McIntosh XCS1K manual

McIntosh Laboratory , Inc. 2 Chambers Street Binghamton, New Y ork 13903-2699 Phone: 607-723-3512 F AX: 607-724-0549 XCS1K Owner ’ s Manual Lo uds peak e r Sy st em[...]

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[...]

3 Thank Y ou Y our decision to o w n th is Mc Intosh X CS 1 K Loudsp ea 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 ak[...]

4 Introduction The new Mc Intosh X CS 1 K Loudsp ea ker Sy stem 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 CS 1 K Colum n L oudsp eaker s, when used i n a Home The ater/ Music S yst em. It us[...]

5 Introduction and Per for mance Features Per formance Features F igu r e 8 F igu r e 7 F igu r e 6 • Pa tented L D/ H P T echnology The McIntosh Low F re quency Louds pea ker El ements featu r e the pate nted LD/ H P Mag net ic Circuit Design. Th is design , when compare d to conv e ntional Loudsp ea ker El ements, re duces d istor t ion si g n [...]

6 The foll owing di mensions can a ssist in det er m i ni ng the best locat ion f or your X CS 1 K Loudsp ea ker Sy stem. Dimensions 39- 1/4 " 99.7cm Front V iew of the XCS1K Loudspeaker System Side V iew of the XCS1K Loudspeaker System (shown at maximum elevation of 30°) 16- 7/8 " 42.9cm 21" 53.3cm 22- 1/8 " 56.2cm[...]

7 Dimensions Rear V iew of the XCS1K Loudspeaker System 7 -5/16 " 18.5cm 3 -3/4 " 9.5cm 13 -1/2 " 31.8cm 5 -5/8 " 14.3cm Front V iew of the XCS1K Midrange and High Frequency Horizontal Array 2 -3/16 " 5.56cm 1 -3/4 " 4.45cm 3 -7/8 " 9.8cm Front V iew of the XCS1K Low Frequency Horizontal Array 13 -1/8 " 33.3c[...]

8 3 . Lif t off t he top o f the shippi ng car ton and set it aside . 4. R emo v e the smal ler in ne r car ton labeled X CS 1 K Crad le. 5 . O pe n the i n ner ca r ton , remov e t he Crad le and place it in t he f i nal locat ion o f t he X CS 1 K L oudspe aker . Re fer to f ig u re 1 1 . 6. Rem ov e t he T op F oa m f rom the Loud spea ker . 7 .[...]

9 McInto sh Po wer A mpli f ie r 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 w: Bare w i [...]

10 How to Con nect using 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 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 w: [...]

1 1 How to Con nect using t wo Amplif iers McInto sh Po wer A mpli f ie r nu mbe r t wo Ju mp er Ju mp er + - + -[...]

12 How to Con nect using 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 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 w[...]

13 How to Con nect using three A mplifi ers McInto sh Po wer A mpli f ie r nu mbe r t wo McInto sh Po wer A mpli f ie r nu mbe r th ree + - + - - +[...]

14 Specif ications Specif ications G eneral Specif icat ions System Dr iver C omp lement T wo 1 0 i nch LD/ H P 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 ) Crossov e[...]

15 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 it into the sh ipping car ton. Use the origi nal shippi ng car ton and i[...]

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. 04107900[...]