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McIntosh XCS2K manual

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    McIntosh Laboratory , Inc. 2 Chambers Street Binghamton, New Y ork 13903-2699 Phone: 607-723-3512 F AX: 607-724-0549 XCS2K Owner ’ s Manual Lo uds peak e r Sy st em[...]

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    2 1 . R ead these i nst r uct io ns. 2. Keep these inst r uctions. 3 . Heed all war n ings. 4 . F oll o w al l inst r uctions. 5 . Do not use this appa rat us nea r wa ter . 6. C lean only wi th a non-abrasi ve dr y so f t cl oth. 7 . I n s t a l l i n a c c o r d a n c e w i t h t h e m a n u f a c t u r e r ’ s inst r uctions. 8 . T h i s L o u[...]

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    3 Thank Y ou Y our decision to o w n th is Mc Intosh X CS2K Loudspea ker Sys tem r an ks you a t the ver y top a mong discr im i nat ing music listeners. Y ou no w hav e “ T he Best. ” The McIntosh dedication to “Q ual ity , ” is a ssu ra nce th at y ou will r eceiv e many years of listen i ng enj o y ment f rom th is u nit. P lease t ake a[...]

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    4 Introduction The new Mc Intosh X CS2K Loudspea ker System is a Center Ch an nel Louds pea ker capabl e o f reproduci ng the f ul l dy nam ic ra nge o f a sy mphony orc hest ra w ith ver y lo w audible distor t ion. I t is t he per fect mat ch to the fa mous X R T 2K Col um n Loudsp ea kers, when used i n a Home The ater / Music S yste m. It uses [...]

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    5 Introduction and Per for mance Features F igu r e 4 F igu r e 5 F igu r e 6 Per formance Features • Hi gh T empera tu re Neodym ium- Iron- Boron Al loy Magnet s The 3 t wel v e inch W oof e rs, 3 2 t wo inch Midr anges and 20 th re e- qu a r te r inch Dome T weeter s all u se the Neody miu m- Iron-Boron mag nets. T h is Al lo y h as t he highes[...]

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    6 The foll owing di mensions can a ssist in det er m i ni ng the best locat ion f or your X CS2K Loudspea ker System. Dimensions 42- 1/4 " 107.3cm Front V iew of the XCS2K Loudspeaker System 17- 1/16 " 43.34cm Side V iew of the XCS2K Loudspeaker System (shown at maximum elevation of 30°) 23- 3/8 " 59.37cm 26- 3/4 " 67.95cm[...]

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    7 Dimensions Rear V iew of the XCS2K Loudspeaker System 4 -1/8 " 10.48cm 12 -1/8 " 30.80cm 22 -1/2 " 57.15cm 24 -7/8 " 61.18cm 32 -7/8 " 83.50cm 14 -1/2 " 36.83cm 5 -3/16 " 13.2cm 9 -7/8 " 25.1cm[...]

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    8 Front V iew of the XCS2K Midrange and High Frequency Horizontal Array 12 -3/4 " 32.39cm 8 -3/8 " 21.27cm 9 -1/2 " 24.13cm 7 -1 1/16 " 19.53cm 4 -5/8 " 1 1.75cm 9 -1/2 " 24.13cm 1 1 -5/16 " 28.73cm 2 -3/16 " 5.56cm 1 -3/4 " 4.45cm 4 -1/2 " 1 1.43cm Front V iew of the XCS2K Low Frequency Horizontal [...]

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    9 U npac k i ng the Loudspeaker T o protec t the f ine f in ish o f the X CS2K Loudspea ker Sys tem du r i ng the a djustme nt process, it is advis abl e t o prepa re a su itable adj ust ment a rea. A f re shly vacuume d car pet ed ar ea cov e red with a sof t, clean fabr ic, suc h as a large bed l i nen or blan ket w ould be su itable . Star t by [...]

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    10 Installation, con’t 7 . With th r ee pe rsons, l if t up on the sides and cente r rea r o f the L ow F reque ncy Enc losu re pa r t o f the Loud spea k - er . Place the L oudspe aker i n the f in al location. Re fer to f ig u re 1 1 . Ad just ing the Elevation of the Loudspeaker The a coust ic ou t put o f the X CS2K Loudspea ker may be di rec[...]

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    1 1 3 2 1 3 2 1 3 2 1 Installation, con’t and Rear P a nel Connections HIGH F re quency Input Con- nect ions 1 , 2, a nd 3 fo r a 8 ohm Loudsp ea ker . Note: 1 , 2 an d 3 T erm ina ls ( + ) are in ter n ally con ne cted togethe r; 1 , 2 an d 3 T er mi- nal s (-) are a lso in ter na lly con nec ted togeth er. MI D ra nge F re quency I nput Con- ne[...]

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    12 How to Con nect using a single Amplif ier Cau ti on : The AC Power Cor d shoul d no t be con nec t ed to t he Power Am pl if i er u nt i l aft er th e Louds pe ake r Con - nec t ion s hav e bee n ma de . Fai lure t o obse r ve th is coul d re sul t in El ec tr ic Sh ock . 1 . Pre pa re Louds pea ker cabl es by choos ing one of the methods b elo [...]

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    13 3 2 1 3 2 1 3 2 1 How to Con nect McInto sh MC2KW Power A mpl if ier[...]

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    14 How to Con nect using a t wo Amplif iers Cau ti on : The AC Power Cor d shoul d no t be con nec t ed to t he Power Am pl if i er s un t il af ter t he Loud s pea ker C on - nec t ion s hav e bee n ma de . Fai lure t o obse r ve th is coul d re sul t in El ec tr ic Sh ock . F ollo w the con nect ion inst r uct ions bel ow , together w ith the Con[...]

  • Page 15

    15 How to Con nect using a three A mplifi ers Cau ti on : The AC Power Cor d shoul d no t be con nec t ed to t he Power Am pl if i er s un t il af ter t he Loud s pea ker C on - nec t ion s hav e bee n ma de . Fai lure t o obse r ve th is coul d re sul t in El ec tr ic Sh ock . F ollo w the con nect ion inst r uct ions bel ow , together w ith the C[...]

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    17 Notes[...]

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    18 Specif ications Specif ications G eneral Specif icat ions System Dr iver C omp lement Th ree 12 inch Alum i num Cone W oof e rs Th i r t y- T w o 2 i nch T itan iu m Invert ed Dome Midr a nges T wenty 3/4 inch T ita niu m Dome T weeters Imped ance 8 ohm s Nomin al Frequency Response 1 6Hz - 4 5k H z Sensit iv it y 86dB (2.8 V/ 1 m equivalent ) C[...]

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    19 In t he ev ent it is necessa r y to re pack the e quipment for shipment, the e quipment must be packed exactly as sho wn belo w . T o protect t he f i n ish o f the Loud spea ker it is advis- abl e to place it in the or igi nal prote ctive cotton blue co ver bef ore placing them i nto the sh ipping car ton. Use the origi nal shippi ng car ton an[...]

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    The continuous improvement of its products is the policy of McIntosh Laboratory Incorporated who reserve the right to improve design without notice. Printed in the U.S.A. McIntosh Laboratory , Inc. 2 Chambers Street Binghamton, NY 13903 McIntosh Part No. 04101700[...]