Summary of AERIS
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Owners manual for the aeris loudspeaker system.
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2 thank you for choosing legacy audio aeris is a full range loudspeaker system utilizing the present state of the art in driver, crossover, amplifier and acoustic radiation control technologies. The system is designed, assembled and tested in springfield, illinois by a dedicated group of engineers, ...
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3 registration owners record 4 the cabinetry / our commitment 5 warranty 6 setup speaker installation 7 hooking up cables 8-9 amplification 10-12 speaker connections 13-14 wavelaunch processor 15-23 technology continuing the pursuit of perfection 24-25 specifications 26 table of contents page.
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4 the serial number is located on the rear of the unit. Record this number in the space provided below. Refer to this when calling your dealer regarding this product. Model: aeris serial no: _________________________ date of purchase: ___________________ thank you for selecting a legacy loudspeaker ...
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5 handcrafted beneath the surface of aeris’s elegant exterior lies rigid mdf construction. Interlocking joinery maximizes the strength of the cabinet parts. Polyester fiberfill is selected for internal damping. A sharp rap on the enclosure will leave you with little more than bruised knuckles. Each ...
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6 legacy audio supports its customers and products with pride. We cheerfully warrant our loud- speaker products we manufacture from defects in materials and workmanship for a period of seven (7) years. Electronic components such as internal amplifiers and digital processors are covered for three (3)...
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7 to allow more flexibility in seating arrangements, your legacy loudspeaker is designed for broad lateral coverage. Optimal listener position is actually about 5 to 15 degrees off the axis normal to the loudspeaker baffle. Assum- ing a listener distance of about 10-12 feet, begin by placing the spe...
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8 the ideal conductor would have negligible resistance, inductance and capacitance. The table below shows how a few actual speaker cables measure up. Cable Ωs/ft pf/ft µh/ft 12 ga. 0.0033 24 0.21 14 ga. 0.0048 17 0.13 16 ga. 0.0079 16 0.18 18 ga. 0.0128 28 0.21 capacitance is considered insignifican...
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9 what about phase shift due to frequency dependent travel times down the speaker cable? Measurements show that 100 hz waves will be delayed about 20 billionths of a second behind 10 khz waves when traveling to the end of a 10 foot speaker cable. Since the cilia of the ear requires 25,000 times long...
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10 ideally the loudspeaker would be among the first components selected when assembling a play- back system. This would allow the user to choose an amplifier capable of delivering adequate amounts of current into the frequency dependent load presented by the loudspeaker. However, when upgrading a sy...
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11 how much power will your new speakers need? That ultimately depends on your listening environment and musical tastes. As little as five watts per channel should drive them to a level satisfactory for background music. A typical 45 watt per channel receiver may fill a room with the compressed mid-...
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12 when an amplifier is unable to fulfill your loudspeakers demands, a damaging harmonic spike may be leaked to the high frequency drivers. Another important point regarding loudness is that the db scale is a logarithmic one. This means that a 150 watt amplifier will potentially sound only twice as ...
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13 connecting the speakers connect the l, r speaker cables from each upper range amplifier channel to the respective speaker’s +, - binding posts. You may use spades, bare wire or locking banana pins. Be sure that no stray wires bridge between the input posts to prevent electrical shorting and take ...
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14 xp-4080 processor cable connections from to left channel of preamp output processor input 1 and input 3* (use y adapter) right channel of preamp output processor input 2 and input 4* (use y adapter) processor output 1 left aeris rear panel bass input (xlr) processor output 2 left channel input to...
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15 the high definition digital wavelaunch processor hosts a legacy custom algorithm which automatically loads when the proc- essor is powered on. Factory settings are ‘plug and play’, and do not require a computer to utilize. Connections between the preamp, power amplifier, and speakers should be as...
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16 downloading and installing the xconsole software downloading from included cd your wave launch processor will come with a cd or usb drive containing the xconsole software. Insert the cd and find the install file. Move/save the install file to your computer. From xilica website - go to www.Xilica....
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17 the xp processor will allow you to make adjustments to your system from a laptop computer from your listener position. Connecting your computer with the xp-4080 processor - connecting will require a long usb device cable. These can be found at most electronic or big box stores. It is the same cab...
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18 - go back to the xconsole software. At the top of the screen click “setup” then “port connections” this bring up a new dialog box. Select the com port number you obtained from the device manger and click “ok.” the software will warn you that you must restart the software for your changes to take ...
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19 making adjustments with wavelaunch processor after installing the included software, connect the processor to the computer via a usb cable. Launch the xconsole software. When asked if you want to connect to the device, click yes. In the device list, click on the device that is connected. This wil...
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20 in the device list, click on the device that is connected. This will launch the program that is currently on the processor. Adjustments to the processor can be made to “input 1: left” and “input 2: right”. Clicking on “in 1: left” opens the controls for the left speaker. In this window, you are p...
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21 making a boost with the parametric eq in this example, we have selected parametric eq 2 (peq2) by clicking in its box, which will turn red to indicate your selection. Once highlighted, locate the blue boxes with up and down arrows, at the bottom of the interface. These arrows are used to in- crea...
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22 making a cut with the graphic eq in this example, we have selected graphic eq 8 by clicking in its box which will turn red to indicate your selection. Once high- lighted, locate the blue boxes with up and down arrows, at the bottom of the interface. These arrows are used to increase or de- crease...
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23 adjusting using the eq plot adjustments made to both the parametric and graphic eq are reflected in the graph occupying the upper portion of the screen. You can select them by clicking on their number, and dragging up to boost, and down to cut. Dragging to the left decreases the frequency, while ...
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24 legacy audio has been benefiting from low mass ribbon and leaf drivers since 1984. I have a col- lection of ribbon tweeters from the world over and always loved the way good ribbons reproduced the swishing sound of brushes on a snare- and the simple honesty in the reproduction of strings without ...
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25 the recent aeris loudspeaker development gave me the opportunity to tool a new amt folded ribbon tweeter to integrate with the smoothest high efficiency 8” midrange built to date. I have yet to find a driver to challenge it. This silky 8” mid has a range of 7 octaves with nary a wrinkle in the re...
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26 system type: 6 drivers, 4.5 way tweeter: dual air motion tweeter system— 4” amt tweeter, 1” amt super tweeter ® specifications modules for bass section crossover frequency: 80, 2.8k, 8k cabinet dimensions (hxwxd): 58” x 14.5” x 16” base dimensions (hxwxd): 1” x 19” x 15” weight: 171 lbs each 1 8h...
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27 legacy audio 3023 e. Sangamon ave. Springfield, il 62702 usa 800-283-4644 states that this product is in conformity with the with the essential requirements and other relevant provisions of: low voltage directive 2006/95/ec emc directive 2004/108/ec ce declaration of conformity weee compliance pr...
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28 notes:.
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29 ©201 5 legacy audio 3023 e sangamon ave. Springfield, il 62702 phone: 800-283-4644 fax: 217-544-1483.