User guide

Equator Room Analysis User Guide v2.0

Introduction

Thank you for purchasing Equator Audio Research monitors and the optional Equator Room

Analysis software/microphone kit.

All Q Series monitors feature a Zero-Point Reference™ coaxial design with Digitally-

Controlled Transducers™ that feature a true compression driver/horn. A CPU that resides

inside each Equator monitor handles a host of formidable tasks, including matching each

transducer to a perfectly matched frequency response output as well as seamlessly

incorporating our unique “no-slope” crossover approach. This approach reduces midrange

distortion that is commonly associated with conventional coaxial designs. The result is

highly accurate, natural sounding mid-range reproduction without the harshness. Because

we use a real compression driver/horn along with a “no-slope” crossover, we are able to

achieve very high sound pressure levels without the midrange pain.

Be careful!

These two tasks (transducer matching & our “no-slope” crossover) are invisible to the end-

user and are automatically handled by the internal CPU.

The Q Series monitors benefit from cutting-edge DSP technology that helps mix engineers

ensure the monitors are optimized for the room. Included with every Equator Q Series

monitor is the Equator Control software application. This software enables interaction with

the monitors providing the ability to manually compensate for acoustic anomalies created by

the size of the room, speaker placement, and boundary conditions within the listening

environment. Along with the environmental compensation, the software also provides

extraordinary control over the monitors—including equalization, mute, solo, phase, and

save/recall of user created settings.

The

optional Equator Room Analysis software/microphone kit features Secondary-

Reflection Correction™. This software fully automates the precise analysis and

compensation of room response characteristics. The SRC identifies and compensates for

secondary reflections created by sound waves bouncing off of mixing consoles, computer

screens and other reflective surfaces which when combined with the original direct sound

energy will result in comb-filtering due to phase cancellation. To ensure accuracy, the kit

includes a quality-controlled & calibrated measurement microphone.