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Each LFT has five individual driver panels.  The outside portion on each
panel is divided into separately driven bass and (line-source) midrange
areas, with the former operating from 400 Hz down, and the latter
operating from 400 Hz up to 10 kHz. The tweeters operate as a line source
from 10 kHz up to and beyond 20 kHz.  The midrange and tweeter
sections are distinguishable by their thinner magnet structures.

the LFT-IV

Right Speaker

To 400 Hz

400 to 10KHz

10 KHz and above

All three panels operate as woofers, from 400 Hz on down.  Actually, all of
the panels, including the “woofers,” are physically capable of operating to
beyond 20 kHz, but would exhibit undesirable diffraction effects and poor
dispersion if allowed to do so, which is why the panels are segmented into
different sections for different portions of the frequency range.  The use of
a flat panel design maintains excellent phase response throughout the
audible range.

The LFT-6 can be made to operate at almost any impedance; our present
choice of a nominal 6-Ohm impedance has been made in the interest of
maximizing efficiency and amplifier compatibility.  Because of the large

Panel Frequencies

LFT Impedance

Summary of Contents for LFT-6

Page 1: ...box as shown below Open After removing the speaker from its carton it can be leaned against a wall standing up or placed with the front face of the speaker flat on the carpet Then the bubble wrap sho...

Page 2: ...ct hardware locations Grill cloths snap into place with velcro fasteners at each corner on the front and back of the speaker 10 32 x 3 4 Socket Head Screw 6 10 32 x 3 4 Socket Head Screw 4 10 32 x 3 4...

Page 3: ...ot be necessary This will depend on the room and listening position A general rule would be if more bass output is desired from the speaker remove felt pads and if less bass output is desired add felt...

Page 4: ...ten best to position the speakers so that the main listening position is about on axis with each speaker SEE TEXT FOR DISTANCE 2 TO 5 FEET 2 TO 5 FEET The Listening Room Slight midrange frequency bala...

Page 5: ...int or general guideline Keep in mind that the parameters that affect frequency balance also tend to affect imaging properties and vice versa so it is best to adjust speaker placement in small increme...

Page 6: ...requency drivers and the upper terminals power the high frequency drivers Both pairs of inputs continue to power their drivers through the internal crossover which cannot be bypassed JUMPERS INSIDE TW...

Page 7: ...filters into the inputs of the bass mid and treble amplifiers respectively For the low mid frequency amp a 10kHz low pass filter 6 dB octave is required for the treble amp a 10kHz high pass filter al...

Page 8: ...of a push pull electrostatic loudspeaker differing in that it requires no step up transformer or bias voltage and that the audio signal is applied directly to its diaphragm the LFT VI To fully underst...

Page 9: ...9 antecedents the push pull electrostatic loudspeaker ESL the traditional single ended planar magnetic loudspeaker and the ribbon loudspeaker...

Page 10: ...usable voltage of the amplifier s output while simultaneously decreasing the current and the two ends of the transformer s output coil are connected to the two stators As the amplifier produces a con...

Page 11: ...RATED METAL SHEET N S S S N SINGLE ENDED PLANAR MAGNETIC TOP VIEW CROSS SECTION Spacing exaggerated to show detail From there the operation of a single ended planar magnetic loudspeaker is remarkably...

Page 12: ...nds of this strip are electrically connected to the amplifier s output and are physically anchored such that the strip is suspended within a stationary magnetic field with said magnets positioned at t...

Page 13: ...esive coat make for a somewhat more massive diaphragm limiting this design s transient capabilities by comparison But the planar magnetic requires no step up transformer or bias voltage supply and it...

Page 14: ...magnetic gap To get around either of these problems means to move the permanent magnet structure from the edges of the element to one entire side of the element and or to bond the element to a host d...

Page 15: ...over its entire surface The magnet frame structure developed for the LFT 6 is also unique Eminent Technology builds its strip magnets into individual steel channels the size and shape of which have b...

Page 16: ...ANENT STRIP MAGNETS STEEL CROSS BAR STEEL CHANNELS VOICE GRID CONTINUOUS LOOPS N S N N N S S S TO AMPLIFIER _ LINEAR FIELD TRANSDUCER TOP VIEW CROSS SECTION Spacing exaggerated to show detail Since it...

Page 17: ...panels operate as woofers from 400 Hz on down Actually all of the panels including the woofers are physically capable of operating to beyond 20 kHz but would exhibit undesirable diffraction effects an...

Page 18: ...8 surface area of the panels and the resulting good heat dissipation a function also of the material choice for the voice grid the LFT 6 can handle tremendous amounts of power before any risk of damag...

Page 19: ...dB at 1 meter Magnet type Ceramic 8 Diaphragm Area 420 in2 front Harmonic Distortion Less than 04 100 Hz 20 kHz 90 dB 1 meter Dimensions 18 wide by 78 high by 1 thick Shipping Weight 95 lbs each Foil...

Page 20: ...20 Designers David Collie and Bruce Thigpen...

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Page 25: ...amage or damage incurred in shipping or defects which upon examination by Eminent Technology and in its sole opinion have been caused by abuse neglect improper or abnormal installation or operation fo...

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