MartinLogan Purity Fully Powered Hybrid Electrostatic Loudspeaker Speaker User Manual


 
Introduction 5
INTRODUCTION
Congratulations! You have invested in one of
the world’s premier loudspeaker systems.
Internally powered with a high-resolution digital ampli-
fier, the Purity provides an unprecedented level of system
connection flexibility. Equipped with a standard line-level
input, the Purity is able to connect directly to devices such
as digital music players, flat screen televisions or even
computers. Additional speaker level inputs also allow
Purity to exist in a more traditional receiver or pre-amp
equipped 2-channel or home theater system.
The MartinLogan Purity represents an advanced combina-
tion of sonic technologies establishing an unprecedented
direction for audiophile design. The result of years of
research, the new Purity hybrid electrostatic loudspeaker
delivers new standards for efficiency, dynamics and preci-
sion in a floorstanding loudspeaker.
Housed within a radical, ultra-rigid extruded aluminum
AirFrame™, the Purity’s CLS transducer builds upon the
legacy of MartinLogan’s electrostatic heritage with the
incorporation of advanced vacuum bonding and MicroPerf
stat panels, providing even greater efficiency and pre-
cision. The integration electrical interface technology
developed by MartinLogan’s Statement™ e2 engineering
team extends effortless dynamics and purity, resulting in
even higher sonic standards of efficiency and precision.
Featuring an advanced crossover topology, MartinLogan
carefully builds each Purity crossover utilizing precision
audiophile-grade components to preserves sonic subtleties
while effortlessly handling the broadest range of dynamics
contained within even the most demanding sonic source.
The materials in your new Purity speakers are of the highest
quality and will provide years of enduring enjoyment and
deepening respect. The cabinetry is constructed from the
highest quality composite material for acoustical integrity.
Through rigorous testing, the curvilinear electrostatic panel
has proven itself to be one of the most durable and reli-
able transducers available today. Fabricated from a
custom tool punched high-grade steel, the patented
panel is then coated with a special polymer that is applied
via a proprietary electrostatic bonding process. This panel
assembly houses a membrane just 0.0005 of an inch thick.
The other sections of your User’s Manual explain in detail
the operation of your Purity speakers and the philosophy
applied to their design. A clear understanding of your
speakers will insure that you obtain maximum performance
and pleasure from this most exacting transducer. It has
been designed and constructed to give you years of trou-
ble-free listening enjoyment.