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    McIntosh Laboratory , Inc. 2 Chambers Street Binghamton, New Y ork 13903-2699 Phone: 607-723-3512 www .mcintoshlabs.com XR200 Owner ’ s Manual L oud spea k er S ys tem[...]

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    2 1 . R ead these i nst r uct i ons. 2. Keep these inst r uctio ns. 3 . Heed all war n ings. 4 . F oll ow all inst r uctions. 5 . Do not use this apparat u s near water . 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 in st r uct ions. 8. This Lou dspeak[...]

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    3 Thank Y ou Y our decision to o wn t h is Mc I ntosh X R 200 L oudsp eaker System ra n ks you at the v er y top among disc r im i nati ng music listeners. Y ou no w hav e “T he Best. ” The Mc Intosh dedication to “Q ual ity , ” is assu r ance t hat you will receive many year s o f liste ni ng enj oyment f rom th is u nit. P lease t ake a s[...]

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    4 The t h ree W oof e rs i ncor p orate Mc Intosh ’ s Pa tented LD/ HP ® 1 Mag netic Circuit Design. Finite Element Analysis and te sti ng resulte d in a de si gn c oncept which utili zes a pai r o f alum i num shor ti ng sl eeves in t he mag netic circu it. Re fer to f ig u re 4. The sl e eves g reatly reduce the negative in f luence o f t he f[...]

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    5 Introduct ion and Perfor mance Features Per formance Features • Pa tented LD/ HP ® T echnolog y The McIntosh Low F requency L oudspe aker Elements featu re t he patented LD/H P Mag net ic C irc uit Design. Th is design , when compared to c onv e ntional Loudsp eaker El ements, re duces dist or t ion s igni f icantly . I t also i ncre ases pow [...]

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    6 The fo llo wi ng di mensions can a ssist in dete r m in i ng the best location f or y our X R 200 Loud spea ker System. Dimensions Front View of the XR200 Loudspeaker System Rear View of the XR200 Loudspeaker System Side V iew of the XR200 Loudspeaker System 1 1" 27.9cm 12 -5/16" 31.3cm 51 -7/8" 131.8cm 2" 5.1cm 11 -5/8" [...]

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    7 Dimensions Front View of the XR200 Loudspeaker System T op End V iew of the XR200 Loudspeaker System Note: If the base is r emoved for custom installation use four , 1/4-20 3/4inch scr ews to plug the openings. 16" 40.6cm 12 -3/4 " 32.4cm 15 -1/2 " 39.4cm 7 -5/16 " 18.6cm 5 -1/2 " 14.0cm 3 -1 1/16 " 9.4cm 29 -1/4 &qu[...]

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    8 Installation Loudspeaker P l acemen t Loudsp ea ker p lacement i n a room can g re atly affect per - fo r ma nce. The X R 20 0 Louds pea ker is desi g ned for bo th Musi c and Home Theater System s. The opti mal met hod fo r sel ect ing spe aker locations i ncl udes the u se o f a real ti me spec t r u m a nalyzer op erat ed by an exper ienced sy[...]

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    9 Cau ti on: The AC Power Cord sho uld not b e conne ct ed to t he Power Amp lif ier u nt il af te r the Loud s pea ke r Con - nec ti ons ha ve bee n mad e . Failu re to ob ser ve t hi s coul d res ult i n Ele ct ri c Shoc k . 1 . Pre pare L oudspe aker cables by c hoosing one o f t he methods b el ow : Bare w ire cable ends: Caref ul ly remo ve su[...]

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    10 How to Co nnect using t wo Amplifi ers Cau ti on: The AC Power Cord sho uld not b e conne ct ed to t he Power Amp lif ier u nt il af te r the Loud s pea ke r Con - nec ti ons ha ve bee n mad e . Failu re to ob ser ve t hi s coul d res ult i n Ele ct ri c Shoc k . 1 . Pre pare L oudspe aker cables by c hoosing one o f t he methods b el ow : Bare [...]

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    11 How to Co nnect using t wo Amplifi ers McInto sh Po wer A mpli f ier nu mb er t wo Ju mpe r Ju mpe r[...]

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    12 How to Co nnect using three A mplifie rs Cau ti on: The AC Power Cord sho uld not b e conne ct ed to t he Power Amp lif ier u nt il af te r the Loud s pea ke r Con - nec ti ons ha ve bee n mad e . Failu re to ob ser ve t hi s coul d res ult i n Ele ct ri c Shoc k . 1 . Pre pare L oudspe aker cables by c hoosing one o f t he methods b el ow : Bar[...]

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    13 F15AH 125V How to Co nnect using three A mplifie rs McInto sh Po wer A mpli f ier ( pa r t ial v iew )[...]

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    14 Specif ications Specif ications General Speci fic ations System Driver C ompl ement Th r ee 8 i nch LD / H P ® W oo fer s T we lv e 2 i nch T itan iu m Inver ted Dome Midr anges Sev en 3 / 4 i nch T itan iu m Dome T weeters Impedance 8 ohm s Nomina l Frequen cy Response 20Hz - 4 5k Hz Sensit iv it y 86dB (2.8 3 V /1 m equ ivalen t ) Crossov er [...]

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    15 In t he event i t is nec essa r y to re pack the e quipment f or shipment, the equ ipment must be packed exactly as sho w n bel ow . T o protec t the f i n ish o f the Loud spea ker it is advis- abl e to place it in the or igin al protect iv e cott on bl ue co ver bef ore p lacing it into t he shipping car ton. Use the origi nal shipping ca r to[...]

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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 www .mcintoshlabs.com McIntosh Part No. 04109300[...]