™ Ao n Se rie s Ultra -Hig h Pe rfo rma nc e Bo o kshe lf Mo nito r Owner’s Manual
Aon Series Owner’s Manual Congratulations! Congratulations and thank you for purchasing GoldenEar Technology’s® Aon speakers! You are about to hear the spectacular difference these very special speakers will make in your music and/or home theater system! Our engineers’ many years of experience in developing loudspeakers has led to this extraordinary product.
Preventing Speaker Damage USE AN APPRO PRIATE AMPLIFIER. At hig h vo lum e s a ve ry po we rful a m plifie r c a n o ve rdrive yo ur spe a ke rs a nd da m a g e the m . And if the a m plifie r is no t po we rful e no ug h, it c a n pro duc e disto rtio n tha t c a n e a sily da m a g e yo ur spe a ke r. (C o nsult yo ur de a le r fo r a ssista nc e .) DO N’T BE FO O LED BY YO UR REC EIVER’S VO LUME C O NTRO L. It o nly a djusts ho w lo ud, it is no t a n indic a tio n o f po we r o utput.
Aon Series Owner’s Manual The Rig ht Am o unt o f Po we r A p o we r-ra ng e ra ting is g ive n in the sp e c ific a tio ns a s a g uid e to ind ic a te the a p p ro xima te minimum a nd ma ximum p o we r inp ut o f yo ur G o ld e nEa r Ao n sp e a ke rs. Amp lifie rs tha t me e t o r e ve n e xc e e d the sp e a ke r’ s p o we r-ra ng e ra ting a re re c o mme nd e d a s the ir g re a te r p o we r re se rve s p ro vid e b e tte r so und .
Speaker Placement G o ld e nEa r Te c hno lo g y Ao n sp e a ke rs a re d e sig ne d to a llo w fle xib le p la c e me nt while p ro vid ing a ve ry la rg e wind o w o f so und thro ug ho ut yo ur liste ning ro o m. Ple a se re me mb e r tha t a ltho ug h the fo llo wing re c o mme nd a tio ns a re usua lly va lid , a ll ro o ms a nd liste ning se ts-up s a re so me wha t uniq ue , so d o no t b e a fra id to e xp e rime nt with the sp e a ke rs.
Aon Series Owner’s Manual Po sitio ning Ao n a s Le ft/ Rig ht Fro nts To e nsure the b e st p e rfo rma nc e p o ssib le , o b se rve the fo llo wing p la c e me nt g uid e line s: Ac c ura te Tim b re : Fo r the mo st a c c ura te a nd na tura l timb re , sp e a ke rs’ hig h-fre q ue nc y d rive rs sho uld b e a t a p p ro xima te ly e a r le ve l. Ba la nc e d Ba ss: Pla c ing sp e a ke rs in c o rne rs will o ve r-e mp ha size b a ss a nd re d uc e o ve ra ll c la rity.
Spe a ke r Bre a k- in Yo ur ne w Ao n lo ud sp e a ke r syste m sho uld so und g o o d rig ht o ut o f the b o x; ho we ve r, a n e xte nd e d b re a k-in p e rio d o f 40-60 ho urs o r mo re o f no rma l p la ying time is re q uire d to re a c h full a ud io p hile p e rfo rma nc e c a p a b ility.
Aon Series Owner’s Manual Se tting Ba ss a nd Tre b le C o ntro ls o n Re c e ive r o r Am plifie r No rma lly we re c o mme nd tha t yo u se t the “ Ba ss” a nd “ Tre b le ” c o ntro ls o n fla t (o r o ff, o r 0 d B). Sa me a p p lie s fo r a g ra p hic e q ua lize r; we re c o mme nd tha t yo u le a ve it fla t (o r o ff). This will g ive yo u the mo st a c c ura te a nd na tura l so und .
Pa rts Inc lud e d : O ne Ke y Ho le Ha ng e r Two T4 x 18mm, fla t he a d se lf-ta p p ing sc re ws To o ls Re q uire d : Sc re wd rive r Pe nc il Ap p ro p ria te Wa ll Mo unting Ha rd wa re a nd ne c e ssa ry to o ls - use sc re ws, a nd / o r a nc ho rs, tha t a re ra te d to ho ld se c ure ly into the wa ll ma te ria l a nd tha t ha ve a he a d d ia me te r a t le a st 0.33inc h (8mm) in d ia me te r. Afte r the sp e a ke r wire s ha ve b e e n run a nd a re in p la c e : 1.
Aon Series Owner’s Manual Troubleshooting If yo u e xp e rie nc e a ny d iffic ultie s with yo ur Ao n sp e a ke rs, try the sug g e stio ns d e sc rib e d b e lo w. If yo u a re still ha ving p ro b le ms, p le a se c o nsult yo ur G o ld e nEa r Te c hno lo g y Autho rize d De a le r fo r a ssista nc e . 1. Ma ke sure a ll yo ur syste m inte rc o nne c ts a nd p o we r c o rd s a re so lid ly in p la c e . 2. C he c k tha t no fo re ig n o b je c ts o r liq uid ha s e nte re d the sp e a ke r. 3.
Specifications Ao n™ 2 Dim e nsio ns: 12" (30.5 c m) H x 8" (20.3 c m) W x 10" (25.4 c m) D We ig ht: 12 lb s. (5.4 kg ) Fre q ue nc y Re spo nse : 40 Hz – 35 kHz Effic ie nc y: 89 d B No m ina l Im pe da nc e : C o mp a tib le with 8 o hms Drive r C o m ple m e nt: O ne 6" c a st-b a ske t mid / b a ss d rive r O ne HVFR™ Hig h-Ve lo c ity Fo ld e d Rib b o n (HVFR™) hig h-fre q ue nc y ra d ia to r Two 6.5" sid e -mo unte d p la na r lo w-fre q ue nc y ra d ia to rs Re c .
Limited Warranty 5- YEARS FO R DRIVERS AND C ABINETS, 3- YEARS FO R ELEC TRO NIC C O MPO NENTS G o ld e nEa r Te c hno lo g y wa rra nts to the o rig ina l re ta il p urc ha se r o nly tha t this G o ld e nEa r Te c hno lo g y Lo ud sp e a ke r Pro d uc t (the “ Pro d uc t” ) will b e fre e fro m d e fe c ts in ma te ria ls a nd wo rkma nship fo r a p e rio d o f five (5) ye a rs c o ve ring the d rive rs a nd c a b ine ts, a nd thre e (3) ye a rs fo r the e le c tro nic c o mp o ne nts fro m the d a te o f
