The Sequel
II Speaker System
User's Manual
Page 1: ...The SequelII Speaker System User s Manual...
Page 2: ...d Warranty claims unless we have a completed Warranty claims unless we have a completed Warranty claims unless we have a completed Warranty Registration card on file Registration card on file Registra...
Page 3: ...the most durable and reliable transducers available today Fabricated from a custom tooled high grade steel the panel is then coated with a special polymer that is applied via a proprietary electro sta...
Page 4: ...n speakers require AC power to energize their electrostatic cells Using the AC power cords provided plug them in making sure that you have made a firm connection first to the AC power receptacle on th...
Page 5: ...the ride The very concept of these drivers require that the cone or dome be perfectly rigid damped and massless Unfortunately these conditions are not available in our world today To make these cones...
Page 6: ...ed air a corona discharge plasma speaker and an electrostatic speaker After a short time Rice and Kellogg had narrowed the field of contestants down to the cone and the electrostat The outcome would d...
Page 7: ...ble accuracy However in actual use the Quad had a few problems It could not play very loud it had poor bass performance it presented a difficult load that some amplifiers did not like its dispersion w...
Page 8: ...0 20kHz 250 20kHz 250 20kHz 250 20kHz 250 20kHz Woofer Woofer Woofer Woofer Woofer Sequel II Sequel II Sequel II Sequel II Sequel II Electrostatic Electrostatic Electrostatic Electrostatic Electrostat...
Page 9: ...aerospace adhesives whose strength exceeds that of welding The result of these advanced technologies is a trans ducer that is attractive durable highly rigid well dampened and neutral Curvilinear Lin...
Page 10: ...d right channel speakers If bass is nonexistent and you cannot discern a tight coherent image you may need to reverse the and leads on one speaker to bring the system into proper polarity AC Power Con...
Page 11: ...nnection Bi Wire Connection This method of connection replaces the jumper clips installed under the 5 way binding posts with individual runs of speaker wire from your amplifier This doubles the signal...
Page 12: ...tereo amplifier Get the idea With either form of passive bi amplification your pre amplifier must have dual outputs If your pre amplifier is not so equipped you must either purchase or construct a Y a...
Page 13: ...e very nature of Vertical Bi amping Vertical Bi amping Vertical Bi amping Vertical Bi amping Vertical Bi amping dictates that both amplifiers be identical With Vertical Bi amping Vertical Bi amping Ve...
Page 14: ...binetry or furniture can help to minimize this potential problem Some serious audiophiles will literally build a special room with no parallel walls just to get away from this phenomenon Reflective Su...
Page 15: ...can be ill defined and even boomy The use of spikes is recommended to insure secured footing for your speakers Bipolar Speak Bipolar Speak Bipolar Speak Bipolar Speak Bipolar Speakers and Y ers and Y...
Page 16: ...adjustments can result in noticeable sonic improvements Controlled Vertical Dispersion Controlled Vertical Dispersion Controlled Vertical Dispersion Controlled Vertical Dispersion Controlled Vertical...
Page 17: ...rge flat panel transducers resulted in trade offs After exhaustive testing of these different solution at tempts we found an elegantly simple yet very difficult to execute solution By curving the radi...
Page 18: ...he back wall these reflections can cause problems and confuse the quality of imaging Actually it is better for the wall behind you to be soft than to be bright If you have a hard back wall and your li...
Page 19: ...too heavy It should extend fairly deep to even the deepest organ passages yet it should be tight and well defined Kick drums should be tight and percussive string bass notes should be uniform and cons...
Page 20: ...inear transducer These two formulas will determine optimum placement of your speakers to minimize standing waves Solid F Solid F Solid F Solid F Solid Footing ooting ooting ooting ooting After living...
Page 21: ...pair of Sequel II s draw about 5 watts maximum Could my children pets or myself be shocked Could my children pets or myself be shocked Could my children pets or myself be shocked Could my children pet...
Page 22: ...T SPRAY ANY KIND OF CLEANING AGENT DO NOT SPRAY ANY KIND OF CLEANING AGENT ON OR IN CLOSE PROXIMITY TO THE ELECTRO ON OR IN CLOSE PROXIMITY TO THE ELECTRO ON OR IN CLOSE PROXIMITY TO THE ELECTRO ON OR...
Page 23: ...Recordings RR 16 Stanley Turrentine Cherry CTI Records CTI 6017 McCoy Tyner Jackie McLean It s About Time Blue Note BT 85102 Dionne Warwick Soulful Scepter SPS 573 Compact Discs Compact Discs Compact...
Page 24: ...e in decibels between two sounds is ten times the common logarithm of the ratio of their power levels DC DC DC DC DC Abbreviation for direct current Diffraction Diffraction Diffraction Diffraction Dif...
Page 25: ...tance Resistance That property of a conductor by which it opposes the flow of electric current resulting in the generation of heat in the conducting material usually expressed in ohms Resistor Resisto...
Page 26: ...Hz 6 3ms capable of 160 Hz 100 Hz 1 2ms capable of 830 Hz Bass Control Switch Bass Control Switch Bass Control Switch Bass Control Switch Bass Control Switch 2dB from 40 160 Hz Crossover Frequency Cr...
Page 27: ...Page 27 Sequel II User s Manual Notes...
Page 28: ...1 delaware street p o box 707 lawrence kansas 66044 ph 913 749 0133 1989 martin logan ltd martin logan ltd martin logan ltd martin logan ltd martin logan ltd all rights reserved T H E E L E C T R O S...
