Setup guide
page 3
1. INTRODUCTION
Congratulations! Your new MK 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 from your new speakers.
If you have any questions about your speaker system, please contact your MK dealer.
Additional information may also be obtained on our web site: www.mksoundsystem.com.
This manual gives you basic hook-up instructions rst, followed by more detailed and technical
information
2. PLACEMENT OF YOUR SPEAKERS
Your MK speakers can be installed in a wide variety of locations. Their compact size gives you great
exibility in installation. They can be placed on shelves, bookcases, or more permanently mounted using
brackets, through direct attachment to a wall, or with a ceiling suspension system.
You can place the left and right 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.). Center channel speakers
should be located close to the television screen (see Home Theater Usage on page 8). Your speakers will
sound better when they are around ear height, or when angled towards your listening location. They sound
better when they are not sitting directly on the oor.
For more detailed information on placement of your speakers, see Section 4 (page 4) and Appendix A.
3. SPEAKER HOOK-UP
Please follow these instructions carefully, to avoid any possible damage to the speakers or your
amplier, and to get the best possible sound. The sound quality of your speakers can be affected by the type
of speaker wire that you use to connect them. While it is possible to use speaker wire as thin as 22 gauge (0.6
mm diam.) to hook your speakers up, we recommend using the largest diameter wire that you can. This means
a minimum of 18 gauge (1 mm diam.). Over 10 feet (3 meter), you should use 16 gauge (1.3 mm diam.), and
for more than 30 feet (9 meter), we recommend using 14 gauge (1.6 mm diam.) or heavier.
Note: The smaller the gauge number, the thicker the wire.
There is a wide variety of premium speaker cables available from a number of specialist
manufacturers. We do not endorse any specic brand of premium cable, but we do recommend using the
highest quality cable that ts your budget.
Using better quality cables will improve the sound of your speakers.