Snell Acoustics XA 2500 Leaflet

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change. ©2002 Snell Acoustics.

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An array of switches
compensates for perforated
screens and other
installation conditions.

Frequency Response
40Hz-24kHz ±3dB anechoic

Recommended Amplifier Power
150 to 600 watts

Impedance
Nominal 4 ohms,  minimum 3 ohms

Sensitivity
88dB SPL (2.83v at 1m)

Tweeter
1-inch (25mm) titanium dome
tweeter .

Midranges
Two 4

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2

-inch (110mm) mounted in

separate enclosure

Bass Units
Two 8-inch (210mm) with black
anodized aluminum cones.

Grille
Cloth-covered MDF frame

Max Dimensions  (HxWxD)
Horizontal: 32 x14 x 13

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in.

 Vertical:    32 x14 x 13

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2 

in.

Weight (each)
Shipping: 88 lbs. (40 kg)
Net: 75lbs. (34kg)

Finish
Black Painted MDF. Other veneers and
finishes available at extra cost.

The Snell XA2500 Is the driver set and crossover from the XA 2900, Snell’s award

winning Reference LCR, mounted in a handmade utility enclosure. The result is an

LCR that approaches the performance levels of its Reference stablemate at less

than half the price. By teaming the best of loudspeaker design, and innovation

with a 3/4 MDF cabinet and Snell’s highly damped three part baffle, Dr. Joseph

D’Appolito and his team are able to achieve remarkable bandwidth, output, and

dimension when built into dedicated home theaters and screening rooms.

Hand built by Snell in Peabody, Ma, The XA 2500 uses all the parts from the XA

2900, except for the sophisticated multilayer enclosure, including the 8-inch

aluminum cone woofers, 4.5-inch midranges and 1-inch pure titanium tweeter.

In place of the Reference cabinet, the XA 2500 borrows from the XA 1900thx, by

employing a traditional utility cabinet, with a multilayer baffle of two layers of

dense MDF sandwiching a damping layer of 1.5mil neoprene. These cabinet

details are what helped garner awards for both the XA 2900 and XA 1900thx

Featuring the eXpanding Array (XA), a unique driver arrangement developed from

months of computer modeling, the XA 2500 assures extremely flat response

directed to the listening area, while quieting the floor and ceiling reflections

that bounce back to the listener as distortion.  These optimum dispersion

characteristics are enhanced by the use of the drivers chosen for the $25,000 XA

Reference Tower.  Together they provide the maximum in output, power han-

dling, bandwidth, and accuracy.

The highly detailed crossover, also from the XA Reference Tower, seamlessly

combines all elements.  Innovatively, four switches are employed to “tune out”

distortions induced by typical installation conditions.  Notably, the Boundary

Switch that tunes for flattest response, whether the speaker is located in free

space, near a rear wall, or on the floor.  And, the Upper Treble Switch that

accurately compensates for the loss of treble when mounting the XA 2900

behind perforated film screens.

For applications demanding movie theater dynamics and output while preserving

the detail and nuance in music, the XA 2500 exceeds all expectations.