Mordaunt Short Performance Performance 9 User manual

Three stunning high lacquer
finishes are offered:
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The finishing touches
Like everything involved in
making Performance, detail
is key and that is why we
provide a pair of pure cotton
handling gloves so that
you can position your
speakers without marking
them. Custom designed
spikes are also included,
for the perfect Performance.
Authorised retailers
Mordaunt-Short undertakes
a rigorous evaluation
process of all prospective
dealers to ensure only the
very best are chosen to sell
this prestigious speaker
range. All Performance
dealers provide dedicated
demonstration facilities
and expert knowledge.
Performance 6
Limited Edition
Drive units: 1x 25mm (1”) ATT tweeter
1 x 10cm (4”) CPC mid/bass driver,
2 x 16.5cm (6.5”) CPC woofers
Binding posts: Nickel-plated, tri-wirable
Frequency response: 34Hz-30kHz
Sensitivity: 89dB / 2.83V / 1m
Nominal impedance: 4-8 Ohms
Crossover: Damped 2nd order
Power rating: 15-250 Watts
Dimensions (h x w x d ): 1150mm x 240mm x
430mm
(45” x 9” x 16”)
Weight: 32kg (71lbs )
Magnetically shielded: Yes
Finish: Midnight Black
Performance 6
Drive units: 1x 25mm (1”) ATT tweeter
1 x 10cm (4”) CPC mid/bass driver,
2 x 16.5cm (6.5”) CPC woofers
Binding posts: Nickel-plated, tri-wirable
Frequency response: 35Hz-30kHz
Sensitivity: 89dB / 2.83V / 1m
Nominal impedance: 4-8 Ohms
Crossover: Damped 2nd order
Power rating: 15-250 Watts
Dimensions (h x w x d ): 1150mm x 240mm x
430mm
(45” x 9” x 16”)
Weight: 30kg ( 66lbs)
Magnetically shielded: Yes
Finish: Brilliant Silver or Granite Grey
Performance 9 subwoofer
Drive unit:
2 x 25cm (10”) long-throw CPC
Power: 1000 Watts RMS
Frequency response: 14Hz -200Hz
Dimensions (h x w x d):
500mm x 500mm x 500mm
(19.7 x 19.7 x 19.7”)
Weight: 40kg (88lbs )
Notch filter response: 25-100Hz
Adjustable cut: To -2dB to -16dB
Magnetically shielded: Yes
Finish: Brilliant Silver or Granite Grey
Mordaunt-Shorts’ policy is one of continuous improvement. Design and specifications are therefore subject to change without prior notice. Some products may not be available in all markets
ICEpower is a registered Trade Mark of Bang and Olufsen
Performance 5 centre
Drive units: 1x 25mm ( 1”) ATT tweeter
2 x 13cm (5” ) CPC mid/bass drivers
Binding posts: Nickel-plated, bi-wirable
Frequency response: 60Hz-30kHz
Sensitivity: 89dB / 2.83V / 1m
Nominal impedance: 4-8 Ohms
Crossover: Damped 2nd order
Power rating: 15-150 Watts
Dimensions (h x w x d ):
598mm x 211mm
x 223mm (24” x 8” x 9” )
Weight: 10kg (22lbs )
Magnetically shielded: Yes
Finish: Brilliant Silver or Granite Grey
Brilliant Silver
Granite Grey
Midnight Black
(Performance 6
Limited Edition only)
The perfect finish
“ If you have a
passion for great
design as well
as great sound,
Performance
could be the
ideal solution.”
Dan George,
Editor – Hi-Fi Choice
“ ... we truly
believe that
whatever your
preference
in music or
movie genre,
Performance
is one of the finest loudspeaker
ranges currently in production.”
Graeme Foy
– Head of Acoustic Engineering
Mordaunt-Short
“ I commend
these beautiful
loudspeakers to
you, and I hope
you will enjoy
them for many
years to come.”
Rodney Short
– Co-founder Mordaunt-Short
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Performance 6
Limited Edition
As a fitting tribute to
Mordaunt-Short’s 40th
anniversary, a huge
investment has been put into
the Performance 6 Limited
Edition to produce a number
of critical enhancements.
A second generation
research programme
including specification and
new manufacture of custom
crossover components has
revealed increased levels
of detail and even more
musical nuances.
The cabinet - finished
in stunning midnight black -
uses an advanced
formulation of the original
material while the internal
cabinet detail has been
subtly modified affording
more effective use of cabinet
volume. This builds on the
Performance 6’s reputation
for lifelike imaging and
produces optimal low end
performance.
Performance 6
Performance 6 combines
dazzling sound quality with
equally striking styling. The
ATT tweeter and CPC drivers
complement each other to
produce a performance that
is as close to the original
recording as you will get.
The ported cabinet
eschews the parallel surfaces
of conventional design,
delivering a beautifully
sculpted form. The unusual
shape eliminates colouration
and has inherent mechanical
strength, dramatically
improving sound quality. This
is enhanced by a heavy cast
metal base with spiked feet.
Such radical profiling is
possible through the use
of a complex polymer resin.
So, while the outside of
the enclosure is rock hard,
the inner section of this
unique material is far less
dense, delivering high
acoustic damping and
low stored energy.
Performance 5 centre
The Performance 5 is a
dedicated centre channel
speaker designed to meet
the specialised demands of
a surround sound system.
Designed to be perfectly
timbre matched with the
Performance 6, the centre
delivers a superb overall
cinematic sound with
seamless panning of special
effects. Using two 5” CPC
drivers and ATT tweeter,
it also features an adjustable
tilt function for the ideal
angle of delivery, along
with an optional wall-
mountable bracket.
Performance 9 subwoofer
The Performance 9
subwoofer delivers an
awe-inspiring 1000W
of power thanks to a pair
of extremely forceful
ICEpowerTM amplification
modules driving twin
opposing long-throw bass
units. Mordaunt-Short’s own
Active Room Control (ARC)
means troublesome room
resonances can be easily
and quickly eliminated.
The best possible integration
is achieved by using the
supplied test CD and Sound
Pressure Level (SPL) meter
for a far more accurate
match to the listening
environment. A proprietary
computer programme (found
on the test CD) ensures you
get the perfect ARC settings.
Elegant and
simple
to use SPL
meter
– supplied
with the
Performance
9 subwoofer
The full line up
Core technologies
Aspirated Tweeter Technology (ATT™)
Performance sees the introduction of
Mordaunt-Short’s proprietary Aspirated
Tweeter Technology. This elongated
metal diffuser – whose form is defined
by complex acoustic principles – floats
freely in a discrete enclosure. Along its
length are strategically positioned vents
eliminating the colouration which
plagues traditional closed-back
designs. This unique venting system
means Performance’s high frequency
drivers literally ‘breathe’, resulting in
an open yet detailed sound.
Continuous Profile Cone
technology (CPC™)
Performance drivers use Continuous
Profile Cone (CPC) technology
which produces precise, predictable
performance by ensuring controlled
piston-like movement at low
frequencies, and minimal break-up
at higher frequencies.
Unique cabinet construction
After close scrutiny of all possible
options, Mordaunt-Short's designers
decided to implement polymer resin.
A previously unexploited material,
it is ideal for a no-compromise,
acoustically inert enclosure.
Enabling injection-moulded
monocoque construction, the
compound’s density can be varied
to within less than one hundredth
of a gram. So, while the outside
of the Performance enclosure is rock
hard, the inner section of this unique
material gives high acoustic damping
and low stored energy.
Lastly, the ability to radically sculpt
the cabinet produces the work of art
you see before you.
Sound Deadening Steel (SDS™)
The mid-range driver chassis are
constructed from a highly advanced
Sound Deadening Steel (SDS) system.
The mechanical design completely
eliminates unwanted resonance effects
and helps deliver an incredibly clear
and accurate mid-range.
ICEpower™
The Performance 9 subwoofer
incorporates two sizeable long-throw
drivers. Each 25cm driver is powered
by its own 500W ICEpowerTM module.
These hugely powerful yet low
distortion amplifiers deliver stunning
scale and weight to the bass response.
ICEpowerTM modules also dramatically
reduce heat generation allowing
the Performance 9 to deliver a
mammoth power output from
a compact enclosure.
A technological tour de force
Performance’s incredible SDS
system completely eliminates
mid-range resonance
The brief for the Performance™ series was simple:
To push the design and manufacture of Mordaunt-Short’s
loudspeakers to the limit of technology, both in terms of
acoustics and materials.
Our goal of acoustic perfection has created a series
of firsts in the hotly contested high-end sector resulting
in uniquely designed and manufactured loudspeakers
which have found favour with the worlds’ most
challenging hi-fi critics.
“Truly redefines the standard...
a modern classic.”
Hi-Fi World, UK
“...an exceptionally stylish
loudspeaker that is beautifully
finished and stuffed with
innovations.”
Stereophile, USA
“...there’s a sense of detail here
that borders on the psychic.”
Hi-Fi Plus, UK
“Mordaunt-Short spreads its
technological wings and comes
up with a stunner”
Hi-Fi Choice, UK
“Deeply impressive...
will leave you breathless.”
What Hi-Fi? Sound & Vision, UK
“...Performance 6 marks the pinnacle
in the history of Mordaunt-Short.”
Prestige Audio Video, France
“A singular work of art”
Alta Fidelidad, Spain
“A gracefully designed and
extraordinarily produced
floorstanding loudspeaker...”
Stereoplay, Germany
For the most sublime stereo or home cinema set-up...Performance’s beauty is more than skin-deep...
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