User manual MAGNEPAN MG16-QR

[. . . ] ASSEMBLY The four support feet for the MG1. 6 are shipped in the speaker carton along with the 8 mounting bolts. The nuts for the mounting bolts are already installed in the panel. The spacers and 4 longer bolts are provided to adjust the vertical angle of the speaker. The amount of angle will be dependent on your particular listening conditions. [. . . ] This fuse value should never be increased or bypassed. If these precautions are taken, our destruct tests show that it is impossible to burn out these drivers. BURNED OUT TWEETERS ARE NOT COVERED UNDER THE WARRANTY. For owners of cats, we recommend cat repellant around the base of the speakers. B. 7. SPEAKER PLACEMENT Proper speaker placement and room acoustics can have more effect on a music system than upgrading one of the components in the system. Unfortunately, there is no definitive guideline which will cover all possible listening rooms. Some experimentation is required for locating the optimum position. The following are a few general guidelines: A. BASS RESPONSE Play a record (or test signal) with repetitive bass. Try the speakers in several possible locations in the room. Begin experimenting with the speakers about 3 feet from a back wall. Try moving the speakers forward or backward in increments of 6 to 12 inches. One position in the room should be noticeably better than others. Also experiment with your chair location. Positions close to a wall will often result in increased bass (often too much). STEREO WIDTH AND IMAGING Once you have located the best position for the speakers and your chair for bass performance, separate the speakers by 50% of the distance from your chair to the speakers. (For example, if your chair is 10 feet from the speakers, move the speakers 5 feet apart. ) Now, move the speakers apart in increments of 3 or 4 inches at a time, listening carefully at each position. At some point you will start to hear two separate speakers instead of a "stage effect" (or continuous image). When this occurs, your speakers are too far apart: begin moving the speakers back in small increments until you notice a point at which you achieve one cohesive "sound stage. " For best results listen to speakers on axis with the listening position as shown in Figure 3 and 4. LEFT/RIGHT The MG1. 6's are matched pairs and mirror-imaged. The serial number for each speaker in the pair is the same, except for a "1" or "2" following each serial number. As you face the front of the speakers, the speaker with the "1" after its serial number has the tweeter near the left edge, and the speaker with the "2" has the tweeter near the right edge. [. . . ] Light vacuuming of the grille cloth is possible. 11. SPECIFICATIONS* SYSTEM DESCRIPTION: Two-way full range planar-magnetic dipole radiator. QUASI RIBBON TWEETER SIZE: 2" x 48" FREQUENCY RESPONSE: 40Hz - 22kHz** ±3dB NORMAL POWER REQUIREMENTS: 100 Watts RMS 8 Ohms MAXIMUM POWER REQUIREMENTS: 250 Watts RMS 8 Ohms SENSITIVITY: 86dB 500Hz One Meter 2. 83V IMPEDANCE: 4 Ohms CROSSOVER SYSTEM: Acoustical 600Hz Low pass-Quasi 12dB/Octave 1/2" X 2" High Pass-6dB/Octave DIMENSIONS: 19-1/4" X 64- WARRANTY: LIMITED. 3 Years to original owner SHIPPING WEIGHT: 95 Ibs. *Because there are no universally accepted methods for loudspeaker measurements, frequency response specifications may be stated by most manufacturers without reference to measurement techniques and/or specific locations in rooms. [. . . ]