Description
GoldenEar Aon 3 Compact Bookshelf Speakers (Each)
The Aon 2 and 3 bookshelf speakers are exceptionally compact, ultra-high-performance speakers that were originally developed for use as nearfield monitors in professional mixing applications. The design goal was to produce modestly-sized shelf or stand-mountable bookshelf speakers that would achieve accurate high-definition sonic reproduction, with superb three-dimensional imaging, comparable to that achieved by GoldenEar’s award-winning Triton Two Towers. Although they don’t have quite the awe-inspiring bass of the floor-standing Tritons, great care has been taken, and extensive technology has been incorporated, to ensure that the Aons can deliver a remarkably satisfying listening experience without the need for a separate subwoofer.
Both Aon models incorporate GoldenEar-designed cast-basket bass/midrange drivers with technology derived from the midrange units developed for the Tritons. In addition, they both use the same extraordinary and costly High Velocity Folded Ribbon (HVFR™) high frequency radiator used in the Tritons. Lastly, each Aon model utilizes two side-mounted planar low-frequency radiators in a dynamically balanced configuration in order to properly load the bass/midrange drivers for an open, box-less midrange, while also contributing to the Aons’ remarkably extended bass for such small enclosures.
The Aons are of a truncated pyramidal construction, which results in significant performance advantages due to the non-parallel cabinet walls and the reduced baffle area around the tweeter. Aesthetically, the sleek, attractive pyramid-inspired shape combined with appealing design details including piano-gloss black end-caps, results in beautiful speakers that are both elegant and distinctive.
FEATURES
- Sold individually
- Compact, 14″ tall
- Incorporates a 7″, High-Definition, Multi-Vaned Phase Plug (MVPP™), cast-basket Mid-Bass Driver
- Two 8″ Inertially-balanced side-mounted Low Frequency Radiators and the GoldenEar High-Velocity Folded Ribbon Tweeter
TECHNICAL SPECS
- Recommended Amplification: 10 – 250 watt / channel
- Driver Complement: One – 7˝ Cast-Basket Mid/Bass Driver; One – HVFR™ High-Velocity Folded Ribbon Tweeter; Two – 8˝ Side-Mounted Planar Low Frequency Radiators
- Nominal Impedance: compatible w/ 8ohms
- Efficiency: 90dB
- Frequency Response: 38 Hz – 35 kHz
- Dimensions: 9˝ (22.9 cm) W x 11˝ (27.9 cm) D x 14˝ (35.6 cm) H
- Weight: 15 lbs.