Monitor Audio GR10 User Manual

Contents

What we have provided in your Gold Reference Owners Manual

Page

2 Introduction

4 Safety Instructions

5 Tool Box contents

6 Stands/ Plinths

7 Plinth fitting

8 Spike fitting

9 Configuration/Bi-wiring

10 Bi-amping/Tri-wiring/Tri-amping

11 Initial Positioning

12 Final position & adjustments

13 Ancillary Equipment

14 Maintenance

15 Guarantee/ Service

16 Claims under this guarantee

An introduction to your

Monitor Audio Gold Reference Owners Manual

Thank you for purchasing this pair of Monitor Audio Gold Reference loudspeakers. We are confident they will give you many years of exceptional listening pleasure.

All our speakers are hand crafted and assembled at purpose built factory units in England. We have over 27 years experience applying traditional woodworking skills to loudspeaker cabinet construction. For the Gold Reference series, these skills are combined with state of the art drive unit technology and the highest standards of engineering.

The enjoyment of music is and should be a life enhancing experience. Music can stimulate your imagination and change your mood; provide endless hours of entertainment and a means to relax.

At Monitor Audio we believe your hi-fi speakers should recreate the full sonic and emotional experience of listening to live music or a studio production exactly as the recording engineers intended. Our aim is to build loudspeakers that get you closer to the music. Or, as we say at Monitor Audio, ‘As close as it gets’.

Important

Owing to the complex, close tolerance construction of the loudspeaker drive units, a running in period of approximately 60 hours is recommended before optimum performance is achievable.

Safety Instructions

1. Read Instructions

All the safety and operating instructions in this manual should be read before using the loudspeakers.

2. Retain Instructions

Retain this manual for future reference.

3. Follow the Instructions

All operating instructions should be followed.

4. Water & Moisture

The speaker/s should not be used near water - for example, bathtub, wash bowl, kitchen sink, washing machine, in a wet basement or near a swimming pool. Under no circumstance should plants, fish bowls or drinks be placed on the speakers.

5. Positioning

The speaker/s have been designed for floor or stand mounting as recommended by the stand manufacturer only.

6. Heat

The speaker/s should not be placed near any heat source such as radiators, open fires, stoves, direct sunlight or any other appliance that produces heat.

7. Cleaning

The speaker/s can be cleaned with a soft dry cloth. The engineers selvyt cloth, enclosed within your Monitor Audio toolbox (where provided), is ideal for this purpose.

8. Service

The user should not attempt to service the speaker/s beyond that specified in the operating instructions. All other servicing requirements should be carried out by qualified service personnel.

Tool Box

A Gold Reference tool box is supplied with the floorstanding models (GR20 and GR60) to help facilitate set up. This contains everything needed to attach the plinth, fit the spikes and level your Monitor Audio speaker.

Contents

2.5mm Hex. Key - For Drive Units

3.0mm Hex. Key - For Spike Adjustment Screwdriver - For Plinth Bolts Spirit Level 8 Spikes (4 per speaker) with Thumbwheel Nuts 8 Floor Discs Monitor Audio engineers Selvyt cloth Warranty Card

Fig. 1.

Stands

If the model you have chosen is of the bookshelf/standmount type (GR10), you will need to consider the positioning of your loudspeakers. If you intend to place them on bookshelves, there may be compromises that prevent the speakers from performing at their optimum.

Placing your loudspeakers on stands (see Fig. 2.) will enable them to deliver a more dynamic and believable sound. Heavy stands are recommended as they add further rigidity to the loudspeaker and elevate system performance. We also recommend the use of a reusable adhesive substance (such as Blu-tac) between the bottom surface of the loudspeaker and the top plate of the stand. This will make the speaker and stand a stable unit and prevent accidents if accidentally knocked. Sonic improvements are an additional benefit.

Plinths

For all floorstanding models (GR20 and GR60) we recommend fitting the supplied plinth. This will enlarge the footprint of the loudspeaker and increase its stability.

See positioning (page 11).

Fig. 2.

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