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MA30 The Mundorf Anniversary Kit

Incorporating some of our best Xover components and our AMT tweeter. Up to MA50 in some twenty years from now, a truly unique kit!

For our 30 Year Company Anniversary

30 Years

Inner Excellence

MA30 Anniversary Kit contains: 2 AMT19CM1.1 tweeters 2 ACCUTON C158-8-085 Ceramic Mid-Woofers 2finishedXoversassembledwith 2MCapSUPEVOAlu.Oil 2MCapEVOOil 6 MCap EVO 8 PBH Resistors 6MCoilCopperFoilInductors +CabinetBlueprint FrequencyRange:48Hz-30kHz Crossover:3450Hz/6dB/1st.order Sensitivity:86dB/1W/1m Max. SPL: 103 dB Impedance:8Ohm Recom.Amplifier:>100W/channel Kitprice:€1459RRP(FE2017)

MA30SilverGoldKitcontains: 2 AMT19CM1.1 tweeters 2 ACCUTON C158-8-085 Ceramic Mid-Woofers 2finishedXoversassembledwith 2 MCap SUP EVO SG.Oil 2 MCap EVO SG.Oil 6MCapEVOOil 8 PBH Resistors 6MCoilCopperFoilInductors +AngelHair(DampingWool) +CabinetBlueprint

FrequencyRange:48Hz-30kHz Crossover:3450Hz/6dB/1st.order Sensitivity:86dB/1W/1m Max. SPL: 103 dB Impedance:8Ohm Recom.Amplifier:>100W/channel Kitprice:€1639RRP(FE2017)

AMT19CM1.1 • PneumaticAirMotionTweeter ACCUTON C158-8-085 • Ceramic Mid-Woofer

MA30 AnniversarySeriesFE MA30 SilverGoldSGSeriesFE

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SGSeriesX-OverwithSUP EVO SG.Oil

Whyacomboofthemostlessex-pensive Mundorf AMT tweeter and themost less expensive Accuton CeramicMid-Woofer?Simply becauseof thebe-forehanddefinedtask,whichwasnoteasytoachieve:ToofferaHi-EndSpeakerKitasaffordableasanypossiblebut,sametime,clearlyoutperformingallcompetingkitsbybeingat leastone levelsuperior.AkitwhichofbothMundorfandAccutoncompanywouldbeproudof!And,finally,akitthateverybodycaneasilyassembleintoaneasy-to-buildbut thoughtfullyde-signedcabinet.Nicelydesignedandac-curatelyengineeredtotheCeramicwoo-fer’sparticularsandproperties.

Thecrossoverlayoutispurelyseri-al,thustherearenoparallelcomponentsintheentirecrossover.Also,thelayoutisdoneforbi-wiringresp.bi-amping.Cros-sover frequency is 3450Hz. High-passand low-pass are 1st. order/6dB filters,designedasaNotch-Filter inbothhigh-passandlow-passfilters.ANotch-Filteris basically a band-pass filter in serieswiring,which, amongst others, helps toeliminatepeaksinthefrequencyrespon-seofaloudspeaker,hence,itisforline-arizationpurpose.

Whythiskitensembleinparticular? Xoverintrueanniversaryquality

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AnniversarySeriesX-OverwithSUPEVOAlu.Oil

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The accurate cabinet volume fortheMA30kit is11.5 litres (0.5 l for thecrossovernetwork).Acabinetblueprintisincluded in the scope of delivery.Whenarrangingthecabinet,careshouldbeta-kentoensurethattheverticalinstallationdifferenceof18mmisadheredtoforcor-rect response time correction, so eitherthewoofer/midrangespeaker is installedinfrontortheAMTtweeterisinstalledinreverse.

Electrically and physically, com-pany Thiel&Partnerresp.Accuton‘sen-gineerswere fundamentally responsible.They are utterly accustomed to matchtheir drivers with Mundorf Xover partsbecause they are Accuton’s OEM de-velopmentpartseversince.Moreimport-antly, theseengineers really know theirdriversinsideoutandbetterthananybo-dyelseintermsofthedriver‘sgivenprosand cons. Hence, the Accuton peoplearethemostskilledmatch-makerswhenitcomestoAccutonCeramicdriversandourbuildingparts.However,thefinalmu-sicaltuningwasultimatelydeterminedbyMundorfengineersandemployeesinnu-merousjointlisteningsessions.

18mmdifferenceforharmony! WhorealisedtheMA30concept?

Ready-madeorkitcabinetsfortheMA30KitarenotavailablefromMundorf.The cabinets shown in brochures, au-dio magazines and at exhibitions wereproduced by well-known cabinet manu-facturers inAsia in accordancewith ourblueprintforourlocalandinternationalkitdistributors and, based on an individualservice agreement, were also deliveredfullyassembledasfactoryassembledkits.

SpeakercabinetsfortheMA30Kit?

Wooferinstalled18mmforward MA30kitcabinetblueprintextract

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Mundorf deliberately did not cre-ate a fully equipped kit for to leave asmuchroomforpersonalpreferencesaspossible. Your MA30 dealer will assistyouonthatindividually.

Individualcompletion

SPL 2.83 V - Phase - Impedance SPL Horizontally 0° - 15° - 30°

RESISTANCE NOMINAL 8 OHMZo 8.4 OHM • Zmin 8.2 OHM • RE 8.1 OHMSENSITIVITY @ 2.83 V 91 dBFREQUENCY RESPONSE / -6 dB 2000 Hz – 35 kHzPOWER HANDLING 120 WRESONANCE FREQUENCY / FS 2300 HzRECOMMENDED CROSSOVER / 6 dB 3100 HzRECOMMENDED CROSSOVER / 12 dB 2800 HzDISPERSION HORIZONTAL / 15 kHz / -6 dB 65°DIAPHRAGM AREA 1260 mm2

MAGNET MATERIAL NEODYMIUMFACE PLATE 3 mm Anodized AluminumTOTAL WEIGHT 340 gFACE PLATE DIAM. 104 mm

SPL Vertically 0° - 5° - 15°

AMT19CM1.1

Harmonic Distortion 2.83 V Harmonic Distortion 105 dB Step Response

Waterfall Impulse Response

MundorfAMT19CM1.1 • front view

MundorfAMT19CM1.1 • rear view

AMT19CM1.1specsandmeasurements

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Tofullyenjoyeveryaspectofthosekits‘extraordinarymusicperformance,the-reare3essentialbasicruleswestronglyrecommend to follow. In return, yourMA30Kitwill rewardyouwith itsasur-prisinglysolid,deepandresonance-freebass and with its outstandingly precisedefined3D-sound-stage! Firstly,bothAMTtweetersshouldexactlypointtowardsthelistener‘sshoul-derjointwhensittinginthe“SweetSpot“. Secondly, the virtual horizontallinebetweenAMTtweeterandCeramicwoofer should correspond to the liste-ner‘searlevel. Thirdly, don‘t placeMA30 closerthan 45cm/16“ or more than 60cm/24“distant from the room‘s rear wall (sidedistance isn‘t similarly crucial but, foravoidingtheriskoflowfrequentroomre-sonances,MA30’sdistancetosidewallsshouldn‘tbelessthanabout30cm/12“). Theactualset-upintermsofdis-tancebetweenthespeakersandtheirdi-stancetothe“SweetSpot“canbearran-gedaccordingtotheroomacousticandthelistener‘sindividuallisteninghabits.

Generally, the distance betweenthespeakersshouldbealittlelessthantheir distance to the “Sweet Spot“. Ho-wever,thankstoitsaccuratelytunedfre-quency range MA30 Kit fits technicallyperfectlywell into thevastvarietyof to-day‘slisteningandlivingrooms-betheylargeorsmall.

Ear-level:The•betweentweeterandwooferA6,6ftto8,2ft•B6.6ftto9,8ft•C1,3ftto2,0ft

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MA30 Set-Up

30 Years MundorfAnniversaryKit • EntirelyMadeinGermany

MA30 Set-Up

TheMundorfMA30AnniversaryKitsoundseverybitasgoodasonewouldexpectfromthecollaborationbetweentwomanufacturerswhoproducethehighestqualityelectroniccomponentsandloudspeakersfortheaudiophilemasterpiecesofworld-classHi-Endmanufacturers:Enthrallinglybe-autifulandtruetolife!Andviceversa.Andwithanykindofmusic. Oneofthereasons,forsure,isthehighqualitydriversbuiltintoit.Butthekeyingredientisun-questionablyitssophisticated6dBcrossoverwithnotchfilters,madewiththebestMundorfcrossovercomponentsfortoguaranteeaveryneutraltonalmatchingofthespeakerkit.Ultimately,itisthemusicwhichshouldbareitscharacteranditssoul,notthespeakers. Finally,thetime-aligningspeakerenclosureputsthefinaltouchesonthelisteningpleasure.Oncethesetuprecommendationsinthisbrochurearefollowedthen,whenplayingcorrectrecordings,thespeakers“disappear”,andarenotperceivedasthesourceofthemusic.Freedfromitsenclosures,themusicspreadstofillthelisteningspace,wide,highanddeep,formingaholographintheroom,withpreciselypositionedandcontouredinstrumentsandvoices.Itisjustwonderful,

tohear,forexample,MadeleinePeyrouxperforming“DanceMeToTheEndOfLove”:Shestandsnotonastage,butonaplatformlikeyou’dfindinatypicalhotelbar.Piano,harmonica,drumsandbassarearrangedfromlefttorightinahalfcircleinthebackground,whileMadeleinestandsintheverycentreinfrontofthecombo.Fromwheretheaudiencelistens,theinstrumentsandMadeleineallmaterializeasacompletescene,witheveryplayerinplace(neverstraying).Whilethecomboprovidesasoftbackgroundoffinelyswinginggroove,there’snomistakingtowhomMadeleine‘samorousad-vancesaredirected:Thebewitchedlistener.Beguilinglybeautifulandsexy. Foranotherverybeautifulexperiencethatwillpleasejazzloversandlong-timeaudiophiles,takeyourselfbacktothefamous“Pawnshop”andrediscoverthe“LimehouseBlues”:TheMA30Kitisconvincinglylife-likeandemotionallystirringasthebandstrikesup.Afewsoundsfromtheprelu-de,andasalisteneryouarerightinthejazzclubmood.Thewealthofdetailandthefinedynamics,themetronomicallypreciserhythms,theradianttransparency,thewellbalancedtemperingandtheever-present,livelyswingofthemusicareallthere,mostlythankstotheextremely‘fast-response‘oftheAirMotionTransformer(AMT)anditsextraordinarilylowdistortionratioduetoitsprinciple. Whereasthestablefoundation,forceandsurprisinglyhighpulsestrengthanddefinitioninthelowrangeandthefinelynuancedtonalcoloursofthemidsaretestimonytothequalityofthemid-woo-fer.Thiscanbephysicallyexperiencedwitheverykindof“Yello-alike”music.Incontrasttothis,thereisthebassonablissfulalbumlike“Jaco”byjazzmusicianBrianBromberg,whichpositively“sings”outthosedeeptonesinthemusicaltraditionofbassistextraordinaireJacoPastorius,wholamentablyleftthisworldtoosoon. So,isthereanythingtheMA30Kitcan’tdo?Thereis:Afullline-upofCarlOrff’s“CarminaBurana”atlivevolume.But,let’sfaceit,thisandsimilargargantuanmusicwillonlyeverfitinafull-sizeconcerthall. ItisnaturalthatXoverandourAMT(AirMotionTransformer)formthecoreofthekit.Afterall,wearecelebratingour30YearAnniversaryasamanufacturerofcrossovercomponentsandAMTtweeters.Weareconfidentthatwehaveindeedcomeveryclosetothestatedobjectiveofmakingtheresultsoftheanniversarykitsound“apricerangehigher”withawell-thought-outcombinationofgood,cost-effectivespeakersandchoicetopcrossovernetworkcomponents. WearemorethandelightedtoofferMA30‘s“onepricerangenicerper-formance”asananniversarybonusformanyhoursofhappylisteningtoallthosemusicloverswhowantnotonlytolistentomusicinexcellentqualitybutalsotoexperiencemusicintermsofanemotionalevent.Atthebottomline,thatiswhatmusicisallabout.

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MA30 Kit Int‘l SinceApril2015,thekithasbeenpresentedat18internationalaudioshowsinAsia,NorthAmericaandEurope

MA30KitatTAVES,Toronto,Canada2015 MA30KitatMunichHi-EndShow,Germany2016

MA30KitatCAS,SanFrancisco,USA2015

MA30KitatSIAV,Shanghai,China2017

MA30KitatRMAF,Denver,USA2015

MA30KitatGuangzhouAVShow,China2016

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