McIntosh HT 5 Owners Manual

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HT-5 Loudspeaker System

HT-5

McIntosh Laboratory, Inc. 2 Chambers Street Binghamlon, New York 13903-2699 Phone: 607-723-3512 FAX: 607-724~0549

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WARNING - TO REDUCE RISK OF
FIRE OR ELECTRICAL SHOCK, DO
NOT EXPOSE THIS EQUIPMENT TO

RAIN OR MOISTURE.

NO USER-SERVICEABLE PARTS
INSIDE. REFER SERVICING TO
QUALIFIED PERSONNEL.

IMPORTANT SAFETY
INSTRUCTIONS!

PLEASE READ THEM BEFORE
OPERATING THIS EQUIPMENT.

General:

1. Read these instructions.

. Keep these instructions.

. Heed all warnings.

. Follow all instructions.

. Warning: To reduce risk of fire or electrical shock,
do not expose this equipment to rain or moisture.
This unit is capable of producing high sound pres-
sure levels. Continued exposure to high sound pres-
sure levels can cause permanent hearing impair-
ment or loss. User caution is advised and ear protec-
tion is recommended when playing at high volumes.

6. Only use attachments/accessories specified by the

manufacturer.

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Installation:

7. Install in accordance with the manufacturers instruc-
tions.

8. Do not install near any heat sources such as radiators,
heat registers, stoves, or other equipment (including
amplifiers) that produce heat.

9. Do not use this equipment near water.

10. Do not expose this equipment to dripping or splashing
and ensure that no objects filled with liquids, such as
vases, are placed on the equipment.

11. Use only with the cart, stand, tripod,
bracket, or table specified by the manufac-
turer, or sold with the equipment. When a
cart is used, use caution when moving the
cart/equipment combination to avoid in-
jury from tip-over.

Care of Equipment:

12.
13.

Clean only with a dry cloth.

Do not permit objects or liquids of any kind to be
pushed, spilled and/or fall into the equipment through
enclosure openings.

Repair of Equipment:

14.

15.

16.

17.

Refer all servicing to qualified service personnel. Ser-
vicing is required when the equipment has been dam-
aged in any way, liquid has been spilled or objects
have fallen into the equipment, the equipment has been
exposed to rain or moisture, does not operate normally,
or has been dropped.

Do not attempt to service beyond that described in the
operating instructions. All other service should be re-
ferred to qualified service personnel.

When replacement parts are required, be sure the ser-
vice technician has used replacement parts specified by
Mclntosh or have the same characteristics as the origi-
nal part. Unauthorized substitutions may result in fire,
electric shock, or other hazards.

Upon completion of any service or repairs to this prod-
uct, ask the service technician to perform safety checks
to determine that the product is in proper operating con-
dition.

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Introduction

The Mclntosh HT-S Loudspeaker System is designed for
Home Theater and Music Reproduction. It is a three-way
system with two 6-1/2 inch LD/HPl woofers and one 1
inch dome tweeter. The HT-S is designed to work as a left
or right (main) loudspeaker in a Music System or as a
main, center channel or surround loudspeaker, in a Home
Theater System.

The HT-5 Loudspeaker preformance is equivalent to the
quality of Mclntoshs legendary line of Amplifiers, Pream-
plifiers, Signal Processors and Signal Sources, without im-
parting distortion or coloration of its own. It also comple»
ments the capabilities and the remarkably low distortion of
Mclntosh Power Amplifiers.

Many of todays loudspeakers are designed only for
Home Theater applications. Not so with the HT-S. It is also
designed for the accurate reproduction of music. Motion
picture sound effects, explosions, screams, and vehicle
crashes require a wide dynamic range and high sound lev-
els. These sounds are such that a speaker system having
moderate distortion would reproduce them with little au-
dible difference. This is not true with the reproduction of
music. Music is by nature and definition harmonious. To
reproduce it accurately, all forms of distortion, both har-
monic and interrnodulation, must be kept to a minimum.
This has been the result of the design of the new Mclntosh
HT-5 Loudspeaker System. Each loudspeaker element and
crossover component has been carefully designed for dura-
bility, efficiency, and above all, low distortion. The Mcln-
tosh HT-S Loudspeaker System will reproduce music accu-
rately and fiinction as an excellent Home Theater Loud-
speaker.

Performance Features

0 Gold Plated Input Connectors
The HT-S input connectors are gold plated for superior cor-
rosion resistance and high electrical conductivity.

0 Acoustic Edge-Hole Elimination

An edge-hole is a severe dip in the high frequency re-
sponse of a speaker system, caused by the relative distance
of the dome tweeter to the edge of the speaker cabinet. If
the distance to the edge of the cabinet is the same on both
sides of the dome tweeter, cancellation of the sound occurs
at a specific frequency. Mclntosh guards against this phe-
nomenon with a special tweeter mounting that eliminates
the edge»hole effect.

Introduction and Performance Features

- Patented LD/HP Technology

The Mclntosh Low and Mid Frequency Loudspeaker Ele-
ments feature the patented LD/HP motor structure. This
design, when compared to conventional loudspeaker ele-
ments, reduces distortion significantly. It also increases
power handling and efficiency.

- Shielded Magnetic Field

The HT-5 may be used in Home Theater Installations near
a television receiver or monitor without causing the televi-
sion image to degrade. Mclntosh has designed special
shielding around the magnetic structure of the HT-S Loud-
speaker Elements to prevent interference.

- High Power Handling

The Loudspeaker Elements and crossover components of
the HT-S are all chosen for use with powerful amplifiers,
up to 200 watts.

- High Efiiciency

The Loudspeaker Elements used in the HT-5 Loudspeaker
System have also been designed for high efficiency. As a
result any Mclntosh Power Amplifier, even our smallest,
will provide satisfying room filling sound.

- Automatic Overload Protection

The HT-S has built»in Loudspeaker Element Protection in
the form of two automatic resetting solid-state devices as a
part of the crossover network.

ILD/HP Pat. No. 5,151,943

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How to Connect

The McIntosh HT-S Loudspeaker System utilizes binding
posts for speaker wire connections. Refer to figure 3.

1. Connect a loudspeaker cable from the black (negativeC-J)
loudspeaker binding post to the negative or common
output terminal of one channel of the amplifier.

2. Connect a loudspeaker cable from the red (positive (-9)
loudspeaker binding post to the positive or 4 ohm out-
put terminal of the same channel of the amplifier.

3. Tighten all of the loudspeaker binding posts.

Speaker Connections

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To Amplifier Terminals

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Center Channel Loudspeaker

Right Front Loudspeaker Left Front Loudspeaker