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ME 180

Instructions for installation and use

musikelectronic geithain

Summary of Contents for ME 180

Page 1: ...ME 180 Instructions for installation and use musikelectronic geithain ...

Page 2: ... 3 Unboxing 6 3 4 Delivery contents 6 3 5 Cleaning 6 3 6 Environmental conditions 6 3 7 Guarantee acknowledgements 6 4 Positioning 7 4 1 Positioning near walls 7 4 2 Acoustical adjustments 7 4 3 Stereo operation 8 4 4 Surround operation 9 5 Connecting the speakers 10 5 1 Single wiring connection 10 5 2 Bi wiring connection 10 6 Technical data 11 7 Acoustic measurements 12 8 Notes 13 ...

Page 3: ...s You decided upon a quality product that in regard to tonal and technical characteristics complies to the utmost expectations The usual burn in period is not required because the speakers are artificially aged in house Please read the technical description and manual to take advantage of the capabilities of these speakers and ensure safe operation ...

Page 4: ...systems make directivity control easy however they tend to produce unavoidable colourations caused by short time reflections at the inner horn surface Musikelectronic Geithain breaks the mould by using a tweeter array doing without horn attachments for sound level boost The tweeter unit that is arranged coaxially in front of the midrange system guarantees the trademark low colouration rendition of ...

Page 5: ...ity and safety of operation X Read these instructions carefully X Keep these instructions X Do not attempt to service this product yourself as opening or removing cover may expose you to dangerous voltage or other hazards X Do not install the device near any heat sources X Do not expose the device to direct sun radiation X Do not install the device in rooms with high humidity X Do not try to inser...

Page 6: ...r manual X User manual for unboxing 3 5 Cleaning The speaker is made of real wood veneer and be nurtured in the same way as furnishings We advice quality wax polish to ensure durability of the veneer Surfaces can also be cleaned with tidy slightly damped fuzz free smooth cloth 3 6 Environmental conditions Ensure the following environmental conditions in your listening room X Operating temperature ...

Page 7: ...onal measures Back wall reflections are unavoidable For optimum listening experience a minimum distance of 50 cm 20 ft to walls and furniture should be ensured Avoid corner installations because unwanted bass accentuation could arise b 0 5 m 20 ft 4 2 Acoustical adjustments The ME 180 is adjustable to the acoustic conditions of the listening room All measures are executable independently By closing...

Page 8: ...s the so called stereo triangle see figure The base distance between the speakers and the distance to the hearing zone form an equilateral triangle stereo triangle A distance less or more than distance a should be avoided For precise spacial reproduction turn the speakers inside directed to the hearing zone 60 Hörzone a a a a 3 6 m 10 20 ft ...

Page 9: ...istance to the hearing zone The centre speaker is positioned in the middle between both front speakers Pay attention to positioning the front and rear speakers horizontally along one plane The angle between centre and rear speakers should be about 110 120 I n case installation in the prescribed way is not possible in your listening room most decoding devices allow adjustments of single speakers Hö...

Page 10: ...ers to an integrated amplifier or a power stage check the connection for the right polarity The gold plated screwed joints of the terminal are labelled with and a Both mustn t be interchanged Do not remove the bridges between the high and low frequency terminals 5 2 Bi wiring connection In this case the high and low frequency crossovers are separately connected to your integrated amplifier or power ...

Page 11: ... increasing from 2 dB to 13 dB Total harmonic distortion measured at 96 dB r 1 m 3 3 ft from 100 Hz 10 kHz 44 dB Electronic crossover frequencies 300 Hz and 2 kHz Impedance 4 Ohms impedance linearised Nominal power capacity 200 W Maximum power capacity 500 W peak Recommended amplifier power 50 W 500 W peak Loudspeaker systems Woofer Mid woofer Tweeter 260 mm 10 cone 260 mm 10 cone 3x 25 mm 1 dome I...

Page 12: ...dB Hz 5 2 5 0 Hz 80 100 200 500 1k 2k 5k 10k 200 Hz 3 dB FREE FIELD FREQUENCY RESPONSE 0 vented box 0 closed box 45 h measured at half space 3 kHz 2 dB TOTAL HARMONIC DISTORTIONS PA 105 dB m K2 K3 7 Acoustic measurements All acoustic measurements are carried out under anechoic conditions with 1 m 3 3 ft distance ...

Page 13: ...13 ME 180 musikelectronic geithain gmbh Notes 8 Notes ...

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Page 16: ...usikelectronic geithain gmbh STUDIOTECHNIK HIGHENDTECHNIK BESCHALLUNGSTECHNIK Nikolaistraße 7 04643 Geithain Germany Tel 49 0 34341 3110 Fax 49 0 34341 31144 E Mail info me geithain de www me geithain de ...

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