McIntosh C39 User Manual

The front speakers must be aimed directly at the
listening area. This is due to their vertical directivity,
which greatly enhances dialog intelligibility and im-
age localization.
The Surround speakers must be even with and above
the listener. This ensures that the audience hears only
ambient, reflected sound from the Surround channels,
and can never localize them independently.
These drawings, courtesy of Lucasfilm Ltd., show a typical Home Theater layout.
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Home THX Cinema Directivity
(as seen from above)
Home THX Cinema Directivity
(as seen from the side)
HOME
THEATER
LAYOUT

McIntosh C39 Specifications

General

Type	Control Unit
Frequency Response	20Hz to 20kHz
Total Harmonic Distortion	0.005%
Signal to Noise Ratio	100dB
Input Sensitivity (MM)	2.5mV
Signal to Noise Ratio (MM)	80dB
Signal to Noise Ratio (line)	100dB
Input Sensitivity	2.5mV (MM), 250mV (line)
Output	2.5V
Inputs	Phono MM, Tape1, Tape2
Outputs	Tape1, Tape2