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loudspeaker terminals are gold-plated to
ensure consistently good contact quality.
Plating is done directly on the OFHC
without using a (frequently applied) Nickel
separator, as its existence is clearly audible
as a more grainy sound. However, without
this separator copper atoms will slowly
diffuse into the gold plating, making it lose
its brilliant shine and gold colour.This
change of colour and shine has no affect on
the sound quality, it is a purely cosmetic
affect which has been accepted by our
engineers in pursuit of best sound quality.
The TAG McLaren Audio OFHC copper
terminal allows for spade connection, as it
is superior to all other types of loudspeaker
cable connections. Please make sure that
you use a high quality loudspeaker cable
(such as our Cable AvantGarde
F3-10- SPK) including
3
/
8
”
(10 mm) OFHC
spade contacts.
made to last
The finned centre section of the three
part fascia is machined from a solid
aluminium extrusion and is then fine paint
finished.To complete the fascia assembly
the two extruded end caps are machined,
bead blasted and linished to create an even
texture which is then chemically brightened
and hard black anodised or painted.
vibration damping
The cover panel is stiffened by formed
ribs, then bonded with viscoelastic laminate
to provide a low Q panel which provides
rapid absorption of externally induced
vibrations.
mounting feet
The outer shell carries a polyurethane
disk which protects the surface of
furniture.
T
A
Gtronic Communications Bus
The TAGtronic™ Communications Bus
enables products equipped with this advanced
interface to transfer and share information
easily, e.g. multi-room installations.
retrospective channel number
upgrade
The 100x5R can be factory assembled
with 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5 channels. Retrospective
upgrade to a higher number of channels is
possible without losing or compromising
quality.The installation should be carried
out at an authorised TAG McLaren Audio
service centre as each module is connected
by solder joints instead of less reliable and
often sound quality affecting connector
constructions.
future proof engineering
The 100x5R can be upgraded in future
should better amplifier technology become
available by replacing amplifier modules.
The software of the control circuitry can be
field upgraded by a PC over the Internet
using the TAGtronic Communications Bus.
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