The StudioMonitors are mirror imaged (serial numbers have either an A or a B) with the side mounted, pressure coupled subwoofers located so they may be set up with both woofers facing in (toward each other) or both woofers facing out (away from each other). (Feel the side of the speakers to determine which side the woofer is on.) Facing the woofers in or out will vary the sound somewhat and which way is best will vary with your room. Again, experiment to determine the best location for the speakers. If you use a StudioMonitor for a center speaker, you may use either a speaker A or speaker B, and it may be positioned either vertically or horizontally. If it is used hori- zontally, make sure the subwoofer is facing up.
Speaker Break-In
Your StudioMonitors should sound good right out of the box; howev- er, an extended break-in period of 20-40 hours or more of normal play- ing is required to reach full performance capability. Break-in allows the suspensions to work in and results in fuller bass, a more open “blossom- ing” midrange and smoother high frequency reproduction.
Connecting Your Loudspeakers
Hooking Up Your StudioMonitors
Your StudioMonitors each have one pair of gold 5-way binding posts. Normally, you will hook up the left main/front channel red(+) terminal of your receiver or amplifier to the red(+) terminal of your left StudioMonitor and the left main/front channel black(-) terminal of your receiver or amplifier to the black(-) terminal of your left StudioMonitor. Connect the right channel main/ front channel red(+) terminal of your amplifier or receiver to the red(+) terminal of your right StudioMonitor and the black(-) terminal of the right main/front channel of your receiver or amplifier to the black(-) terminal of your right StudioMonitor. If your receiver/decoder has a bass management system and you are using a separate subwoofer, set bass management to “Small” left and right main speakers and “Yes” subwoofer. If you are not using a separate subwoofer, set bass management to “Large” left and right main speakers and “No” subwoofer.
