AE3 specifications

 

AE3  Mark II

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

 

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.

Bass Unit

Twin 125mm mid/bass drivers  with 26mm voice coil, die cast chassis, high power, magnet system and lightweight alloy cone. Magnetically shielded.

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 14, 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

 

125 W Peak programme

Amplifier compatibility: 100 – 250 Watts into 8 Ohms

Frequency Response

 

42Hz – 20kHz, +/-2.5dB

Frequency Range

24Hz – 30kHz @ -6dB

Sensitivity

 

90dB

Impedance

 

Nominal  6ohms (minimum 4.6 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. Screwed in baffle and rear panel.   High mass for low distortion launch of dynamic transients and superior resolution of low level detail

Plinth

30mm thick solid Aluminium.

Dimensions WxHxD

 

185mm x 990mm x 290mm

Weight (exc packaging)

 

30kg each