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Grille Design
The custom-perforated metal grille has no frame to
cause degrading refl ections in the upper frequen-
cies. Rubber mounts isolate the grille posts from the
Platform Baffl e.
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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 individu-
ally tuned by our technicians to within ±0.5dB of
the master reference, assuring an identical sound
balance to our master reference system.
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Handmade Cabinets
Our cabinet department hand assembles each
cabinet, and then hand sands each several times.
Multiple coats of hand-applied fi nishing oils reveal
great depth to the wood grain. The result is a cabi-
net of exceptional workmanship, with sharp corners,
smooth sides, and natural beauty.
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Veneers
We use premium, book-matched veneers in our
oiled cabinets, chosen for grain consistency and
aesthetics. A pair of speakers uses wood veneer
from the same tree, so grain patterns are consistent.
Our cabinet shop sequences the veneer, maintain-
ing 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.
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Placement Switch
This switch “normalizes” the speaker if it is placed in
a cabinet 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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Heat Sink/Terminal Plate
Heat-producing crossover components are mounted
to a diecast aluminum heat sink for stable, consis-
tent 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 fi ve-way gold-plated binding posts
for bi-wiring or bi-amplifying.
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Rear-Firing Tweeter
The rear-fi ring tweeter on the XA75LE models adds
necessary high-end “fi ll” to the soundstage, creating
a broader, deeper stereo image when the speaker is
placed away from a back wall. An on/off switch al-
lows you to defeat the rear tweeter when placed up
against a back wall.
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