AE1 MkIII in Piano Black

AE1 MkIII in Cherry Finish

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AE1 MkIII technical specifications

 

AE1 Series III

HF Unit

Doped fabric diaphragm.  Central clamp and phase corrector.  Metal chassis, directly interfaced with Reference One alloy plate baffle for low vibration.  Shielded neodymium cup magnet system.  Low fundamental resonance for lowest coloration and improved linearity

 

Bass Mid Unit

100mm diameter, magnesium die cast chassis.  Open low reflection frame design.  High performance closed field neodymium magnet system.  Low stray field.  Vented rear suspension.  Air pumped cooling.  Low loss outer suspension.  Non-conductive glass fibre voice coil former.  Precision 32mm power voice coil.  105mm Pure Piston hyperbolic aluminium alloy cone, depth anodised to traditional AE practice.

Crossover

Delivers octave by octave equilisation for maximum monitor grade tonal accuracy.

3rd order acoustic, phase corrected;  drivers are wired in phase electrically.  Crossover elements 11, close tolerance components [+/-2% typical].

Vibration inhibited platform, low colouration power film resistors on alumina substrate.  Selected high current audiophile grade laminated core low loss inductors plus air core for high frequency section.  Selected audiophile grade polypropylene capacitors.

Power Handling

 

75 W Peak programme

Amplifier compatibility: 50 – 200 Watts into 8 Ohms

Frequency Response

 

55Hz – 20kHz, +/-2.5dB

Frequency Range

38Hx – 30kHz  -6dB

Sensitivity

 

87dB

Impedance

 

Nominal   8 ohms (mean value 10 ohms, minimum 5.8 ohms)

Terminals

Single-wire, heavy duty gold plated WBT terminals for wire, spade, and 4mm connection.  Fully insulated.  Internal wiring:  single strand silver ptfe insulated. 

 

Enclosure

10mm thick alloy plate baffle for essentially zero flexure.  Duo-wall MDF/steel plate panel construction with tensioned steel cross bolts, screwed in baffle and rear panel.   High mass for low distortion launch of dynamic transients and superior resolution of low level detail

Dimensions WxHxD

 

185mm x 310mm x 250mm

Weight (exc packaging)

 

11kg each