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Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Installation in Brief . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Controls and Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
AC Power Connection
Signal Connection
Break-In
ML Logo and CLX Light Switches
Setup and Placement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Left/Right Placement
Listening Position
The Wall Behind the Listener
The Wall Behind the Speakers
The Side Walls
Experimentation
Final Placement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
The Extra “Tweak” . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Solid Footing
Enjoy Yourself
Room Acoustics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Your Room
Terminology
General Rules
Dipolar Speakers and Your Room . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Dispersion Interactions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Controlled Horizontal Dispersion
Controlled Vertical Dispersion
Three Major Types of Dispersion
Home Theater. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Electrostatic Advantages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Full Range Electrostatic Operation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
The lightning bolt flash with arrowhead symbol, within
an equilateral triangle, is intended to alert the user to
the presence of potentially “dangerous voltage” within
the product’s enclosure that may be sufficient to con-
stitute a risk of electric shock.
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.
MartinLogan Exclusives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
XStat™ Transducer
CLS™ (Curvilinear Line Source)
Generation 2 Diaphragm
MicroPerf Stator
Vacuum Bonding
Uniform Full Surface Drive
Dipole Dispersion
DualForce™ ESL Bass Technology. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Dipole Phase Stabilization
Precision Vojtko™ Filtering
Environmentally Conscious Design
Electrostatic Loudspeaker History . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Frequently Asked Questions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Troubleshooting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
General Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Specifications
Warranty and Registration
Serial Number
Service
Dimensional Drawings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Glossary of Audio Terms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
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 regu-
lated materials which upon disposal, according to the WEEE
directive, require special reuse and recycling processing.
For this reason MartinLogan has arranged with our distributors
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 purchased this product,
email info@martinlogan.com, 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.
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WARNING! Do not use your CLX 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 CLX 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 info@martinlogan.com.