GoldenEar AON 3 Bookshelf Speakers (Ex Demo)

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.

High-Velocity Folded Ribbon Tweeter (HVFR™)

Tweeter Diaphragm is a High Temperature Film

High-Power Neodymium Magnets

Squeezes/Pressurizes Air Instead of Pushing It

Greater Control, Smoother More Extended Response

Vanishingly Low Distortion

Dramatically Improved Dynamic Range and Detail

Superb Dispersion Characteristics

Superior Impedance Match to Air

High-Definition Cast-Basket Bass/Midrange Drivers

GoldenEar Multi-Vaned Phase Plug (MVPP) Design

Rigid Free-Flow Cast-Basket Chassis

Proprietary Computer Optimized Cone Topology

High-Gauss Magnet Assembly

1" High-Temperature Kapton Former Voice Coil

Extremely Extended Resonant-Free Linear Frequency Response Characteristics

Infrasonic Planar Sub-Bass Radiator

Pressure-Coupled Loading Extends Usable Bass Performance to the Infrasonic Region

Performs Like a Well-Tuned Transmission Line but with Superior Transient Performance and Control

Specifications

Dimensions - 9˝ (22.9 cm) W x 11˝ (27.9 cm) D x 14˝ (35.6 cm) H

Weight - 6.8 kg

Frequency Response - 38 Hz - 35 kHz

Efficiency - 90 dB

Nominal Impedance - Compatible with 8 ohms

Driver Complement - One - 7˝ Cast-Basket Mid/Bass Driver, One - HVFR™ High-Velocity Folded Ribbon Tweeter, Two - 8˝ Side-Mounted Planar Low-Frequency Radiators

Recommended Amplification - 10 - 250 watt/channel