, to receive a 90 dB/2.83 volts/meter Limited 5 Year Warranty coverage. -
Page 14: Glossary Of Audio Terms
LOSSARY OF UDIO ERMS AC. Abbreviation for alternating current. DC. Abbreviation for direct current. Active crossover. Uses active devices (transistors, ICs, tubes) Diffraction. The breaking up of a sound wave caused by 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 15 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.
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