4 Contents
Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Installation .in .Brief . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Controls .and .Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
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AC Power Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Signal Connection
Break-In
Placement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Listening Position
The Wall Behind the Listener
The Wall Behind the Speakers
The Side Walls
Experimentation
Final Placement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
The Extra “Tweak”
Enjoy Yourself . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Room .Acoustics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Your Room
Terminology
Rules of Thumb
Dipolar Speakers and Your Room . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Solid Footing
Dispersion .Interactions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Controlled Horizontal Dispersion
Controlled Vertical Dispersion
Three Major Types of Dispersion
Home .Theater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Electrostatic .Advantages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
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Full Range Operation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
MartinLogan .Exclusives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 .
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XStat™ Transducer
CLS™ (Curvilinear Line Source)
Generation 2 Diaphragm
The lightning bolt flash with arrowhead symbol, within
an equilateral triangle, is intended to alert the user to
the presence of uninsulated “dangerous voltage” within
the product’s enclosure that may be of sufficient mag-
nitude to constitute a risk of electric shock.
MicroPerf Stator. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Vacuum Bonding
AirFrame™ Technology
PoweredForce™ Bass Technology
Electrostatic .Loudspeaker .History . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Frequently .Asked .Questions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Dimensional .Drawings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
General .Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 .
Specifications
Warranty and Registration
Serial Number
Service
Glossary .of .Audio .Terms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
In accordance with the European Union WEEE (Waste
Electrical and Electronic Equipment) directive effective
August 13, 2005, we would like to notify you that this
product may contain regulated materials which upon
disposal, according to the WEEE directive, require spe-
cial reuse and recycling processing.
For this reason MartinLogan has arranged with our distrib-
utors in European Union member nations to collect and
recycle this product at no cost to you. To find your local
distributor please contact the dealer from whom you pur-
chased this product, email [email protected] or visit
the distributor locator at www.martinlogan.com.
Please note, only this product itself falls under the WEEE
directive. When disposing of packaging and other related
shipping materials we encourage you to recycle these
items through the normal channels.
The exclamation point within an equilateral triangle is
intended to alert the user to the presence of important
operating and maintenance (servicing) instructions in
the literature accompanying the appliance.
C
ontents
WARNING!
Do not use your Ethos 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 Ethos is
shipped to authorized MartinLogan distributors with the correct power supply for use in the country of intended
sale. A list of authorized distributors can be accessed at www.martinlogan.com or by emailing [email protected].