Acoustic Energy Ae1 Classic Users Manual

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Reference Series

ACOUSTIC ENERGY LIMITED

16 Bridge Road, Cirencester, Gloucestershire, England GL7 1NJ

Telephone: 01285 654432 Facsimile: 01285 654430 Email: info@acoustic-energy.co.uk

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Bass/Mid Driver:

110mm ceramic sandwich aluminium cone.

32mm edge-wound voice-coil. Magnetically shielded.

Tweeter:

25mm magnesium alloy dome. Magnetically shielded.

Crossover:

Symmetrical third order at 3kHz.

Power Handling:

Compatible with amplifiers rated at up to

200 Watts into 8 Ohms

Frequency Response:

70Hz - 22kHz ±3dB

Sensitivity:

88dB for 2.83V at 1m

Nominal Impedance:

8 Ohms

Total Harmonic Distortion:

Typically less than 0.3%, 200Hz to 20kHz

Power Compression:

Less than 1dB for 16dB gain at 250Hz

Dimensions (H x W x D):

295 x 180 x 255mm

Weight (single speaker):

8kg

Specifications

The original AE1 built up a loyal band of well known users -

studios, musicians, engineers and broadcast organisations.

A few examples:

Abbey Road Studios, Air Studios, Alchemea, Alleycats, Bad Earth

Studios, Beulah Studios, Billy Ocean, Boomerang Sounds,

Brownhill Studios, Channel 4 Television, DEP International Ltd.,

Domaine Productions, EAR Productions, Fairground Attraction,

Goldsmiths College, Hoxton Studios, ICC Studios, James Taylor,

Mick Hucknall, Kevin Maloney, Polygram / Island Music, Paragon,

Parkgate Studio, Red Bus Studios, Radio Norwood - Holland,

Redwood Studios, Roger Waters Music UK Ltd., Rollover

Studios, Seal, Strongroom, USDF Productions, UB40,

Virgin Records Ltd., Whitfield Street Studios.

AE1 Classic

Compact Nearfield Monitor

Innovation ■Performance ■Quality ■Value

Classic Principles

Time may move on but the principles of accuracy, transparency,

reliability, and listening ease that made the AE1 such a success first

time around don't change. The AE1 Classic embodies those

principles once again.

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. Aluminium's combination of light

weight and rigidity means that cone break-up is delayed till well

above the crossover frequency. And thanks to the aluminium cone,

bass/mid driver and magnesium dome tweeter, the AE1 Classic is

one of very few speakers of any type that can genuinely claim

pistonic operation over the full audio bandwidth. The result is

extraordinary tonal accuracy that reveals the shortcomings of most

other monitors.

Near ideal drive unit performance however would mean little if the

AE1's cabinet panels sang along in sympathy. That they don't is

thanks both to the inherent rigidity of the AE1 construction and to

the unique latex composite lining of the internal walls.

AE1 First and Second

The AE1 was the first truly accurate, high power compact nearfield

monitor. 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.

By popular demand...

...AE1 Classic

In 1985 Acoustic Energy launched its first product: a compact

nearfield monitor featuring metal diaphragm drivers and a composite

lined cabinet. The AE1 was an immediate hit with music and

broadcast professionals worldwide and many mourned its passing in

the late 90s. So many, in fact, that we decided to bring it back....

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