Emotiva T1, T2, E2, C2, B1 User Manual
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AIRMOTIV SPEAKERS
Airmotiv Speakers
Contents
Airmotiv Speakers ................................................................................................................................................ 1
Introduction ...........................................................................................................................................................3
About This Manual ...............................................................................................................................................4
Features ...................................................................................................................................................................5
Unpacking ...............................................................................................................................................................6
Emotiva Airmotiv Speakers ............................................................................................................................... 7
Airmotiv T1 .............................................................................................................................................................8
Airmotiv T2 .............................................................................................................................................................9
Airmotiv B1 .......................................................................................................................................................... 10
Airmotiv C1 .......................................................................................................................................................... 11
Airmotiv C2 .......................................................................................................................................................... 12
Airmotiv E1 .......................................................................................................................................................... 13
Airmotiv E2 .......................................................................................................................................................... 14
Quick Start ........................................................................................................................................................... 15
Connections ........................................................................................................................................................ 16
Speaker Placement ........................................................................................................................................... 17
Mounting the Airmotiv E2 ............................................................................................................................. 19
Switch Settings on the Airmotiv E2 ............................................................................................................ 20
Care and Maintenance .................................................................................................................................... 21
Emotiva Audio Corporation Five-Year Limited Warranty .................................................................... 22
Accessories .......................................................................................................................................................... 25
Notes ...................................................................................................................................................................... 25
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Introduction
Thank you for purchasing our new Emotiva Airmotiv™ loudspeakers.
The Emotiva Airmotiv series of speakers represents the culmination of years of research and
experience in producing home and professional loudspeakers oering both excellent technical
performance and superb sound quality. Our Airmotiv speakers were designed from the start to be
equally at home in an audiophile stereo system or a high-end home theater.
Our design philosophy is simple: if a speaker can reproduce the entire audible spectrum, as
accurately as possible, with very little distortion or coloration, then it will sound good - whether
you’re playing classical music, or jazz, or the sound track of your favorite blockbuster movie.
For high-frequency reproduction, we chose our Airmotiv™ folded ribbon tweeter. This tweeter,
which we introduced in our Airmotiv Stealth studio monitors, oers excellent frequency response,
very low distortion, great detail retrieval, and high power handling capability. And, last but certainly
not least, the Airmotiv folded ribbon tweeter sounds superb at all listening levels.
For middle and low frequencies we chose advanced woven ber cones, which deliver smooth
response over the entire audio spectrum, and blend well with our Airmotiv tweeters.
The crossover network used in each Airmotiv speaker was carefully designed and optimized to work
perfectly with the drivers we chose for each, and features audiophile quality lm capacitors, air core
inductors, and precision resistors in critical locations.
The Airmotiv speaker cabinets are crafted from thick, heavily braced, acoustically inert HDF to
ensure maximum rigidity and resistance to stray vibration; the front panel is machined from a solid
slab of 25mm HDF. The faceted front panel design, borrowed from our studio monitors, not only
adds a stylishly futuristic look to our Airmotiv speakers, but also serves a very practical purpose
- to minimize diraction eects and room interactions. The front panels are coated with multiple
coats of attractive satin-nish black lacquer, which looks elegant while resisting ngerprints and
scratches, and the sides are covered with tough, good looking textured black vinyl. And, for those
of you who prefer to keep their technology under wraps, all of our new Airmotiv speakers include
removable, magnetically-attached, grilles.
All of the speakers in our new Airmotiv series are carefully timbre-matched, so you can feel free to
mix and match whichever models are most appropriate to your particular installation requirements.
The Airmotiv T1 and T2 towers have suciently extended bass response to be used without
a subwoofer for stereo music; the smaller Airmotiv B1 bookshelf monitors, while they have a
somewhat more limited bass output, oer a well-balanced sound, and may also be used without a
subwoofer. For home theater applications, or where prodigious amounts of bass are required, we
recommend a subwoofer. The Airmotiv C1 and C2 are superb quality center channel speakers, which
deliver crystal clear easily intelligible dialog. The Airmotiv E1 is a direct radiating surround speaker,
while the Airmotiv E2 features dual high frequency drivers, and can be congured as either a direct
radiating bipole or dipole surround.
Happy listening!
The Emotiva Team
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About This Manual
This manual will provide you with all the information you need to achieve great performance,
accurate sound, and many years of reliable service from your Airmotiv speakers.
We suggest that you read through the entire manual; we kept things as short and direct as
possible. Even if you’re an expert user, you will probably nd some interesting information and
useful suggestions.
If you’re really in a hurry to get started, please read the Quick Start section (on page 15); you may
then read the remainder of the manual at your leisure.
You may wish to record serial numbers or other purchase information on the Notes page at the
back of this manual.
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Features
The Emotiva Airmotiv speakers were designed to deliver superb sound for any audiophile stereo
or home theater sound system. When paired with any high-quality power amplier, all of the
Airmotiv speakers will deliver clean, uncolored, properly balanced sound with very low distortion
and outstanding rendition of even the nest details. All of the speakers in the Airmotiv series were
carefully timbre matched to work well together, and to deliver a cohesive audio image in any
stereo or surround sound installation.
The following are a few of the feature highlights of the entire line of Airmotiv speakers:
• Airmotiv™ high-frequency transducers - deliver at frequency response, low distortion,
virtually nonexistent signal compression, smooth o-axis response, superb transparency, and
uncanny imaging.
• Advanced woven ber midrange transducers - deliver smooth frequency response, and
lifelike, detailed midrange with very low coloration.
• Advanced woven ber low-frequency transducers - with high-temperature voice coils and
vented pole pieces - deliver clean, crisp bass at all listening levels.
• Minimum Acoustic Signature™ cabinet - the angled exterior contours on the Airmotiv
speakers serve to minimize diraction eects and room interactions. The acoustically inert
25mm milled HDF front panels, 15mm side and rear panels (18mm on the T2), and extensive
bracing, serve to further reduce vibrations, and contribute to the Airmotiv speakers clean
precise imaging.
• Tough yet attractive exterior - several coats of satin-nish lacquer give the front bezel of
the Airmotiv speakers an elegant understated appearance, while a tough yet attractive vinyl
covering protects the sides and rear from damage and ngerprints.
• Magnetic grilles - provide a convenient way to keep your technology under wraps, and are
easily removed for cleaning - or for showing your Airmotiv speakers o to your audiophile
friends.
• Use them with or without the removable grilles - the front bezel on the Airmotiv speakers
is nished with an attractive satin nish black lacquer, so they look great with the grilles on or
o; choose the look that ts your system and your room decor.
• Precision crossovers - carefully designed and optimized to work perfectly with the drivers in
each Airmotiv speaker model - feature audiophile quality lm capacitors, air core inductors,
and precision resistors in critical locations.
• Bi-amp terminals - The Airmotiv T1 and T2 towers, the Airmotiv C1 and C2 center channel
speakers, and the Airmotiv E2 surround speaker, allow you to access the woofer and
midrange/tweeter sections of the speaker separately for bi-amping or bi-wiring.
• Full ve year warranty - ensures that you’ll be able to enjoy your Airmotiv speakers for years
to come.
You can nd more information about the Emotiva Airmotiv speakers on our website at
www.emotiva.com.
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Unpacking
Your Airmotiv loudspeakers were carefully packed and should reach you in perfect condition. If
you notice any shipping damage or other issues when you unpack them, please contact Emotiva
immediately.
Gently remove your Airmotiv loudspeakers from the packing carton and remove all wrappings
and shipping material. Avoid pressing directly on the front of the drivers or dropping any bits of
packing material into the port opening.
It is important to save the box and all packing materials in case your Airmotiv speakers ever need
to be moved or shipped back to the factory for service.
Please keep your sales receipt in a safe place. It is the easiest way to verify your purchase date for
warranty purposes, and may also be required if you ever have to le an insurance claim.
We truly value customer feedback and would like to hear from you.
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AIRMOTIV C2
AIRMOTIV SPEAKERS
AIRMOTIV C1
AIRMOTIV E1 AIRMOTIV E1
AIRMOTIV T1
AIRMOTIV B1
AIRMOTIV T1 AIRMOTIV T2AIRMOTIV T2
AIRMOTIV E2AIRMOTIV E2
The Airmotiv series of speakers is designed to deliver superb performance in any audiophile
stereo or home theater sound system. The Airmotiv series includes two dierent tower
loudspeakers, two dierent center channel models, and two dierent surrounds, each with
slightly dierent capabilities, as well as a bookshelf monitor model, so we’re sure you’ll be able to
nd the perfect combination of Airmotiv speakers for your particular room and system.
The Airmotiv T1 and T2 are tower loudspeakers, intended to serve as your main speakers in a
stereo system, and as front main speakers in a home theater system. The Airmotiv towers may
be used with or without a subwoofer; and a full set of Airmotiv towers will also deliver truly
impressive performance in a large home theater installation. The Airmotiv T2 is slightly larger than
the Airmotiv T1, and has more low bass output and slightly greater dynamic range.
The Airmotiv C1 and C2 are designed to serve as the center channel loudspeaker in a high-quality
home theater system, and pair perfectly with the Airmotiv T1 and T2.
The Airmotiv B1 is a small, full range monitor loudspeaker, designed to serve as a main speaker in
a high-quality small or desktop stereo system, or as a main or surround sound speaker in a small
home theater system. The Airmotiv B1 may be stand mounted, or placed on a bookshelf or table.
The Airmotiv E1 was designed to serve as a wall-mounted surround speaker, and is perfectly
timbre-matched to the other speakers in the Airmotiv series. The Airmotiv E2 is a larger surround
sound speaker, and oers the option of being congured in several dierent ways to provide the
best surround sound experience in your particular system. The Airmotiv E2 may be congured as
a standard direct radiating speaker (a bipole) and also oers three other options (two dierent
dipole congurations and a reverse bipole conguration).
The Airmotiv T1 and B1 have sucient low frequency extension to be used for music without
a subwoofer, but may benet from a subwoofer when used for home theater applications. The
Airmotiv T2 has even more powerful low bass extension, and will provide excellent performance
in a music system without a subwoofer. In large home theater systems, a subwoofer is usually
recommended for optimum low bass response.
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