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 help
you get the best possible performance.
If you have any questions about your speaker system, please contact your M&K dealer or call the M&K
factory directly at (818) 701-7010, from 8:30 AM to 5:00 PM Pacific Time, Monday through Friday. We will be
happy to help you with any question, no matter how simple or complex it may be.
This manual gives you basic hook-up instructions first, followed by more detailed technical, installation, and
service information.
2. THE HOME THX AUDIO SPEAKER SYSTEM
Your choice of an M&K Home THX Audio speaker system assures you of achieving the state of the art in
home theatre music and video reproduction. The precise and exacting standards developed by Lucasfilm's Home
THX division, as applied by M&K's engineering team, assure that you will hear every element of film sound - from
the softest brush of an object against an actor's clothing to the awesome impact of effects such as an exploding
planet - with the same sonic quality heard by the film's director and sound designer as they created the final mix
of sound on the studio's dubbing stage.
To do this in a home environment requires different equipment and standards than are found in a THX motion
picture theatre. The standards developed for Home THX Audio are critically important to achieving the following
performance attributes:
- wide frequency range, extending to the limits of audibility
- smooth, naturally balanced overall sound
- excellent dialog intelligibility
- wide dynamic range with extremely low distortion
- well-matched timbre (tonal balance) between front speakers and surrounds
- precise localization of specific sounds (as in special effects)
- envelopment by ambient soundfield (without any localization of individual speakers to distract from the
action on-screen
- superb performance with musical sources
The unsurpassed quality of your M&K Home THX Audio speaker system means that all of the excitement
and emotional involvement of films and music will be brought to life in your home. Turn down the lights, and let
the experience begin!
3. PLACEMENT OF YOUR M&K THX SPEAKERS
Your speakers can be installed in a wide variety of locations. They can be placed on stands, shelves, or
bookcases, or more permanently mounted using brackets, direct attachment to the wall, or a ceiling suspension
system.
Your speakers have threaded mounting hardware permanently mounted into the cabinet in different
locations on the speaker's back baffle. These allow you to mount the speakers in a wide variety of locations, and
to orient them for the best possible sound. This hardware is 1/4 - 20, meaning 1/4 inch in diameter, and 20 threads
per inch.
When handling the S-5000 speaker (not the S-150), do not lift the cabinet by
gripping the grilles or the white plastic fittings on the speaker's back baffle. They are
not handles! You may damage these parts, affecting the speaker's performance.
