User manual ACOUSTIC ENERGY AEGIS EVO

[. . . ] The speakers should be equally distant from the listener[s] and should not be too close to large items of furniture which may cause sound reflections. Ideally they should be about 1m from the side walls and about 0. 7m from the wall behind. The spacing of the listening seat to the back wall may be quite critical for a smooth deep bass. Aegis Evo One The AEGIS EVO ONE is best heard with the tweeters at, or just above, ear height when the listener is seated. [. . . ] The speaker is now ready for installation. . Any final adjustment of spikes to eliminate cabinet wobble can now be made using a spirit level if required. The lock nuts should be firmly tightened when the final adjustments to cabinet position and alignment have been made and there is no rocking. Closeness to room boundaries has a major impact on the low frequency performance. The speakers should be kept away from corners (which will produce bass booming) and they should be 0. 6 m from the back walls, and a greater distance e. g. Aegis Evo Centre Position the AEGIS EVO CENTRE either immediately above or below the television screen, whichever places the speaker nearest ear level when listening. Line the front of the speaker approximately in line with the plane of the screen. Fix the four self-adhesive foam-rubber feet to the base of the speaker to protect both the surface on which the speaker stands and the underside of the speaker. The feet also absorb vibration, which is especially important if placing the speaker directly onto a thin television cabinet. If placement is on top of the television, be aware that the flat surface depth may be limited, so ensure the feet are placed accordingly. When fine-tuning the Aegis EVO system, adjust the levels of the left, centre and right channel speakers to give an even movement as sound images pan across the screen. Most Home Theatre systems also include calibration sounds to help set the right balance for the three front channels. The EVO Centre may also be used as high powered surround channel speakers, mounted vertically, since their particular `vocal precision' tuning also suits them for boundary placement on a wall. Check that your amplifier is switched off before installing your loudspeakers. Failure to do so may result in speaker or amplifier damage if the amplifier is energised and delivering any power. The diagrams illustrate the connection for one loudspeaker only. Connections Conventional [or single wire] connection Normal passive wiring requires the supplied shorting links to be in place between the high and low frequency sections. The positive (ribbed) cable from the amplifier positive (or red) terminal should connect with the positive (red) terminal on the loudspeaker. Similarly the negative (smooth) cable should connect the amplifier negative terminal (black) to the negative terminal (black) on the loudspeaker. Connections to the LF section. Note that two cable terminations are connected to each terminal of the amplifier, which may seem surprising for the inexperienced user. As usual the positive (ribbed) cables from the amplifier positive (or red) terminal should connect with the positive (red) terminals on the loudspeaker. Similarly the negative (smooth) cables in each pair should connect the amplifier negative terminal (black) to the negative terminals (black) on the loudspeaker. If these are not correct the sound may be degraded and the stereo image will be defocused. Bi-Amping Bi-amping adds a second, stereo power amplifier to the system. [. . . ] 3. 5kHz 3rd, 330Hz 2nd order 40Hz ­ 20kHz 36Hz ­ 22kHz 90. 5dB / 1W / 1M 8 Ohm 25mm front baffle Full internal bracing Double enclosure 16kg each 192 x 880 x 220 mm Aegis Evo Centre 1 1 1 150 Watt max. 3. 1kHz 3rd, 275Hz 2nd order 60Hz ­ 20kHz 50Hz ­ 22kHz 91. 5dB / 1W / 1M 8 Ohm 21mm front baffle Lateral wave absorber 7kg 460 x 172 x 192 mm Warranty Your Acoustic Energy loudspeakers are guaranteed against original defects in materials, manufacture and workmanship for 3 years from the date of purchase. Please retain all original packaging materials for possible future use. We suggest that you complete details of purchase now and keep this information in a safe place for future reference. [. . . ]