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  • Page 1

    THX ® front channel satellite speakers Miller & Kreisel Sound Corporation 9351 Deering Avenue Chatsworth, CA 91311 USA (818) 701-7010 Fax (818) 701-0369 www.mksound.com ©2001 MILLER & KREISEL SOUND CORP. operation manual S-5000 THX S-150 THX Manufactured under license from Lucasfilm Ltd. U.S. Patent Numbers 5,043,970; 5,189,703; and 5,222[...]

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    S-5000 THX & S-150 THX satellite speakers page 2 T ABLE OF CONTENTS 1 . INTRODUCTION.......................................................................................................3 2. THE HOME THX AUDIO SPEAKER SYSTEM............................................................3 3. PLACEMENT OF YOUR M&K THX SPEAKERS..................[...]

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    S-5000 THX & S-150 THX satellite speakers page 3 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[...]

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    S-5000 THX & S-150 THX satellite speakers page 4 There is a four hole mounting pattern on the rear baffle to accommodate either an Omnimount mounting bracket. The S-5000 uses an Omnimount #100 pattern, and the S-150 uses an Omnimount #75 pattern. This four hole pattern is also used with the M& K speaker stands and wall brackets . You can pl[...]

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    S-5000 THX & S-150 THX satellite speakers page 5 FIGURE 1 WIRING (one channel only is shown for clarity) 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 in the by following these[...]

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    S-5000 THX & S-150 THX satellite speakers page 6 A. HEIGHT (OR ANGLE) Your M&K speakers will always deliver sound superior to conventional speakers, regardless of where you locate them or where you are when you are listening. However, because of their design, they achieve their very best sound quality and their flattest frequency response w[...]

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    S-5000 THX & S-150 THX satellite speakers page 7 D. VERTICAL ORIENTATION The performance of your speakers is dependent on their orientation. THX speakers are designed for controlled vertical dispersion and wide horizontal dispersion. By controlling the vertical dispersion, we limit the amount of sound that would otherwise be reflected with a ti[...]

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    S-5000 THX & S-150 THX satellite speakers page 8 tweeters at the same height as the listeners' ears. Your speakers have great flexibility in combination with stands, mounting brackets, or speaker hangers to make this easy to accomplish. Remember that they are designed to be installed vertically, with the tweeters aimed at the listeners&apo[...]

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    S-5000 THX & S-150 THX satellite speakers page 9 TOP VIEW OF THE FOAM PIECES PICTURED ON THE FRONT VIEW. PLEASE NOTE: THE ANGLED SIDE OF THE FOAM MUST GO TO THE OUTSIDE OF THE CABINET. ATTACH THESE TWO PIECES OF FOAM TO THE SPEAKER'S FRONT BAFFLE WHEN THE SPEAKER WILL BE USED WITHOUT A GRILLE FRONT VIEW TOP VIEW A. "NORMAL" SWITC[...]

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    S-5000 THX & S-150 THX satellite speakers page 10 The foam that is located inside the speaker grille is very important. Therefore, any time the S-5000 is used without its speaker grille, it is very important that that foam be replaced. If your S-5000s are being installed behind other cloth grilles in order to conceal them (or behind a THX front[...]

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    S-5000 THX & S-150 THX satellite speakers page 11 This flat top contains multiples of the original amplified frequencies, sometimes at higher levels than the original signal itself. For tweeters, this can be very damaging, as this distortion is well above the audible range, where you will be unable to hear it, and where the tweeter is more vuln[...]

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    S-5000 THX & S-150 THX satellite speakers page 12 13. SPECIFICA TIONS S-5000THX S-150THX IMPEDANCE: 4 ohms 4 ohms MINIMUM POWER: 10 watts RMS 10 watts RMS RECOMMENDED POWER: (applies to both models) amplifiers with between 50 and 400 watts RMS or more (see below) MAXIMUM POWER: (applies to both models) 400 watts RMS unclipped peaks FREQUENCY RE[...]