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INTRODUCTION
1.1
This Manual
The latest manual revision is always available for download from www.atd2.com. Please
compare to the revision number of the manual (see page 4) available for download from
our web-site and download if newer. The present document will describe how to connect
and setup a speaker system.
1.2
The Product Concept
The
FAR Active monitor
systems take a quantum leap forward in near-field / mid-field
monitoring and
ATD
2
is very proud to present these systems. The AV series include high
quality analogue Class D amplification with the addition of powerful DSPs and CPU. New
possibilities are opened for easy, convenient and central control of both audio and setup-
info via dedicated PC software and remote control. The networking possibilities will fit
nicely into today's applications and can be taken far into the future studio.
Unlike many rear ported monitors that can be very unpractical to set up, the 3 ways AV
series feature sealed box bass principle design that allows flush mounting, easy
placement in the room and very accurate bass/medium reproduction.
The 3 ways AV monitors are Pro Audio mid-field monitors and are excellent for stereo
and surround setups in applications such as Music Recording/Mixing, Post production,
Film, Broadcast, Video-editing etc.
1.3
Digital Precision
The frequency response and timing of the woofer, medium and tweeter signals (gain and
delay) of the 3 ways AV monitors is controlled to a level of precision only practically
obtainable with DSP.
All the filters available in the speaker are implemented in the digital domain. This
guarantees a perfect repeatability from speaker to speaker. They will never vary with
temperature, humidity and aging. It cannot be made more accurate and stable.
The monitor impulse response has been optimized to guarantee the best possible
dynamics and accuracy.
As most productions do end up in a digital format these days, the FAR Active monitors
allow direct monitoring of the digital signal. Simply feed the monitors directly with an
AES/EBU signal (IEC60958 compliant).
However, as many studios are today still working with analogue signals for monitoring,
all the FAR Active monitors have, as standard feature, a very high quality analogue input.
