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Aon Series Owner’s Manual
Se tting Ba ss a nd Tre ble C o ntro ls o n Re c e ive r o r Am plifi e 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 fl a 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 fl a 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 . If yo u w a nt mo re b a ss, ra ise yo ur sub w o o fe r’ s “ Le ve l” c o ntro l (o r ra ise the sub wo o fe r le ve l o n
yo u’ re a / v re c e ive r), ke e p ing in mind tha t e ve n a little turn o f the kno b c a n ma ke a b ig d iffe re nc e in the so und .
The re a so n fo r this re c o mm e nd a tio n is tha t we ha ve d isc o ve re d wha t is o fte n tho ug ht to b e imp ro p e r so und ing
sp e a ke rs is, in fa c t, a p ro b le m c a use d b y the use o f to ne c o ntro ls. Whe n in d o ub t, le a ve the m o ut (fl a t); this a lmo st
a lwa ys re sults in the b e st p o ssib le a nd m o st na tura l so und ing syste m p e rfo rma nc e .
Se tting C ha nne l Le ve ls a nd Ba ss Ma na g e m e nt in Multi- C ha nne l Ho m e
The a te r Syste m s
Multi-c ha nne l surro und so und syste ms ha ve b a ss ma na g e me nt syste ms (syste ms whic h d ire c t the b a ss to the
va rio us c ha nne ls) w hic h va ry fro m unit to unit. Ma ny p ro b le ms re la ting to the o ve ra ll so und o f the syste m c a n b e
tra c e d b a c k to imp ro p e r b a ss ma na g e me nt. Also no te tha t Multi-c ha nne l surro und so und syste ms ha ve a c ritic a l
c ha nne l b a la nc ing p ro c e d ure fo r se tting the le ve l fo r a ll sp e a ke rs whic h must b e fo llo w e d if the syste m is
to p e rfo rm p ro p e rly. Ma ny p ro b le m s re la ting to the o ve ra ll so und o f the syste m c a n b e c le a rly tra c e d b a c k to
imp ro p e r syste m b a la nc e .
SETTING C HA NNEL LEVELS: O n yo ur re c e ive r o r A/ V p ro c e sso r’ s Sp e a ke r Le ve l C a lib ra tio n Me nu, se t e a c h
sp e a ke r (c ha nne l) in the syste m to the sa me vo lume le ve l. While yo u c a n g e t re a so na b le re sults d o ing
this b y e a r, it is b e st to use a n ine xp e nsive So und Pre ssure (SPL) me te r to g e t b e tte r c ha nne l to c ha nne l
b a la nc e . So me ne w re c e ive rs a nd p ro c e sso rs ha ve Auto Se t Up func tio ns tha t use a sup p lie d mic ro p ho ne
to se t le ve ls a uto ma tic a lly.
Complete Home Theater Systems
We stro ng ly sug g e st tha t yo u use a G o ld e nEa r Te c hno lo g y c e nte r c ha nne l a nd re a r/ surro und sp e a ke rs, a nd a
Fo rc e Fie ld
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sub wo o fe r, to c o mp le te yo ur G o ld e nEa r ho me the a te r syste m. Ao n sp e a ke rs a re d e sig ne d to b e use d
a s re a r o r sid e surro und spe a ke rs a s we ll, with e xc e p tio na l re sults fo r b o th music a nd mo vie s. O f p a rtic ula r no te , the
G o ld e nEa r Fo rc e Fie ld
Sub s ha ve b e e n d e sig ne d sp e c ifi c a lly to ma ke a p e rfe c t ma tc h with the Ao n sp e a ke rs.
Mounting Instructions
Yo ur ne w G o ld e nEa r Ao n sp e a ke rs a re d e sig ne d fo r Bo o kshe lf, Ta b le To p , Flo o r Sta nd , o r Wa ll mo unting . Rub b e r
b ump e rs ha ve b e e n a tta c he d to the b o tto m o f the sp e a ke r to p re ve nt ra ttling a nd “ w a lking ” a t hig h vo lume s.
Wa ll Mo unting Instruc tio ns
If yo u a re no t c o mfo rta b le p e rfo rming the fo llo wing m o unting p ro c e d ure s w e stro ng ly sug g e st ha ving a
p ro fe ssio na l wa ll mo unt yo ur sp e a ke rs (se e yo ur De a le r). Ple a se no te tha t ha rd wa re fo r the wa ll is no t inc lud e d —
ma ke sure to use ha rd wa re a p p ro p ria te fo r yo ur wa ll typ e a nd the we ig ht o f the sp e a ke r b e ing mo unte d .
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