Magnepan DW1 User Manual

Magneplanar DW 1 Woofer Instruction Manual

Table of Contents

1. Introduction/General Description

2. Carton Contents

3. Packaging

4. Hookup

5. Installation and Placement

6. Phasing

7. Service and Shipping

8. Specifications

1. Introduction/General Description

The Magneplanar DW 1 is a dipole, thin-film p lanar/magnetic woofer which is a derivative of the MG 20.1 DiPlanar
woofer technology. The DW 1 can be driven simultaneously by 3 separate amplifiers (typically the front left, center
and right channels).

The DW 1 is a "fast" woofer with flat response to 5 kHz which makes the DW 1 ideal for blending with all
Magneplanar on-wall models or center channels that have limited bass response.

2. Carton Contents

1 - DW 1 Loudspeaker
1 - Magnepan "Shaped" Pink Noise CD Test Disk
1 - Hex Wrench
1 - Sp eaker Logo
1 - Owner's Manual

3. Packaging

Save all packaging. The DW 1 can be shipped safely only in the original packaging. Should you discard it,
packaging is available from Magnepan.

4. Hookup

To install the speaker cable, first strip off approximately 1/4-inch of insulation from the sp eaker cable end. Remove
the metal hold-down and wire retainers from the bottom of the DW 1 with a Phillip s screw driver and pliers. See Fig.

1.

Cosmetically, the front and back of the DW 1 are identical. To identify the back of the sp eaker and ensure proper
phasing, the back of the DW 1 can be identified as shown in Fig. 1.

Connect the output of a high pass crossover (such as the Magneplanar XO 2) to the input of the DW 1, observing
correct polarity. However, due to different crossover designs, following correct polarity does NOT ensure that the DW
1 will b e in correct acoustical phase. See "Phasing" below.

Fig. 1