Positioning, Aegis Evo Three | Acoustic Energy Aegis Evo Series

Positioning

Aegis Evo Three

Please unpack your AEGIS EVO THREE carefully on a carpet or similar surface. Locate the plinths and fittings and, having carefully inverted the speaker, screw the plinth to the base of the cabinet using the screws and pilot holes provided. Please ensure that you have firmly screwed the plinth to the cabinet, failure to do this will degrade performance.

There is a mass-loading compartment at the bottom of the cabinet.

You may choose to fill it with washed, fully dried non salt contaminated sand, or suitable metal chips, via the hole at the back. A plastic bung is provided to seal the cabinet. Mass loading will significantly improve the performance of the speaker. If you decide not to mass-load the speakers, we still recommend fitting the plastic bung to avoid unwanted resonance. Be aware that the plastic bung has not been designed to be removable after insertion. You may wish to use a temporary removable plug until you have made your decision

High tensile 8mm floor spikes and lock nuts are provided for use with the plinth. This guarantees optimum coupling to the floor particularly in rooms fitted with carpet. The spikes penetrate the carpet and couple the speaker firmly to the floor structure below. The spikes (with lock nut screwed down to the knurled part of the spike) should be fitted to the threaded insert in the underside of the plinth while the speaker is still inverted. The speaker is now ready for installation.. Any final adjustment of spikes to eliminate cabinet wobble can now be made using a spirit level if required. The lock nuts should be firmly tightened when the final adjustments to cabinet position and alignment have been made and there is no rocking.

Closeness to room boundaries has a major impact on the low frequency performance. The speakers should be kept away from corners (which will produce bass booming) and they should be 0.6 m from the back walls, and a greater distance e.g. 1m from the side walls.

Aegis Evo Centre

Position the AEGIS EVO CENTRE either immediately above or below the television screen, whichever places the speaker nearest ear level when listening. Line the front of the speaker approximately in line with the plane of the screen.

Fix the four self-adhesive foam-rubber feet to the base of the speaker to protect both the surface on which the speaker stands and the underside of the speaker. The feet also absorb vibration, which is especially important if placing the speaker directly onto a thin television cabinet. If placement is on top of the television, be aware that the flat surface depth may be limited, so ensure the feet are placed accordingly.

When fine-tuning the Aegis EVO system, adjust the levels of the left, centre and right channel speakers to give an even movement as sound images pan across the screen. Most Home Theatre systems also include calibration sounds to help set the right balance for the three front channels. The EVO Centre may also be used as high powered surround channel speakers, mounted vertically, since their particular ‘vocal precision’ tuning also suits them for boundary placement on a wall.

Check that your amplifier is switched off before installing your loudspeakers. Failure to do so may result in speaker or amplifier damage if the amplifier is energised and delivering any power. The diagrams illustrate the connection for one loudspeaker only.