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operation manual
S-125 S-85
S-125C S-85C
Miller & Kreisel Sound Corporation
10391 Jefferson Boulevard
Culver City, CA 90232 USA
(310) 204-2854 FAX (310) 202-8782
© 1996 MILLER & KREISEL SOUND CORP.
satellite speakers
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S-125/S-125C/S-85/S-85C page 2 TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................3 2. BASIC PLACEMENT OF YOUR SATELLITE SPEAKERS.............................................3 3. SPEAKER HOOK-UP & USAGE.............................................................................3 HOOK-UP..........................................................................................................................
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page 3 S-125/S-125C/S-85/S-85C 1. INTRODUCTION Congratulations! Your new M&K Satellite speaker system will give you years of unmatched enjoyment and excitement while listening to your favorite musical and audio/video sources. We encourage you to read this owner’s manual, as there is a great deal of information provided here to help you achieve the best possible performance. If you have any questions about your speaker system, please contact your M&K dealer or call the M&K factory directly at (3
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S-125/S-125C/S-85/S-85C page 4 Your M&K Satellites are not designed for bi-wiring. Do not use the four input terminals to bi-wire your Satellites, as this may damage your amplifier and speakers. If you wish to bi-amplify your Satellites in combination with an M&K Powered Subwoofer, see Section 9 (page 11) for more details. HOOKUP (BOTH REGULAR & CENTER CHANNEL SPEAKERS) There are four terminals on the backplate. Depending on which combination of the four terminals you use to connect your amp
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page 5 S-125/S-125C/S-85/S-85C FIGURE 1 SPEAKER WIRING The four diagrams below show all possible wiring configurations for the S-125, S-125C, S-85 and S-85C. See page 4 for a detailed discussion of the effect these configurations have on the sound of the speakers. MAXIMUM OUTPUT / WIDE RANGE NORMAL OUTPUT / WIDE RANGE MULTICHANNEL DIGITAL MONITOR MULTICHANNEL DIGITAL MONITOR Connect your amplifier to only one red Connect your amplifier to only one red terminal and only one black terminal. ter
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S-125/S-125C/S-85/S-85C page 6 If you have a separate electronic high-pass filter (such as the M&K VF-80 or HP-80), always use the WIDE RANGE terminals, as you do not want to have this combination of dual filters operating. This also applies if your amplifier or controller has built-in high-pass filters (such as THX-approved components and AC-3 units). 4. S-125C & S-85C CENTER CHANNEL USAGE Because the S-125C and S-85C center channel speakers are designed to match their left and right channel
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page 7 S-125/S-125C/S-85/S-85C FIGURE 2 SEPARATION BETWEEN LEFT & RIGHT SPEAKERS A XY LEFT SPEAKER RIGHT SPEAKER LINE X - Y SHOULD EQUAL LINE A - B. (LINE A - B APPEARS LONGER IN THIS DIAGRAM DUE TO AN OPTICAL ILLUSION). B If the speakers are on a television set or shelves, locate them on the front edge, so there is no flat surface directly in front of them. If the speakers will sit close to walls or other large objects, leave as much space as possib
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S-125/S-125C/S-85/S-85C page 8 If the other speakers are not M&Ks, don't worry; M&K's unique tonal balance controls allow the M&K speakers to be adjusted to emulate the sound of the other speakers. Here's how: Set up a listening comparison between your the M&K speaker and the other speaker. Connect one speaker to the front right channel and the other to the front left channel. Place them as close together as possible, and compare their sound by alternately rotating the balance control fully
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page 9 S-125/S-125C/S-85/S-85C When using a Center channel speaker, you have extra flexibility in placing the left and right speakers, as the Center channel speaker will tie most dialog and effects directly to the screen. SURROUND CHANNELS The Surround channel speakers can be placed in a wide variety of locations in the room to give good performance. In general, the surround speakers should be either adjacent to or behind the main listening position, and located higher than the listener's heads
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S-125/S-125C/S-85/S-85C page 10 7. SATELLITE/SUBWOOFER PHASING TEST In any system using a subwoofer separate from Satellite speakers, a phasing test must be performed to insure good bass blending. This test insures optimum sound in the critical bass frequencies where your Subwoofer and Satellite speakers overlap. Play a familiar CD, LP, or tape with steady, consistent bass content through your system. Listen carefully to the "mid-bass" region of 75 - 125 Hz. This is the part of the spectrum
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page 11 S-125/S-125C/S-85/S-85C amplifier. If you have any questions about this, please contact M&K, and we will be happy to discuss it with you further. 9. BI - AMPLIFYING YOUR SATELLITES WITH M&K HIGH PASS FILTERS One excellent way to improve the sound of your Satellite speakers (and protect them if you listen at high volume levels to music with substantial deep bass output), is by using an M&K High-Pass Filter. The M&K HP-80 and VF-80 High-Pass Filters improve the performance of any system
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S-125/S-125C/S-85/S-85C page 12 13. SPECIFICATIONS S-125 & S-125C S-85 & S-85C IMPEDANCE: 4 ohms 4 ohms MINIMUM POWER: 10 watts RMS 10 watts RMS RECOMMENDED POWER: (applies to both models) amplifiers with between 50 and 200 watts RMS or more (see below) MAXIMUM POWER: (applies to both models) 200 watts RMS unclipped peaks FREQUENCY RESPONSE: 77 Hz - 20 KHz ± 2 dB 85 Hz - 20 KHz ± 2 dB DIMENSIONS (H x W x D): Left/Right speaker 18 1/2" x 6 1/4" x 8 1/4" 10 1/2" x 6 1/4" x 8 1/4" Center Channel s
