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Heat Sink/Terminal Plate
Heat-producing crossover components are mounted to a die-
cast aluminum heat sink for stable, consistent performance
at high power. This large heat sink also draws heat from
inside the cabinet, keeping critical driver components cooler.
The terminal plate has two sets of five-way gold-plated
binding posts for bi-wiring or bi-amplifying.
Rear-Firing Tweeter
The rear-firing tweeter on the XATower models adds neces-
sary high-end “fill” to the soundstage, creating a broader,
deeper stereo image when the speaker is placed away from
a back wall. An on/off switch allows you to defeat the rear
tweeter when placed up against a back wall.
Grille Design
The custom-perforated metal grille has no frame to cause
degrading reflections in the upper frequencies. Rubber
mounts isolate the grille posts from the Platform Baffle.
Hand-Tuned Crossover
These networks adhere to an “in-phase” or Linkwitz Reilly
design. (Time alignment and coherency are achieved through
the transition region from driver to driver.) In production,
each crossover is individually tuned by our technicians to
within
±
0.5dB of the master reference, assuring an identical
sound balance to our master reference system.
Handmade Cabinets
Our cabinet department hand assembles each cabinet, and
then hand sands each several times. Multiple coats of hand-
applied finishing oils reveal great depth to the wood grain.
The result is a cabinet of exceptional workmanship, with
sharp corners, smooth sides, and natural beauty.
Veneers
We use premium, book-matched veneers in our oiled cabinets,
chosen for grain consistency and aesthetics. A pair of speak-
ers uses wood veneer from the same tree, so grain patterns
are consistent. Our cabinet shop sequences the veneer, main-
taining a match for the top, right/right, and left/left sides
of each pair of speakers. We even go so far as to veneer the
inside of the cabinet. This way, as the cabinet undergoes
changes in humidity in your home, it won’t warp or come
apart at the edges.
Placement Switch
This switch “normalizes” the speaker if it is placed in a cabi-
net or next to a large object, like a big-screen TV. This Snell
feature assures the proper balance of your speaker in less
than ideal placements.
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