XTZ XTZ 99.26 MKII User manual

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Table of contents
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Contents 3
About XTZ 3
Technical presentation 4
Preparations 5
Practice of sound / Installation and placement tips 6
Mounting /Area of usage 8
Sound adjustment 9
Technical specifications 10
Ser ice & Support 11
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Contents
Contents Cong atulations to you pu chase of the XTZ 99.26
MKII!
When combined with su ound audio/video
elect onics, you will expe ience motion pictu e
sound o music eco ds played deeply and
natu ally. Now when you watch you favou ite
movie o listen to you efe ence music CDs, you
will hea and feel the sound su ounding you in the
same way as o iginally intended by the maste ing
enginee s.
Read the manual befo e using the p oduct and use
all possibilities ca efully.
About XTZ
Philosophy Ou efe ence and sta ting point is to ep oduce a
natu al sound, taking into account that acoustics
always is a matte of taste.
XTZ Goal Our main goal is to pro ide the best alue
for money.
Ou concept:
- Cut down the numbe s of middlemen
- Put mo e money into p oduct quality
and less on adve tising.
- Cost effective la ge volume manufactu ing
- P ovide pe fect technical comp omises
Contact Website: www.xtz.se
E-mail: [email protected]
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Technical presentation
Cabinet design The box design with a na ow baffle and cu ved
side is not only an esthetical neat shape, but also
p ovides some advantages in te ms of acoustics,
since non pa allel walls supp ess inte nal
esonances of the cabinet.
The cabinet is made f om stu dy MDF boa d, which
offe s good sonic qualities.
The cabinet is fu the st engthened with ba s,
which in total ensu es a ve y stable const uction.
Tweeter dri er We have selected a ibbon tweete which p ovides
supe io t ansient esponse and a ve y flat f e-
quency esponse. The ibbon cone is supe light
and only 18 mic ons thick. It is a sandwich con-
st uction made f om osin-aluminium- osin that
has been ha dened at 320 deg ees Celsius.
The magnet system is a 2 ow high-efficient neody-
mium magnets in a moulded chassis of ce amic ca -
bon steel.
Fishbone shaped contacto s in aluminium, esults
in a low connection esistance and good heat dist i-
bution.
The d ive has high powe du ability and handles
f equencies up to 40000 Hz which makes it DVD-
Audio and SACD- eady.
Woofer/midrange
dri er
Afte evaluating a la ge numbe of d ive s f om dif-
fe ent manufactu e s we selected one f om Seas, a
company that has a solid eputation in the a ea of
high quality speake d ive s. You find Seas d ive s
in many well-known High End speake s.
Fo woofe /mid ange we decided on a 6,5" mag-
nesium d ive f om the Seas Excel se ies that have
ext eme pe fo mance. We claim that finding a bet-
te 6,5" d ive on the ma ket is a ve y difficult task.
The su face t eated magnesium cone is ext emely
light but still ext emely stiff and effectively educes
esonances.
The ubbe su ounding makes su e that no edge
esonances a e p esent.
The moulded metal basket is a "high flow" type that
is acoustically t anspa ent with high p ecision as
the basket is shaped exactly due to the moulding
p ocess. This makes su e that the basket is ve y
stable and efficiently educes esonances. The bas-
ket is absolutely non-magnetic, which cont ibutes
to a highe efficiency of the d ive .
A st ong magnet combined with the light cone en-
su es a high efficiency and a good t ansient e-
sponse.
Heavy coppe ings mounted above and below the
T-shaped pole piece educe non linea - and modu-
lation-disto tion and inc eases the ove load ma -
gin.
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The coppe plating of the top and bottom plates
along with a solid coppe phase plug imp oves the
heat conduction and thus cont ibutes to the high
powe du ability.
Gold plated te minals educe contact esistance
and se ves as anti-co osion.
La ge windows in the basket both above and below
the spide educes sound eflection, ai flow noise
and cavity esonances.
Crosso er /
Binding post
We have selected a -12 /18 dB c ossove that has a
fast t ansient esponse and a minimum of phase
shifting.
The connecto s a e gold plated bi-wi ing types so
you can connect to the amplifie with double cables
(bi-wi ing), o connect to two amplifie s (bi-amp-
ing) fo fu the imp ovement of the sound. The fol-
lowing connecting methods a e available:
1. Upper terminal + lower terminal (loops
present)
Default setting, the loudspeake is fed with the en-
ti e f equency ange.
Without the loop between uppe and lowe te min-
al:
2. Upper terminal. The signal is only fed to the
tweete .
3. Lower terminal. Now the signal is fed to the
woofe only.
Preparations
Unpacking Ca efully unpack the speake , and pay attention so
you don't b eak anything. If possible, save the box
fo futu e t anspo tations. If the e should be
damage to the loudspeake , please contact you
etaile .
Accessories Bass eflex plug
Use manual
Rubbe feet
Loops fo level adjustment
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Practice of sound / Installation and placement tips
This chapte contains common info mation on
loudspeake placement and installation.
These a e gene al ules, so the e a e exceptions.
In which room do
you achie e the best
sound?
No matte how good the equipment is, in the w ong
listening envi onment it will inevitably sound bad.
The e a e some basic ules conce ning a p ope
loudspeake installation:
Reflections Ca pets, cu tains and soft fu nitu e abso b mid
ange and high f equency sound, and this is
p efe able. Big empty a eas, on the cont a y,
p oduce ha d eflections that may lead to a blu y
dialogue. Apa t f om colou ing the sound, the
pe spective of the sound will dete io ate.
Reflections in the oom can oughly be compa ed to
the eflections that cause ghost pictu es on a TV
sc een.
Amplification of bass
frequencies
A loudspeake that is placed nea a wall, ceiling o
floo will amplify lowe f equencies in a sometimes
not desi able way (since it may lead to an indistinct
sound ep oduction). This amplification becomes
even mo e obvious if the loudspeake is placed nea
a co ne . Thus, fo a sound as clea as possible, the
loudspeake should be placed at least 30 cm (about
12 inch) away f om the wall.
Some const uctions a e made to be placed close to
a wall.
Furniture Be awa e that fu nitu e may vib ate and cause noise
at high levels.
Room dimension Quad atic ooms o ooms whe e the length is nea
twice as long as the width should be avoided, since
they may c eate unwanted esonance.
Placement of the
subwoofer
The placement of the subwoofe in the oom
d amatically affects the ove all f equency esponse
and sound level of the system. At low f equencies
the effect of the oom is st ong. Even a slight
change in the subwoofe 's location can make a
significant diffe ence in the f equency balance.
Patience and expe imentation is needed to find the
optimal placement. The placement affects the
phase diffe ence between the main loudspeake s
and the subwoofe .
One basic ule is to place the subwoofe togethe
with o nea the f ont system (especially impo tant
if the f ont loudspeake also cove s bass
f equencies) as this will minimize the isk of phase
e o s in the oom.
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Cables T y to keep cables as sho t as possible. Due to its
elect ical featu es, a long conducto will have a
bigge influence on the sound than a sho t one. It
may also wo k as an antenna and eceive va ious
signals that may become a constant noise in an
active subwoofe fo example.
Make su e that all connections a e clean and not
oxidized. All connections should be mechanically
stable, both powe , signal and loudspeake cables.
Signal cables should be sepa ated f om othe
cables.
Front speakers To get the best esult the f ont speake s should be
placed symmet ically in f ont of the listene . The
distance between the f ont speake s should be
a ound 80% of the distance to the listene . In othe
wo ds, the ecommended angle between the f ont
speake s should be 45°.
Why use two
subwoofers?
The e a e benefits having two subwoofe s instead
of one.
The maximum sound p essu e level will be highe .
Less dips and standing waves in the oom and a
bette f equency esponse in the oom (and in
sweet spot).
The powe needed will be less to each the same
SPL as with one subwoofe .
Finally Please emembe that good sound is a matte of
taste, so you have to expe iment to obtain you
favou ite one.
We wish you best of luck!
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Mounting and Connecting tips
Mounting
alternati es
No mally the XTZ 99.26 MKII is placed standing
by a wall. The wall behind and besides the
loudspeake have influence both on the bass level
and the bass cha acte istics, so please be patient
and t y diffe ent distances to the ea and side
walls.
Connect using the
correct phase
Always connect using the co ect phase, f om the
+-pole on the amplifie to the +-pole on the
loudspeake and co esponding fo minus (-).
If you by accident connect the othe way,
the e is no isk of damage. Howeve , the
sound will not be co ect, especially in the
lowe f equencies.
O erload At high load du ing extensive time pe iods, the e is
always the isk of ove loading the d ive and
amplifie .
All loudspeake s have a limited powe
capacity, so be ca eful not to play
ext emely loud and not to inc ease t eble
o bass settings to much.
The initial playing
time
It takes about 50 to 100 hou of initial playing time
fo the d ive to sound optimal. Du ing this time,
the speake may be used no mally.
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Sound settings
Room Tuning -
Mechanical
adjustment of the
boundary frequency
By using the supplied bass plugs in the bass eflex
gates, you can alte the lowe bounda y f equency
on the XTZ 99.26 MKII.
Also the t eble level may be adjusted, which allows
you to pe fectly adjust the pa amete s to fit the
oom, equipment and you own taste.
Closed port
With the bass plug mounted in the bass eflex po t,
the cabinet is closed and the loudspeake ope ates
as a closed const uction which p oduces a mo e
"tight" bass ep oduction.
Bass reflex
With no plug p esent in the po t you get a highe
bass level and the loudspeake is capable of
handling lowe f equencies.
This setting also depends on the size and
shape of the oom, and also on you own
taste, so please has patience when t ying
out you p efe ed setting.
Le el adjustment in
the treble range
In the t eble ange the level is adjustable in fou
diffe ent steps using the supplied loop connecto s.
Level adjustment in the t eble ange:
Mode 1/ 0dB
In this mode the sound is neut al with a
flat f equency esponse.
Mode 2/ +3dB
In this mode the t eble level is inc eased by 3dB.
Mode 3/ -2dB
In this mode the t eble level is dec eased by 2dB.
Mode 4/ -4dB
In this mode the t eble level is dec eased by 4dB.
Terminal /Biwiring We have selected a -12 dB c ossove that has a fast
t ansient esponse and a minimum of phase shift-
ings.
The connecto s a e gold plated bi-wi ing types so
you can connect to the amplifie with double cables
(bi-wi ing), o connect to two amplifie s (bi-amp-
ing) fo fu the imp ovement of the sound. The fol-
lowing connecting modes a e available:
1. Upper terminal + lower terminal (loops
present)
Default setting, the loudspeake is fed with the en-
ti e f equency ange.
Without the loop between uppe and lowe te min-
al:
2. Upper terminal. The signal is only fed to the
tweete .
3. Lower terminal. Now the signal is fed to the
woofe only.
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Technical specifications
Construction type 2-way, Bass eflex cabinet that may be set as a
closed box.
The t eble level is adjustable in fou diffe ent levels.
Dimensions 244 x 379 x 352 mm (W x H x D) (with f ont cove )
Weight 9 kg/pc
Magnetically
shielded
No
Impedance 4-8 ohm
Binding post Gold plated bi-wi ing / Banana plug / Pole sc ew
Efficiency 88dB
Power 300 W Sho t te m IEC 268-5
100 W Long te m IEC 268-5
Tweeter dri er Ribbon tweete , SACD/DVD-Audio- eady,
Sandwich ibbon cone in aluminium, neodymium
magnets, chassis made in ce amic ca bon steel.
Woofer/midrange
dri er
6,5" SEAS Excel, Magnesium d ive , moulded "high
flow" d ive basket, powe ful magnet. 1900 g am.
Connections and
settings
•Gold plated biwi ing.
•Bass eflex settable to closed box.
•The t eble level is adjustable in
4 diffe ent modes.
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