User manual ACOUSTIC ENERGY AE1 CLASSIC BROCHURE

[. . . ] Reference Series Specifications Bass/Mid Driver: 110mm ceramic sandwich aluminium cone. Crossover: Symmetrical third order at 3kHz. [. . . ] The AE1 Classic is modelled on the original AE1 from around 1990. Our aim was, within the limitations of component supply and manufacturing, to make the AE1 Classic as close to identical as possible. That we didn't quite make it is only because, thanks to improved components and manufacturing consistency, the AE1 Classic is better. Seriously Small - Seriously Good The original AE1 introduced new techniques in almost every element of its design and construction, each one aimed at making a better nearfield monitor. It was, for example, the first professional monitor with a ceramic sandwich aluminium cone, the first to increase power handling by using the cone as a heat-sink, the first to incorporate a metal dome tweeter, the first to feature a latex fibre/powder composite lined cabinet, and the first to demonstrate beyond doubt that a seriously small speaker could be a seriously capable monitor. The AE1 technical highlights feature in the Classic just as they did in the original. The bass/midrange driver is UK manufactured in-house at Acoustic Energy using a spun aluminium cone only 0. 3mm thick. The cone is hard anodised on both sides to create an immensely rigid sandwich component and then bonded to an aluminium voice-coil former. The intimate bond between metal former and cone means that the entire cone area is used for heat dissipation. As a result, and despite its small dimensions, the AE1 driver offers generous power handling and suffers minimal compression. Welcome though it is, power handling is not the primary reason for the choice of an aluminium cone. [. . . ] We believe 20 years later the AE1 Classic is perhaps the only speaker to reach its predecessor's standards. The AE1 Classic completes the award winning reference series, which features the AE1 MKIII and AE3 MKII. w w w. [. . . ]