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If your speaker system is not securely planted on the flooror solid surface, it can shake as it produces sound and,consequently, the sound can be comp

Dispersion Interactions 11Your Aeon i’s launch a 30-degree dispersion pattern whenviewed from above. This horizontal dispersion field gives achoic

12 Dispersion InteractionsFigure 11–12. As can be seen here, point sourceconcepts invite a great deal of room interaction.While delivering good freque

Home Theater 13It had long been the practice of stereo buffs to connect theirtelevision to the stereo system. The advantage was the useof the larg

How can sound be reproduced by something that you areable to see through? Electrostatic energy makes this possible.Where the world of traditional loud

ESLPanelCritical Zone: 450Hz–20kHzThe most significant advantage of MartinLogan’s exclusivetransducer technology reveals itself when you look atexampl

16 MartinLogan ExclusivesSince the beginning of audio, achieving smooth dispersionhas been a problem for all loudspeaker designers. Largepanel transdu

Electrostatic Loudspeaker History 17ESL HistoryIn the late 1800s, any loudspeaker was considered exotic.Today, most of us take the wonders of soun

18 Electrostatic Loudspeaker Historydeveloping a better instrument for testing microphonearrays. The test instrument needed an extremely accuratespeak

Frequently Asked Questions and Troubleshooting 19FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS AND TROUBLESHOOTINGHow do I clean my speakers?Just use a dust free clo

2 Contents And IntroductionCONTENTS AND INTRODUCTIONContents And Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2Installation in Brief . .

20 Frequently Asked Questions and TroubleshootingYour speakers are dusty. See the vacuuming FAQ. Theelectrostatic charge on the element has attracted

The Aeon i hybrid speaker system consists of a broad-rangesingle-element electrostatic transducer integrated with aquick-response woofer. This approac

AC. Abbreviation for alternating current. Active crossover. Uses active devices (transistors, ICs, tubes)and some form of power supply to operate. Amp

Inductance. The property of an electrical circuit by which avarying current in it produces a varying magnetic field thatintroduces voltages in the sam

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Installation in Brief 3INSTALLATION IN BRIEFWe know you’re eager to hear your new Aeon i loudpeakers,so this section is provided to allow fast and

4 OperationOPERATIONBecause your Aeon i speakers use an internal power supplyto energize their electrostatic cells with high-voltage DC, theymust be c

AEONTMiAmplifierright speaker outputESLWooferleft speaker outputFigure 2. Bi-wire connection. One channel shown.Jumper clipsremovedPlease take note of

Right Amplifierspeaker outputWith horizontal bi-amping, one amplifier drives the highpass (ESL) section while the second amplifier drives thelow pass

Placement 7By now your speakers should be placed approximatelytwo to three feet from the front wall, the wall in front ofthe listening position, a

8 PlacementImagingIn their final location, your Aeon i’s should have a stage widthsomewhat wider than the speakers themselves. On well-recorded music,

Room Acoustics 9This is one of those areas that requires both a little back-ground to understand and some time and experimentationto obtain the be