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DO NOT REMOVE THE SPECIAL ACOUSTIC FOAM ATTACHED TO THE FRONT
BAFFLE AND/OR GRILLE OF YOUR SPEAKERS.
This foam is a critical part of your loudspeaker system and plays an important role
in its high level of performance. It focuses the radiation of the tweeters, minimizes
cabinet diffraction, and provides the flattest possible frequency response.
operation manual
S-5000THX
S-250
S-150THX
S-150THX C, S-150THX AC
Manufactured under license from
Lucasfilm Ltd. U.S. Patent Nos.
5,043,970; 5,189,703, a
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MAIN SATELLITE SPEAKER TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. INTRODUCTION................................................................................................3 2. THE HOME THX AUDIO SPEAKER SYSTEM..............................................................3 3. PLACEMENT OF YOUR M&K SPEAKERS.................................................................3 4. SPEAKER HOOK-UP.................................................................................................4 5. OPTIMIZING SPEAKER PLACEME
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MAIN SATELLITE SPEAKER 1. INTRODUCTION Congratulations! Your new M&K THX 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 get 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 (818) 701-7010, from
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MAIN SATELLITE SPEAKER You can place your speakers virtually anywhere in the room, but certain locations are better than others. In general, locate them away from obstructions that would interfere with the direct path from the speakers to your ears (such as walls, furniture, lighting, plants, etc.). They will sound better when they are around ear height, or when angled towards your favorite listening location. Proper speaker alignment will assure optimal speaker performance. Unlike most Satellit
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MAIN SATELLITE SPEAKER 5. OPTIMIZING SPEAKER PLACEMENT The sound quality produced by your speakers can be significantly enhanced by careful attention to their placement. You will get the maximum return in sound quality for your investment by following these guidelines as closely as possible. Four factors are important in getting the best sound. They are: A. Height or angle (proper orientation of tweeters relative to listeners' ears). B. Location away from room walls or reflecting surfaces. C. Se
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MAIN SATELLITE SPEAKER SPECIAL NOTE: For the S-250, locate the speakers away from reflecting surfaces near to the sides of the speaker cabinet. This includes side walls, the sides of entertainment centers, other furniture, etc. The S-250 will sound and perform at its optimum level when mounted to M&K speaker stands and located out in the room. C. SEPARATION BETWEEN LEFT AND RIGHT SPEAKERS Here is a formula for achieving the ideal left to right stereo imaging. Think of a triangle formed by the lo
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MAIN SATELLITE SPEAKER FIGURE 3-A FIGURE 3-B CORRECT or ORIENTATION CORRECT ORIENTATION (S-5000) INCORRECT or ORIENTATION INCORRECT ORIENTATION (S-5000) 6. SPEAKER PLACEMENT IN A HOME AUDIO SYSTEM Placement is very important.You should take at least the same amount of time and care in setting up your M&K speakers as you would with the most exotic high-end stereo system. Some listeners make the mistake of taking too casual an approach to the installation of speakers in a home theatre system. In f
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MAIN SATELLITE SPEAKER FIGURE 5 FIGURE 6 S-150AC (Angled Using S-150AC Center) aiming down Angled Center towards the listener, version when placed high on top of a large screen Front view of three S-150AC or S-150C when used for the TV front main left, center and right speaker channels. Television Set 7. USE OF THE "NORMAL"/"SPECIAL" INPUT SELECTION SWITCH (S-5000 ONLY) The "NORMAL"/"SPECIAL" Input Selection Switch, found on the back panel of the S-5000, allows for greater flexibility in the use
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MAIN SATELLITE SPEAKER In these cases, please contact M&K Service and Parts department at (818) 701-7010, and we will send, at no charge, replacement self-adhesive foam pieces that can be easily applied to the cabinet's front baffle. See Figure 7 below. This will replace the foam normally held in place by the speaker grille and will insure that you get maximum performance from your S-5000s. FIGURE 7 11-15/16" Top view of the foam Using the S-5000 pieces pictured on without the speaker the front
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MAIN SATELLITE SPEAKER 10. SPEAKER DAMAGE & HOW TO AVOID IT An important factor to consider with any loudspeaker system is the potential for speaker damage. Even though your speakers have extremely high power handling ability, they still can be damaged by relatively low powered amplifiers. While very few M&K Satellites are actually returned for service, the vast majority of those returned are not for manufacturing defects. Instead, they are returned because they have been overdriven, almost alwa
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MAIN SATELLITE SPEAKER FIGURE 9 HIGH POSITION WITH THE 17" LEG/COVER LOW POSITION WITH THE 25" LEG/COVER FIGURE 10 SPECIA NOTE FOR MOUNTING THE S-5000 WITH AN M&K WALL BRACKET: WALL MOUNTING OPTIONS To properly wall mount the S-5000 speaker, you will need to use M&K’s ST-WALL TILT 5000 bracket (instead of the standard ST-Wall Tilt bracket). Due to the weight of the TILT O 5 UP O 12 DOWN S-5000 speaker, use extreme caution when mounting the speaker to the wall. ST Wall Bracket - Tilt (order as
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MAIN SATELLITE SPEAKER 14. SPECIFICATIONS S-5000THX IMPEDANCE: 4 ohms MINIMUM POWER: 25 watts RMS RECOMMENDED POWER: amplifiers with between 50 and 400 watts RMS or more (see below) MAXIMUM POWER: 400 watts RMS unclipped peaks FREQUENCY RESPONSE: 72 Hz - 20 KHz ± 2 DIMENSIONS (H x W x D): 24" x 11 5/8" x 12" WEIGHT: 40 lbs RECOMMENDED STANDS: M&K ST-1 Base, ST-Leg/Tilt17 or ST-Leg/Tilt25 BRACKET: M&K ST-Wall Tilt 5000 S-250 IMPEDANCE: 4 ohms MINIMUM POWER: 25 watts RMS RECOMMENDED POWER: amplifi
