Specifications

M&K Sales Training Outline
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May 98
http://www.mksound.com
If you mount the surrounds on the side wall behind the listening
position, they can be aimed towards each other or angled towards the
back wall or the side wall surface directly behind them. By reflecting
sound behind the listening position, you may increase the sense of
envelopment in the sound.
If you want or need to mount speakers on the back wall of the room,
there are several options. You can aim them so that they fire towards
each other (so they fire along the back wall); you can aim them to-
wards the front wall of the room; or you can angle them so they fire
toward the side walls. Symmetrical arrangements work best.
The speakers should be a minimum of a few feet away from the
nearest listener. If the speaker is located too close to a listener, its
sound will become too directional and may distract that listener. Ide-
ally, the surround speakers should not call attention to themselves
and should not be audible as separate sources of sound.
If the surrounds must be located close to the listeners, aiming them
at the room walls or even the ceiling can help to reduce any direc-
tional effect. As described above, this can produce a desirable result
even in rooms where the surround speakers are an adequate dis-
tance from the listeners' heads.
If the surrounds cannot be placed on a wall, try placement on tables
or the floor to the sides of the main listening position, firing up towards
the ceiling. This can work very well in environments that do not allow
permanent attachment of speakers to the walls.
Some listeners prefer to use multiple pairs of surround speakers.
While this is not necessary, it can provide a broader and deeper sur-
round effect, with better coverage in very large rooms. When using
multiple pairs of surround speakers, a symmetrical installation pat-
tern works best. For example, if you are using two pairs of S-85s or
SS-150 Tripole Satellites for the surround channel, one pair could be
mounted on the back wall of the room, mounted equidistant from the
back corners, with the other pair mounted on the side walls of the
room, equidistant from the same back corners.
The surround channels can be installed in a wide variety of loca-
tions, but because they are usually mounted on the walls of the room,
they can be a challenge to successfully install. If you have further
questions, please call us at the M&K factory, and we will be happy to
discuss them with you in detail.
Surround channels (cont.)
Home Theater setup with M&K Speakers
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