VERY IMPORTANT: Setting Bass Management and Channel Balance
Dolby Digital and DTS multi-channel systems have critical channel balance and bass management procedures which must be followed if the system is to perform properly. We have spoken with many users with system sound problems which could be clearly traced back to improper system balance and bass management set-up. Consult your receiver’s or processor’s manual to learn how to access your system set up menus. If you have connected the LFE output of your receiver or processor to the LFE input of the Mythos STS, using the Speaker Set Up (or bass management) menu set the front left speakers as “Large” and subwoofer as “Yes.” If you have connected the speakers using only speaker wire, set the front speakers as “Large” and subwoofer as “No.”
If you have a Definitive center channel with a built-in powered subwoofer or other full range center channel, set your receiver’s Speaker Set Up center channel setting to “Large” (although you should experiment with this to see what sounds best in your specific system). For almost every other center channel speaker set it as “Small.” If you are using large rear surround speakers with very extended low frequency response such as a large Definitive floor-standing system or one with a built-in powered subwoofer, set the rear channels of your decoder’s bass management system to “Large.” If you are using medium to small-sized center and surround speakers, set them to “Small.”
Use the Speaker Level menu in your receiver or processor to set each channel in the system to the same volume level. While you can get decent results doing this by ear, it is best to use an inexpensive Sound Pressure (SPL) meter to get perfect channel to channel balance. Some new receivers and processors have Auto Set Up functions that use a supplied microphone to set levels.
Using Multi-Channel SACD or DVD-Audio with your Mythos STS
Because of the nature of their bass management systems, a multi-channel SACD player or DVD-Audio player (or any other format that requires using
6-channel interconnects) requires the use of an LFE connection between your receiver or processor and your Mythos STS. If you are using one of these players, please use the connection method outlined in the “Connecting the Low Frequency Effects (LFE) Channel” section.
Surround Channel Hook-Up
If you are using the Mythos STS as side/rear surround speakers, hook up the | |
left surround red (+) terminal of your receiver or amplifier to the red (+) terminal | |
of your left surround speaker and the left surround black (-) terminal of your | |
receiver or amplifier to the black(-) terminal of your left surround speaker. | |
Connect the right surround red (+) terminal of your amplifier or receiver to the | 9 |
