EMOTIVA Airmotiv E2 [22/28] Airmotiv speakers

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AIRMOTIV SPEAKERS

Switch Settings on the Airmotiv E2

The Airmotiv E2 surround sound speaker is extremely exible. Each of the tweeters on the

Airmotiv E2 may be individually congured to be in-phase or out-of-phase with the

midrange/woofer using the two small switches on the rear of the speaker. These switches ONLY

aect the phase of the tweeters.

THIS SWITCH

CONTROLS

THIS TWEETER

THIS SWITCH

CONTROLS

THIS TWEETER

SPEAKER VIEWED FROM REAR

TWEETERS ARE ON FRONT

OUT OF PHASE

IN PHASE

OUT OF PHASE

IN PHASE

The Airmotiv E2 will provide the most precise sound imaging and localization when congured as

a conventional direct ring or “bipole” surround speaker, and this is what most modern surround

sound standards recommend. To congure the Airmotiv E2 for this mode, simply set both

switches on each Airmotiv E2 to IN-PHASE.

In some circumstances, especially in small rooms or when the surround speakers are very close

to the listener, you may nd that sound originating from your E2 surround speakers is too easy to

localize. If you prefer a more diuse presentation, you may prefer one of the dipole congurations.

The dipole congurations produce sound which is more diuse, where voices and individual

sounds tend to be dicult to localize, and which may sound more pleasing with certain surround

sound content - and more like typical room ambiance.

To congure a pair of your Airmotiv E2 speakers to operate in dipole mode, set ONE of the tweeter

switches on each speaker of the pair to its OUT-OF-PHASE position. It is VERY important when

doing so to maintain left-right symmetry. This means that, if you’re conguring your surround

speakers, you must either set both tweeters closest to the front of the room out-of-phase, or set

both tweeters closest to the back of the room out-of-phase, and not one of each. Setting the rear-

most tweeters on both surrounds out-of-phase will produce an eect typical of most standard

dipole speaker, while setting the front-most tweeters out-of-phase will produce a slightly dierent

eect. Neither setting is more correct, so choose the one that sounds best to you. (If you’re

conguring rear surrounds mounted on your back wall, be sure that the two tweeters closest to

the center are set the same to maintain symmetry.)

The Airmotiv E2 also has a third special mode; inverse bipole. That mode is congured by setting

both tweeters on each E2 out-of-phase, and will produce a somewhat dierent eect, which you

may also wish to consider.