satellite speakers operation manual S-125 S-125C S-85 S-85C Miller & Kreisel Sound Corporation 10391 Jefferson Boulevard Culver Cit y, CA 90232 USA (310) 204-2854 FAX (310) 202-8782 © 1996 MILLER & KREISEL SOUND CORP.
page 2 S-125/S-125C/S-85/S-85C TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................3 2. BASIC PLACEMENT OF YOUR SATELLITE SPEAKERS.............................................3 3. SPEAKER HOOK-UP & USAGE.............................................................................3 HOOK-UP ...........................................................................................................................
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.
page 4 S-125/S-125C/S-85/S-85C 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.
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 terminal and only one black terminal.
page 6 S-125/S-125C/S-85/S-85C 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.
page 7 S-125/S-125C/S-85/S-85C FIGURE 2 SEPARATION BETWEEN LEFT & RIGHT SPEAKERS X A Y 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 possible between the speaker and the object.
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.
S-125/S-125C/S-85/S-85C page 9 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.
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.
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.
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