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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 will improve the sound of your Satellites.
M&K Satellites are not designed for
S-100B HOOKUP
There is one set of terminals on the backplate, one Red terminal and one Black terminal. Connect the Positive
(+)lead from your amplifier or receiver to the RED (+) INPUT terminal, and the Negative
S-100B 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 listening environment.
However, getting the best tonal balance in any given room involves many variables. Therefore, your
The best way to find the ideal setting for these switches is to listen to some familiar music with the switches in the NORMAL position, and then listen to how the sound changes as you set the switches to the other positions.
If you find the sound to be too bright or
It is not possible to tell in advance which settings will produce the ideal response (which is a flat frequency response at your ears), because this is dependent on your room, its size, its furnishings, your listening location, and more. The switch choices, however, can help you create the ideal response in your room. Therefore, set the switches for the best sound balance for your ears and your room, giving you maximum enjoyment from your speakers.
S-100B MIDRANGE CONTOUR SWITCH
The MIDRANGE CONTOUR switch is the primary control for altering the tonal balance of your Satellites. Its major effect is in the midrange, but it does shift the balance over the entire audible spectrum.
The NORMAL position gives the flattest anechoic frequency response, and works well in many rooms and installations. Start with this position. If you find the sound quality to be too forward or too bright, there are two additional choices of tonal balance, MID EFFICIENCY and LOW EFFICIENCY. Relative to NORMAL, the MID position is mellower, with less high frequency energy and a more recessed sound. The LOW EFFICIENCY position has an even warmer
When you are locating the speaker directly on a surface such as a wall, floor or ceiling, you may find that using the SPECIAL INPUT terminals gives the best response. This is because this position is designed to account for the increase in midbass response that occurs when a speaker is directly against a room surface. (This is referred to as 2π space, as opposed to a speaker located out in a room, which is known as 4π space. The SPECIAL INPUT terminals should be tried first for 2π conditions, and the regular INPUT terminals should be tried first for 4π conditions).
If you are optimizing your system's response with a
The MID and LOW EFFICIENCY positions trade efficiency and output for a warmer, mellower sound. If your room has a lot of reflective surfaces or you have an otherwise
All positions have the same power handling capacity, but their output varies (from highest to lowest) as follows: SPECIAL input terminals, NORMAL, MID EFFICIENCY, and LOW EFFICIENCY. Bear in mind that as you switch to a higher efficiency, it requires a higher setting of the subwoofer level. Conversely, when you switch to a lower efficiency, the subwoofer level should be set lower.