Summary of MG20.1
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Magneplanar® mg20.1 instruction manual white bear lake, minnesota www.Magnepan.Com.
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1. Introduction congratulations on your purchase. The magneplanar® mg20.1 loudspeaker was conceived and designed for perfectionists. One of the most revealing loudspeakers made, the mg20.1 will provide outstanding music reproduction when used with high quality components. 2. General description your...
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5. Packaging save all packaging, including ribbon tweeter packing! If you need to transport the speaker they can be shipped safely only in the original packaging. You may never have to ship or move your loudspeakers, but should the occasion arise, they should not be shipped in any packaging but the ...
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B) locate the four holes in the fabric along back side of the panel. C) note that one section of the support feet is slightly longer than the other. Place the longer section toward the front of the speaker. D) align the holes in the foot with the holes in the panel. Using your fingers, insert the bo...
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7. Ribbon tweeter the foil element in your mg20.1 line source tweeter is only .00015" thick, and is very fragile. Handle with extreme care. Please read fusing on page 5. To lessen the risk of damage, the ribbon tweeters are shipped separately. Refer to the following instructions for installation. Ri...
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8. Fusing your mg20.1's have been shipped with 3 amp fuses installed for the tweeter, and 5 amp fuses for the midrange. The fuses are type 3ag normal blow fuses, and should never be replaced with slow blow fuses. The maximum midrange fuse value shown on the speaker terminal plate is 5 amps. Under no...
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D. Bi-wiring option. Bi-wiring requires two sets of speaker cables. They may be identical, or one set may be specialized for high frequencies and the other specialized for low frequencies. 1. Remove both jumpers on the xo20.1 crossover. 2. Connect one set of cables to the low cable input and the oth...
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With the crossover points set as listed above, the power requirements for the bass and mid/treble amps are nearly the same. Therefore, use amplifiers of similar power rating. It is suggested to use amplifiers rated at 100 watts rms or greater, into 8 ohms. Some amplifiers invert is phased correctly ...
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Bass response lf you do not have access to a spectrum analyzer, play a record with a repetitive bass line (preferably an acoustical bass instrument). Try the speakers in several parts of the room. Start experimenting with the speakers about 3 feet from the back wall. Try moving the speakers forward ...
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14. Optional ribbon tweeter attenuation there are two principal reasons for needing to attenuate the magneplanar ribbon tweeter: a) recordings, typically in the ''pop'' or ''rock'' vein, often exhibit a pronounced rise in the treble region. B) the magneplanar ribbon tweeter is very efficient in its ...
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17. Tweeter replacement because the foil element in your mg20.1 line source tweeter is only .00015 inches thick, it is very fragile. Some users will never require a replacement tweeter. Failure will generally occur from mishandling, or from improper fusing. Users who frequently push the 3 amp tweete...
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18. Mg20.1 specifications system description 3-way, combination diplanar® bass/diplanar quasi ribbon midrange and true ribbon tweeter bass section 786 square inches planar-magnetic midrange section 137 square inches quasi-ribbon planar magnetic tweeter section 5/32 inch wide, 60 inches long * freque...