Introduction - Emotiva airmotiv SE8 User Manual

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Introduction

Thank you for purchasing the new Emotiva Airmotiv™ Flex Subwoofer.
Emotiva Airmotiv™ Subwoofers are designed to reproduce the lowest frequencies in the audio
spectrum accurately and with exceptionally low distortion - even at the high listening levels found in
modern movies. All of our Airmotiv Subwoofers deliver the dynamics and raw power you need to make
a modern movie sound track rattle the walls... with the precision and superb musicality you need to
get the most from well recorded music. With our Airmotiv Subwoofers, you don't have to compromise;
you really can have it all.
The Airmotiv SE8 and SE12 Flex Subwoofers were specifically designed from the ground up to fulfill
a wide variety of needs. The heavy duty long throw downward firing powered driver, forward firing
passive radiator, and efficient 200 watt Class-D amplifier, deliver more than enough low bass to fill a
room, and the compact footprint enables the Flex Sub to easily fit in a wide variety of locations. If you
have a large room, or like your bass a little more extreme, the Flex Sub's small size and affordable price
tag will simplify your decision to use two or three Flex Subs, positioned at strategic locations in your
room.
Both the Airmotiv SE8 and SE12 Flex Subwoofers have the standard complement of Level, Crossover
Frequency, and Phase adjustments, and include both manual and automatic turn-on options. However,
where they really earn the title of Flex Subwoofer is with their flexible connection options, which
enable you to integrate one or more Flex Subwoofers into virtually any home theater or stereo music
system. Use the LFE input to connect the Flex Sub directly to the subwoofer output on any home
theater AVR or preamp/processor that has its own bass management. Or, if your source has a line level
subwoofer output, but doesn't have internal bass management, simply use the controls on the Flex
Sub to adjust it to work perfectly with the rest of your system. If the only outputs you have on your
AVR or amp are speaker outputs, you can connect them to the High Level Inputs on the Flex Sub, and
use the controls on the Flex Sub to configure a perfect match to the rest of your system. And, if you've
got a preamp or DAC that has line level outputs, but no bass management, you can connect it to the
line level inputs on the Flex Sub, connect the line level outputs on the Flex Sub to your power amp,
then use the full 2.1 channel active bass management that's built into the Flex Sub.
And, of course, we've made sure that the Airmotiv SE8 and SE12 Flex Subs look good, with or without
their removable sculpted grills, and sound great with both music and movies.
Happy listening!
The Emotiva Team
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