TacT Audio RCS 2.2X Stereo Amplifier User Manual


 
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8 Tact Audio
Introduction
Room Correction
System
Congratulations on your purchase of your RCS 2.2X. You have now acquired the most
advanced stereo Preamplifier / Room Correction System ever developed!
The RCS 2.2X has four times the processing power of the famous TacT RCS 2.0 and
even better AD and DA conversion. This now combined with new features and a more
user-friendly interface takes TacT Audio’s room correction to new heights. The RCS
2.2X has no noise and extremely low distortion, yielding amazingly transparent
accurate sound. Every effort has been made to make this preamplifier the best that
money can buy. Add to this the latest evolution of TacT Audio’s room correction
technology and the result is absolutely staggering.
TacT room correction technology has been praised by the press all around the world.
Comments like “Wholesale improvement in sound quality” have become a standard
phrase for reviewers describing the results that can be achieved with TacT’s room
correction. Now we have taken room correction technology even further, not only in
terms of processing power, but also in terms of the measurement and correction
systems. The measurement is now done with a triple pulse for each acquisition. This
increases the measurement resolution in both the time and frequency domains.
Correction resolution is now four times higher than found in the original RCS 2.0.
One of the most exciting features of the RCS 2.2X is its separate subwoofer output.
The RCS 2.2X can be used with one or (preferably) two subwoofers. An electronic
crossover can be set with a frequency between 60 and 400 Hz and a slope between
12 dB/octave and 60 dB/octave to split the audio signal between the main and
subwoofer outputs. The correction software aligns the sub-woofer(s) with the main
speakers in the time domain and in the frequency domain, for completely seamless
integration surpassing even the best single-box systems.
With the RCS 2.2X, you can add subwoofers to an existing High End speaker system
for substantial sonic improvements. Preferably, the subwoofers should be placed in
the corners behind the main speakers. Corner placement of the subwoofers will yield
much higher efficiency with significantly reduced low-frequency distortion. But more
importantly, the transfer of energy from the sub to the listening position will be much
more direct, resulting in vastly improved impulse response. The room correction
system will easily compensate for the frequency response variations of the subs
introduced by corner placement. It will delay the main speakers for perfect time
alignment to within 1/8 of an inch.
The RCS 2.2X offers you the opportunity to add subwoofers to a system and improve
the transient response tremendously at the same. This contrasts sharply with the
normal result of adding subwoofers to a system: slow – undefined bass with lots of
frequency and time behavior problems. If the separate subwoofer outputs are not
used, then the RCS 2.2X will use all the processing power on the main speakers.
Separate Subwoofer
Control
Flexible DSP’s