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MK Sound S-250 S-150THX manual

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    operation manual S-5000 THX S-250 S-150 THX S-150 THX C, S-150 THX AC Miller & Kreisel Sound, Inc. 9351 Deering A venue Chatsworth, CA 91311-5858 USA (818) 701-7010 fax (818) 701-0369 www .mk sound.com ©2002 Miller & Kreisel Sound, Inc. Manuf actured under license from Lucasfilm Ltd. U .S. P atent Nos. 5,043,970; 5,189,703, and 5,222,059. [...]

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    T ABLE OF CONTENTS 1 . INTR ODUCTION................................................................................................3 2. THE HOME THX A UDIO SPEAKER SYSTEM..............................................................3 3. PLA CEMENT OF Y OUR M&K SPEAKERS.................................................................3 4. SPEAKE[...]

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    1. INTRODUCTION Congratulations! Y our new M&K THX speaker system will giv e y ou years of unmatched enjo yment and e xcitement while listening to your f av orite musical and audio/video sources. W e encourage y ou to read this owner’ s manual, as there is a great deal of inf or mation provided here to help you get the best possib le perf orm[...]

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    Y ou can place your speak ers vir tually anywhere in the room, b ut cer tain locations are better than others . In general, locate them a wa y from obstructions that would interf ere with the direct path from the speak ers to your ears (such as walls , furniture, lighting, plants, etc.). They will sound better when the y are around ear height, or w[...]

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    5. OPTIMIZING SPEAKER PLA CEMENT The sound quality produced by y our speak ers can be significantly enhanced by careful attention to their placement. Y ou will get the maximum retur n in sound quality f or your inv estment b y f ollowing these guidelines as closely as possible . Four factors are important in getting the best sound. They are: A. Hei[...]

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    SPECIAL NO TE: For the S-250, locate the speakers awa y fr om 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 le vel when mounted to M&K speaker stands and located out in the r oom. C. SEP ARA TION BE[...]

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    6. SPEAKER PLA CEMENT IN A HOME A UDIO SYSTEM Placement is ve r y impor tant. Y ou should take at least the same amount of time and care in setting up your M&K speakers as y ou would with the most e xotic high-end stereo system. Some listeners make the mistak e of taking too casual an approach to the installation of speakers in a home theatre s[...]

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    7. USE OF THE "NORMAL"/"SPECIAL" INPUT SELECTION SWITCH (S-5000 ONL Y) The "NORMAL"/"SPECIAL" Input Selection Switch, f ound on the back panel of the S-5000, allo ws f or greater fle xibility in the use and installation of the S-5000 speaker . Under most conditions, this s witch should be set to the "NOR[...]

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    In these cases, please contact M&K Service and Parts depar tment at (818) 701-7010, and we will send, at no charge, replacement self-adhesiv e f oam pieces that can be easily applied to the cabinet's front baffle . See Figure 7 below . This will replace the f oam normally held in place by the speaker g rille and will insure that you get ma[...]

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    10. SPEAKER D AMA GE & HO W T O A V OID IT An impor tant f actor to consider with an y loudspeak er system is the potential for speaker damage . Even though your speak ers ha v e e xtremely high pow er handling ability , they still can be damaged b y relativ ely low po wered amplifiers. While very fe w M&K Satellites are actually retur ned [...]

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    SPECIA NOTE FOR MOUNTING THE S-5000 WITH AN M&K W ALL BRACKET : T o properly wall mount the S-5000 speak er , y ou will need to use M&K’ s ST -W ALL TIL T 5000 brac ket (instead of the standard ST -W all Tilt brac ket). Due to the weight of the S-5000 speaker , use e xtreme caution when mounting the speaker to the w all. DO NO T MOUNT THE[...]

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    14. SPECIFICA TIONS S-5000THX IMPED ANCE: 4 ohms MINIMUM PO WER: 25 watts RMS RECOMMENDED PO WER: amplifiers with between 50 and 400 watts RMS or more (see belo w) MAXIMUM PO WER: 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 ST ANDS: M&[...]