Technical Presentation - XTZ 89 Center Owner's Manual

Technical presentation

Cabinet design
Tweeter Driver
Woofer/ Midrange
driver
Crossover filter/
Terminal
The cabinet is constructed with a narrow
baffle - not only an aesthetically neat shape
but also an advantage in terms of sonic
since you have a more stable baffle which
effectively muffles resonances in the
cabinet.
The cabinet is made from 18mm MDF
board, which provides good sonic qualities.
The cabinet is further strengthened by
internal bars, which in total ensures a very
stable construction.
A ribbon tweeter mounted in a horn
gives superior transient response, a very flat
frequency response and low distortion.
The ribbon cone is super light and only 18
microns thin. It is a sandwich construction
of rosin-aluminium-rosin that has been
hardened at 320 degrees Celsius.
The magnet system is a 2 row high-efficient
neodymium magnets in a moulded chassis
of ceramic carbon steel. Fishbone shaped
contactors in aluminium yields a low
connection resistance and good heat
derivation.
The driver has high power durability and
handles frequencies up to 40000 Hz which
makes it DVD-Audio and SACD-ready.
We decided on two 5.25" drivers, providing
the best relation between power capacity,
frequency response, transient response and
price.
The driver is a "coated NPP" type with good
sonic properties, high strength and low
weight. The low weight membrane together
with a powerful magnet ensures a high
efficiency. Rubber surrounding and quality
dampening material enhances good
reproduction and a long life.
We have chosen a -12 dB crossover filter
with good transient response and minimum
phase shiftings.
Only quality capacitors and low impedance
coils are used.
(Read more about filters on our website.)
The terminal is gold plated and accepts both
banana plugs and cable.
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