Owner's Manual

The included center speaker support base allows you to vertically tilt the speaker upward
to a maximum of 18-degrees, or downward to a maximum of 7-degrees, as shown in
Figure 3. DO NOT exceed the tilt range, as doing so will prevent the base to fully support
the speaker.
7
°
18
°
Figure 3 shows the tilt angles of the center channel speaker
on the support base stand.
Surround Speakers – Position one surround speaker directly left of the listening
position, and another speaker directly right of the listening position, as shown in Figure 1
and Figure 4. Ideally, the surround speaker should be just as far from the listening position
as the front speakers. However, room acoustics and availability of space may not quite
allow for this.
NOTE: Years ago before the time of high surround channel counts (e.g. 7.1.4
configurations with rear and height channels), it was common to position the surround
speakers of 5.1 configurations further behind the listening position. However, typical post-
production media studios currently mix surround audio so that the surround channels are
positioned along the sides of the listing position. Therefore, audio from surround media is
accurately reproduced when you position your surround channels at your sides.
Rear Surround Speakers – You can add a Revel M8 SP2 multi-pack to an SP5 multipack
to create a left/right pair of Rear Surround channels, as part of a 7-channel surround
system. In this configuration, place the rear surround speakers behind the listening
position just a bit off-left and off-right (about 160-degrees and 200-degrees from the
listening position), as shown in Figure 4.
Left
Front
Channel
Left
Surround
Channel
Left Rear
Surround
Channel
Right
Surround
Channel
Right Rear
Surround
Channel
Subwoofer
Listening Position
Right
Front
Channel
Center
Channel
(above or below
video screen)
Figure 4: This overhead view shows a typical
7-channel home theater plan.
Subwoofer Channel (subwoofer sold separately) – Your Revel M8 SP2/SP5 is a multi-
pack containing main satellite loudspeakers. Using a subwoofer will allow your home
theatre system to output the LFE channel and main speaker low-frequency rolloff per your
system’s bass management. NOTE: Revel Concerta M8 loudspeakers are ideally suited
for use with the Revel B8 wireless subwoofer. Contact your Revel dealer to order this
subwoofer model.
The performance of a subwoofer is directly related to its placement in the listening room
and its physical position relative to the other speakers in the system. Please refer to your
subwoofer owner’s manual for more information on your subwoofer, as part of a home
theatre surround system.
WALL-MOUNTING
Revel Concerta M8 satellites are designed to be used on a bookshelf or tabletop, or
they can be mounted on the wall. A wall bracket is included with each M8 speaker.
Each speaker bracket will require four 1-1/2", #10 wood screws (not included); each
screw should be fastened to a wall stud. If a wall stud is unavailable, install an anchor
appropriate for a 1-1/2", #10 screw.
NOTE: The customer is responsible for the correct selection and use of mounting
hardware (available through hardware stores) that will ensure the proper and safe wall-
mounting of the speakers.
STEP ONE
Place bracket against the wall and mark the positions on the wall where you would like
to place the mounting screws. Using a leveler (not included) will allow you to ensure that
your brackets are straight. All wall mounted M8 speakers should be positioned vertically,
except for the center channel speaker, which should be positioned horizontally.
STEP TWO
Run the speaker wire behind each wall bracket and out through any of the 3 larger holes
in the bracket. Place the bracket against the wall and fasten four 1-1/2”, #10 wood
screws through the bracket’s screw holes into the wall (Figure 5). Repeat this step for
each wall bracket.
Figure 5: Note that the screws fit the 4 smaller holes of the bracket, and
the speaker wire can run through any of the bracket’s 3 larger holes.
STEP THREE
Using the included hex wrench, remove the top and bottom end cap plates of the speaker
by unscrewing the single center screw on each end (Figure 6).
Figure 6 shows the originally installed end cap plates
being removed prior to wall mounting.
NOTE: After removing the screws, you’ll notice that the larger plates under the end caps
are also loose and removable. Keep the larger under plates attached to the speaker.
These must remain on. The larger plates are only to be removed if connecting the speaker
to a floor stand (see Optional STANDM10BK Floor Stand at the end of this section for
more details).
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