Acoustic Energy AE1 Mk.III Reference Special Edition loudspeaker Measurements

Acoustic Energy AE1 Mk.III Reference Special Edition loudspeaker Measurements

One of the great divides in high-end audio concerns the question of how much bass is <I>enough</I> bass? The decision facing a speaker designer about how much low-frequency extension is appropriate is a fundamental one, so to speak: every extra 5Hz of bass will dramatically increase the retail price, as the speaker must be correspondingly bigger. Furthermore, the larger the speaker, the larger its problems, which in turn requires throwing more money at the design to solve those problems.

Acoustic Energy Ltd.
US distributor: Acoustic Energy North America Inc.
675 VFW Parkway #102
Chestnut Hill, MA 02467
(508) 695-8090
www.acoustic-energy.co.uk

Acoustic Energy AE1 Mk.III Reference Special Edition loudspeaker Associated Equipment

Acoustic Energy AE1 Mk.III Reference Special Edition loudspeaker Associated Equipment

One of the great divides in high-end audio concerns the question of how much bass is <I>enough</I> bass? The decision facing a speaker designer about how much low-frequency extension is appropriate is a fundamental one, so to speak: every extra 5Hz of bass will dramatically increase the retail price, as the speaker must be correspondingly bigger. Furthermore, the larger the speaker, the larger its problems, which in turn requires throwing more money at the design to solve those problems.

Acoustic Energy Ltd.
US distributor: Acoustic Energy North America Inc.
675 VFW Parkway #102
Chestnut Hill, MA 02467
(508) 695-8090
www.acoustic-energy.co.uk

Acoustic Energy AE1 Mk.III Reference Special Edition loudspeaker Specifications

Acoustic Energy AE1 Mk.III Reference Special Edition loudspeaker Specifications

One of the great divides in high-end audio concerns the question of how much bass is <I>enough</I> bass? The decision facing a speaker designer about how much low-frequency extension is appropriate is a fundamental one, so to speak: every extra 5Hz of bass will dramatically increase the retail price, as the speaker must be correspondingly bigger. Furthermore, the larger the speaker, the larger its problems, which in turn requires throwing more money at the design to solve those problems.

Acoustic Energy Ltd.
US distributor: Acoustic Energy North America Inc.
675 VFW Parkway #102
Chestnut Hill, MA 02467
(508) 695-8090
www.acoustic-energy.co.uk

Acoustic Energy AE1 Mk.III Reference Special Edition loudspeaker Page 2

Acoustic Energy AE1 Mk.III Reference Special Edition loudspeaker Page 2

One of the great divides in high-end audio concerns the question of how much bass is <I>enough</I> bass? The decision facing a speaker designer about how much low-frequency extension is appropriate is a fundamental one, so to speak: every extra 5Hz of bass will dramatically increase the retail price, as the speaker must be correspondingly bigger. Furthermore, the larger the speaker, the larger its problems, which in turn requires throwing more money at the design to solve those problems.

Acoustic Energy Ltd.
US distributor: Acoustic Energy North America Inc.
675 VFW Parkway #102
Chestnut Hill, MA 02467
(508) 695-8090
www.acoustic-energy.co.uk

Acoustic Energy AE1 Mk.III Reference Special Edition loudspeaker

Acoustic Energy AE1 Mk.III Reference Special Edition loudspeaker

One of the great divides in high-end audio concerns the question of how much bass is <I>enough</I> bass? The decision facing a speaker designer about how much low-frequency extension is appropriate is a fundamental one, so to speak: every extra 5Hz of bass will dramatically increase the retail price, as the speaker must be correspondingly bigger. Furthermore, the larger the speaker, the larger its problems, which in turn requires throwing more money at the design to solve those problems.

Using and equalizer with an Audio Research Ref 3

I'm setting up a new room and would like to use my Behringer 2496 to help me do it. It has a RTA that would help me place the speakers & seating position but I can't figure out how to connect it to an ARC Ref 3. When I've used it previously it went into the tape loop but the Ref 3 doesn't have one. It has a tape out and a processor in but I don't think the processor in is the way to do it. Is there someone here familiar enough with the Ref 3 that can give me a hand? Thanks.

If hi-rez downloads are going to be our future, what is the most you are willing to pay for, say, a 96kHz/24-bit download of a full album?

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In last week's responses, many of you wished for ubiquitous high-resolution downloads. If this were to happen, what is the <I>most</I> you are willing to pay for, say, a 96kHz/24-bit download of a full album?

How Many Watts Are Enough

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In the world of big power, big money amps what is your take on how many watts is enough for serious listening in a average size room. My listening room is roughly 9'D X 15'W with a 9' ceiling. My current amp of choice is a Classe CA201 feeding 400w @ 4ohms to a pair of Legacy Signature III towers. I have been thinking about upgrading my amplifier to a higher quality unit but am torn between going with either a low power unit like the PASS XA30.5 or a higher power unit like the Bel Canto REF1000 MkII.

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