MK Sound S-1C - Manual (Page 10)

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The HIGH EFFICIENCY input gives a bright, forward sound with great efficiency and a wider dynamic range.
Particularly useful for producing maximum sound power levels, especially with low-powered amplifiers. Sometimes
referred to as the "German Sound."
S-80 HIGH TWEETER / LOW TWEETER INPUTS
The LOW TWEETER input provides a rolloff of the upper midrange and treble frequencies in a carefully shaped
contour, in order to minimize brightness due to room conditions, other electronics, or the source material. It does more
than a simple tweeter level control.
The LOW TWEETER input reduces the high frequencies, while the HIGH TWEETER input has no reduction of
high frequencies at all. LOW TWEETER is useful not only to match your room environment and speaker location, but
also because audio and audio/video program material varies widely in terms of high frequency level and distortion.
Don't hesitate to use the LOW TWEETER for fear of the sound not being "flat". Few recordings themselves are
"flat", due to equalization in the recording process, and artificial alteration of high frequencies is common.
6. S-1C SPEAKER HOOK-UP & USAGE
SPECIAL NOTE
Because your S-1C Satellites have a specially controlled vertical radiation pattern, it is very important that you
install them so that they are properly oriented relative to your ears.
The idea is to have the space between the lower tweeter and the upper woofer at the same height as your ears
when you are listening. If you have the speakers mounted above or below this height, you must angle the speakers
so that the tweeters are aimed at your ears when you are in the main listening position.
HOOK-UP & USAGE
The back panel of your S-1C speakers contains two pairs of speaker terminals (instead of the usual single pair).
Therefore it is important to follow these instructions carefully, to avoid any possible damage to the speakers or your
amplifier, and to get the best possible sound. The second pair of terminals is provided to allow you to bi-wire the
S-1C. The bi-wiring technique is discussed below.
Sound quality can be affected by the type of speaker wire that you use. While it is possible to use speaker wire
as thin as 22 gauge to hook your Satellites up, we recommend using the largest diameter wire that you can. This means
a minimum of 18 gauge wire. Over 10 feet, you should use 16 gauge, and for more than 30 feet, we recommend using
14 gauge or heavier. The smaller the number, the thicker the wire.
There are a very wide variety of premium speaker cables available from a number of specialist manufacturers.
We do not endorse any specific brand of premium cable, but we do recommend using as high quality a cable as fits
your budget. Using better quality cables is especially important with a speaker the quality of the S-1C.
As mentioned above, the S-1C Satellites allow for bi-wiring, with two pairs of speaker terminals on its back panel.
For instructions on bi-wiring, see BI-WIRING THE S-1C on page 12. If you wish to bi-amplify your Satellites in
combination with an M&K Powered Subwoofer, see Section 11 (page 18) for more details.
S-1C HOOKUP
There are two pairs of terminals on the backplate, each with one Red terminal and one Black terminal. One set
is labelled NORMAL INPUT / BI-WIRE WOOFER INPUT, and the other set is labelled BI-WIRE TWEETER INPUT.
Under normal conditions, use only the terminals labelled NORMAL INPUT (the top two terminals), and make sure that
the toggle switch between both pairs of terminals is set to the NORMAL position. The BI-WIRE TWEETER INPUT
terminals should be used only when you are bi-wiring (see Page 12 under BI-WIRING THE S-1C).
Connect the Positive (+) lead from your amplifier or receiver to the RED (+) INPUT terminal, and the Negative
(-) lead from your amplifier or receiver to the BLACK (-) INPUT terminal. See Figure 4 above.
S-1C VARIATIONS OF SOUND
Your M&K Satellites reproduce sound with exceptional transient accuracy and a very wide dynamic range.
Because of these qualities, they give outstanding results with any high quality amplifier or receiver in virtually any