Infinity Intermezzo 2.6p Owner's Manual

Owner’s Guide

INTERMEZZO™2.6p

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INTERMEZZO 2.6p

Intermezzo Series loudspeakers incorporate several innovative
technologies that, when combined with many hours of subjective
listening evaluations and our rigorous engineering standards,
result in a loudspeaker that realistically and accurately reproduces
the signal source with minimal distortion and coloration.

Ceramic Metal MatrixDiaphragms™(C.M.M.D.)

For decades,loudspeaker engineers have known that the ideal
transducer should be stiff,yet light,and have high internal
damping (damping is a material’s ability to absorb energy).
Infinity’s C.M.M.D. transducer is a significant advance in
transducer technology.Ceramic, a class of material new to
loudspeakers,offers better performance than that of other
materials.Ceramic is stiffer than metals and lighter than plastics
and typical composite materials; it also offers improved damping.
These ceramic-based transducers take us a giant step closer to
the ever-elusive “ideal transducer.”

In tweeters,C.M.M.D.technology offers stiffness and damping
superior to that of traditional metals and soft-dome materials.
In woofer and midrange applications,it offers accurate pistonic
operation over the entire frequency range of the driver,
completely eliminating coloration due to cone breakup and
dramatically reducing distortion.And when ceramic-metal-matrix
transducers are exposed to moisture, sunlight or extreme
temperatures,their performance does not deteriorate.

In addition to ceramic diaphragms,all the transducers incorporate
magnetic shielding and rigid cast-frames that,through our FEA
computer modeling and scanning-laser-vibrometer measurements,
have been optimized to reduce resonances.This ensures minimal
distortion and incomparable performance.

Room-Friendly Acoustical Design

One characteristic of forward-facing loudspeakers is that the
sound output lessens as one moves away from the principal axis.
This happens both horizontally and vertically and it means that
radiated sounds that are reflected from the floor, ceiling and side
walls will be lower in amplitude than direct,forward sound.This
is usually a good thing. But, if the dispersion characteristics of
the loudspeaker are different at various frequencies,the sound
quality of the reflected sounds will be very different both from
each other and from the first (i.e.,direct) sound.The ears don’t
ignore these differences;they perceive them as coloration,or as
sound quality that’s been degraded.Intermezzo loudspeakers
have been carefully designed to maintain a directional pattern
that is similar at every important angle,on and off axis.The
positive result is that both direct and reflected sounds arriving at
the listeners’ears have similar timbral signatures.

Completing the Experience

The technology and performance that make Infinity Intermezzo
loudspeakers ideal for music listening also make them the
perfect digital multichannel loudspeaker system.To complete a
home theater system, Infinity has designed, to the same standards
as for Intermezzo 2.6p,a matching 3-way center-channel
loudspeaker and a 12," 850-watt powered subwoofer.

We hope you enjoyed this brief introduction to the technology
of Intermezzo loudspeakers.If you would like to further explore
their technology and design, please ask your Infinity dealer
for the C.M.M.D.and R.A.B.O.S.White Papers.The White
Papers can also be downloaded from Infinity’s Web site at
www.infinitysystems.com.

Unpacking the Product

Finish unpacking the speakers and check the contents.If you
suspect damage from transit,report it immediately to your dealer
and/or delivery service.Keep the shipping carton and packing
materials for future use.

Included Accessories . . .

Grilles (2)

Bolts (8)
(for use with optional wall-mounting bracket or floor stands)

TECHNOLOGY

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INTERMEZZO 2.6p

The Infinity Intermezzo 2.6p is designed to offer excellent
performance in any listening room or home theater system.
However, the following placement guidelines and suggestions will
start you on your way to achieving optimum performance.
Remember, these are guidelines.We suggest you experiment with
positioning the loudspeakers to determine their ideal placement
in your particular listening room.

Note: Each speaker may be placed as either the right or left
channel.Their performance will be identical.

2-Channel or Front Left and Front Right
in a Home Theater System

Generally,the system should be placed at least three feet away
from the side walls.The Intermezzo 2.6p should be placed on
strong,rigid speaker stands that place the tweeter at ear level.
In 2-channel applications, the two speakers should be equidistant
from your primary listening position.We recommend that the
angle formed between the speakers and the listening area be
between 45

° and 60°. For example,if the speakers are 8' apart,
your listening position should be 8' to 12' from each speaker.
See Figure 1.With wider speaker separations,it may be
advantageous to slightly angle the speakers, aiming them
toward the listening area.

When used as part of a home theater system, you may find that
you achieve excellent performance with the left and right
speakers spread apart even further. Feel free to experiment with
the placement of the speakers to achieve the best possible sound
in your listening room.

Surround Channels in a Home Theater System

When used as part of a Dolby* ProLogic*,THX®, or discrete 5.1
channel home theater system, the surround speakers should be
placed at the sides of,and directed toward, the main listening
area.See Figure 2. If there are several rows of seating, place the
speakers,as described above, perpendicular to, or slightly
behind, the last row of seating.

When used as part of a 7-channel music or home theater system,
place the side speakers at the sides of and directed toward the
main listening area.If there are several rows of seating,place
the speakers,as described above, perpendicular to the middle
row of seating.The rear speakers should be placed along the
rear wall facing the front of the room. Each rear speaker should
be about 1/3 of the way into the room,but never to the outside of
the listening area.See Figure 3.

PLACEMENT

SOFA

LEFT

SURROUND

RIGHT
SURROUND

TV

FRONT

LEFT

FRONT
RIGHT

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CENTER

Infinity
Subwoofer

(optional)

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SOFA

FRONT

LEFT

LEFT
SIDE

REAR

LEFT

FRONT
RIGHT

RIGHT
SIDE

REAR
RIGHT

TV

CENTER

SOFA

LEFT

CHANNEL

RIGHT
CHANNEL

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FIGURE 1

FIGURE 2

FIGURE 3