ACI Emerald Owners manual

Tab of Contents:

Guarantee/Warranty …2
Specifications …4
Design Philosophy …5
Using your Speakers …6
Avoiding Damage …7
Hookup …8

Positioning the Emerald ...8
Break-In …9
Troubleshooting …10
Warranty Registration …11

Emerald

Shielded Reference

Owner's Manual

Audio Concepts, Inc.

901 South 4th Street, La Crosse, WI 54601 Phone: [phone] Fax: [phone]

Website: www.audioc.com Email: [e-mail]

All Rights Reserved 2003

Sound that Satisfies…

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Audio Concepts, Inc.

Our Guarantee and Warranty

Satisfaction Guaranteed:

We’re sure you’re going to love your new Audio Concepts, Inc. (ACI) products! In the unlikely event that you
are not satisfied, please contact us within 30 days of receipt of your ACI products for a hassle-free return.

Simply follow these procedures:

1. Return Authorization: Call us at [phone] or email [e-mail], within 30 days of receipt of your

ACI products for a return authorization number. Boldly mark the return authorization number on the outside of the
box. Include a brief note stating your name, address and daytime telephone number, along with a short description
why the products are being returned.

2. Returning: We request that you return the ACI products to us in their original packaging and include packaging

materials, manuals, etc. Ship by the most economical means (preferably UPS) and insure the products for the
invoice purchase price. The customer is responsible for return shipping. Please note: ACI can not accept C.O.D.

returns.

3. Credit: Upon receipt and inspection, we will issue a refund for the invoice purchase price and invoiced UPS Ground

service only. Please note this return policy is in effect only if the ACI products are in new condition, in their original
packaging, without drilled holes, disassembled or any other modifications.

Speaker Manufacture’s Warranty:

ACI’s 5 Year Standard Warranty and 1 Year Total Assurance Guarantee
For 5 years from receipt, Audio Concepts, Inc. will, at its option, repair or replace factory defective

components. This warranty excludes products that have been abused, modified, or disassembled in any
way. This warranty does not apply to products, which have been damaged in shipping. Audio Concepts, Inc.
liability is limited only to the replacement of defective parts. No other liabilities or obligations are expressed
or implied.

For the 1st year of ownership, ACI also provides a unique Total Assurance Guarantee, (TAG). TAG from
ACI not only covers everything included in our standard 5 year warranty, but we will also pay for shipping to
ACI and back to your front door. TAG is limited to shipping destinations in the Continental U.S.

The ACI 5 Year Standard Warranty and 1 Year Total Assurance Guarantee are fully transferable from the
original owner to a secondary owner provided that the original owner notifies ACI, by phone call or by filling
out the on-line form: www.audioc.com/order/warranty_transfer.htm

No warranty will be transferred absent this notification.

Simply follow these procedures:

1. Return Authorization: Call us at [phone] or email [e-mail] for a return authorization number. If

the warranty repair is during the first year of ownership, additional instructions will be given to you at that time.
Boldly mark the return authorization number on the outside of the box. Include a brief note with your name, address
and a daytime telephone number, along with a short description why the products are being returned.

2. Returning: Carefully repack defective ACI merchandise in their original packaging. Ship by the most economical

means (preferably UPS) and insure the products for their full retail value. The customer is responsible for return
shipping (unless the 1st year TAG applies). Please note: ACI can not accept COD or Freight Collect returns.

3. Replacement: Audio Concepts, Inc. will inspect and determine the cause of failure and will pay return shipping on

the defective goods replaced or repaired.

Please ship any returns to the following address:

Audio Concepts, Inc., 901 So. 4

th

Street, La Crosse, WI 54601 [phone]

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IMPORTANT NOTICE

All new speakers require a minimum of 60 hours break-in-time before
they sound the way they are supposed to. A speaker's performance improves significantly
once broken in. It is critical that you have at least 60 hours on your speakers before you
evaluate them. Don't worry if your speakers do not sound perfect the first time you play
them. This is normal until they are broken in. If you are having difficulty getting enough
hours on your speakers and your 30 day return privilege is getting near, call us. We will
work with you. Please give us the courtesy of breaking the speakers in before you
determine they don't sound right.

Many of our customers break their speakers in by:
A) Leaving them on at moderate listening levels when they are not home.

B) Leaving them on at moderate listening levels while they sleep.
C) Running pink noise through them.

These methods are not convenient for everyone and we understand this. But
please know that you are not giving yourself, your speakers or us a fair chance if you do
not break them in before critical evaluation.

THANK YOU!

The Emerald

Thank you for your order and congratulations on becoming the owner of an Audio Concepts, Inc. (ACI)
speaker system. The Emerald is an audiophile quality system that will provide you with many years of
listening pleasure! Be sure and take a moment to register your warranty later in this manual.

About the Emerald

The Emerald is derived from the proven AV1. ACI's design philosophy has always been to build speakers
that bring the music to life. Introduced in 1990, the AV1 was the first audiophile quality video-shielded
speaker ever manufactured. Proven by sales and longevity, the AV1 satisfied audiophile needs for many
years. When in late 1997 the AV1’s tweeter was discontinued ACI saw an opportunity to revise the AV1
design with an improved soft-dome tweeter. The Emerald is the perfect speaker for high-end home theater,
yet is one of very few shielded speakers with the sound quality required for stereo music use. The Emerald
makes a terrific improvement in a home theater system. The specially designed drivers allow placement
right next to, on or under TV screens without damaging the screen or hurting the video picture.

Most speakers sold for center channel use are wide and flat with a center-mounted tweeter flanked by
woofer-midranges on either side (MTM). This type of speaker has a dispersion pattern, which actually
increases floor and ceiling reflections while having poor dispersion to the sides!

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The Emerald is a very unique speaker system. Instead of using the non-optimum horizontal approach, the
Emerald boldly utilizes a vertical driver arrangement to produce a well-controlled vertical dispersion pattern
which minimizes reflections and colorations from the room surfaces while maximizing clarity at the listener’s
ears. The Emerald has excellent horizontal dispersion so that listeners seated center, right or left all get the
same high quality sound. The unique vertical design and specialized crossover of the Emerald makes this
possible.

The Emerald is compact enough to fit vertically under or on top of most TVs. If you must position it
horizontally you may do so. Even positioned horizontally, the sound quality will be better than most
horizontal MTM designs.

The excellent sound quality and dynamic range of the Emerald make it perfect for stereo listeners requiring
“big” sound from small boxes. Videophiles seeking a compact but very high quality system should consider
Emerald for left, right, center and rear channels. For the ultimate bass extension, the Emerald mates
beautifully with the Titan or Force powered subwoofers. Add a pair of Atlantis or Sanus Speaker stands for
best placement and imaging. The Emerald may also be shelf or wall-mounted.

Specifications

Frequency response: 65-20kHz ±3db
Nominal impedance: 8 ohms
Sensitivity: 88db 1 watt/1 meter
Bass-loading: Fourth order computer aligned rear vent
Recommended RMS Power: 30 to 150 watts per channel (up to 200 watts when used with subwoofers),
Tweeter: 1” silk, shielded dome
Bass-mid: 5 ¼” cast-frame, double magnet, long-throw shielded
Dimensions: 11 ¾” tall, 8 1/8” wide and 7 ¾” deep
Weight: 15 lbs
Recommended accessories: Titan or Force powered subwoofers, DH-Labs wires, Atlantis or Sanus

speaker stands.