ACI Maestro Owners manual

The Maestro

Powered Subwoofer

Owner's Manual

Contents:

Guarantee/Warranty …2
Specifications …4
Setup …5
Placement …7

Hookup: HT …7

Hookup: Stereo …8
Other System Considerations …10
Avoiding Damage …11
Troubleshooting …12
Warranty Registration …13

Audio Concepts, Inc.

901 So. 4th Street

La Crosse, WI 54601

Phone: [phone] Fax: [phone]

URL: http://www.audioc.com Email: [e-mail]

All Right Reserved 2004

Sound that Satisfies…

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:

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ACI’s Five Year Standard Warranty and One Year Total Assurance Guarantee
For five 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 first year of ownership, ACI also provides a unique Total Assurance Guarantee, (TAG). TAG
from ACI not only covers everything included in our standard five 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 Five Year Standard Warranty and One 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 first 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. 4th Street, La Crosse, WI 54601 [phone]

IMPORTANT NOTICE

All new speakers require a minimum of 60 hours break-in-time before they begin to
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:

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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 Maestro is very heavy. We strongly recommend having two

people available to remove from packaging.

The Maestro Powered Subwoofer

Thank you for your order and congratulations on becoming the owner of an ACI speaker system. The
Maestro powered subwoofer(s) will provide you with many years of listening pleasure!

ACI’s Maestro is an extremely powerful subwoofer. Although relatively large, a conventional subwoofer of
equal performance would have to be twice the size! The Maestro is based on the subwoofer technology of our
legendary Titan series. An extreme excursion 15" driver is powered by our proprietary amplification using special
circuitry to essentially cut the required box volume in half.

Many subwoofers do a respectable job with explosions, shotguns, and crashes. The market is loaded with
black boxes and tubes that beg to be "hidden". The Maestro is different . Reasonably sized and attractively built to
compliment your fine furniture. A number of fine wood finish choices are available. The Maestro goes way loud,
and it goes way deep. Warning: ACI is not responsible for any tickets you may receive for noise violations or
domestic disturbance! More importantly, it will allow a seamless and completely transparent blend with your main
speakers. Your sound stage will be enhanced, not degraded. Instruments like acoustic and electric bass, piano,
and percussion will come through with vivid realism. The Titan and Force have earned a reputation of being some
of the most musical subs available at any price. The Maestro continues this tradition of musical excellence in an
extreme output configuration.

The internal enclosure is constructed of 1” non-resonant high-density fiberboard with extens ive internal
bracing. The mounting for the down-firing woofer is 2" thick for additional resonance control and stability. Solid
hardwood panels coated with multiple layers of clear or black lacquer grace the exterior and add additional
damping.

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Many subwoofers add unacceptable colorations and actually degrade the performance of otherwise fine
speakers. The Maestro is adaptable for use with virtually any satellite, electrostatic or ribbon speaker. If you are
satisfied with your present speakers but just want more bass power and extension, the Maestro(s) may be the
perfect answer. If you own speakers from manufacturers such as B&W, KEF, Apogee, Quad, Thiel, Magnaplaner,
Spica, Celestion, Acoustat, Acoustic Energy, Martin Logan, Wilson, etc., you’ll find your listening pleasure greatly
enhanced with the Maestro subwoofers.

Specifications

Frequency Response: 19-120Hz, +3db, system Q <.6
Crossover: Dual adjustable Low-Pass: 35-250 12db/octave filters for 24db/octave total
High Pass Outputs: Second order, 12db/octave, filters set at 100Hz for left & right output. Line-level, RCA

outputs

Sensitivity: Adjustable
Dimensions: 19” tall, 24” wide and 22” deep
Weight: 100 lbs (Does not include the separate amplifier.)
Construction: Main cabinet of full 1" MDF with extensive bracing and interlocking joints. The mounting for the

down-firing woofer is 2" thick for additional resonance control and stability. Satin, textured black durable finish.
Optional 3/4" solid hardwood side panels are finished in multiple coats of clear, satin lacquer.

Special Circuitry: Protection Circuitry, Woofer Behavior Control, Theater-Direct Input
Woofer: (downward firing) Proprietary 15”, cast–frame, ultra long throw woofer
Rec. RMS Power: Separate rack-mountable amp delivers 500 watts RMS < .5% THD distortion.