MK Sound B-1500, B-1600 User Manual

operation manual

B-1600
B-1500

Miller & Kreisel Sound, Inc.
9351 Deering Avenue
Chatsworth, CA 91311-5858 USA
[phone] fax [phone]
www.mksound.com

©2003 Miller & Kreisel Sound, Inc.

full range satellite speaker

TABLE OF CONTENTS

1. INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................3

2. SPEAKER HOOK-UP & USAGE.................................................................................3

WIRING............................................................................................................3

3. OPTIMIZING SPEAKER PLACEMENT.......................................................................3

4. M&K BACKFIRE PORT SYSTEM...............................................................................4

5. HOME THEA TRE USAGE.............................................................................................5

CENTER CHANNEL..........................................................................................5

SURROUND CHANNEL....................................................................................6

6. SPEAKER/SUBWOOFER PHASING TEST...............................................................6

7. SPEAKER DAMAGE & HOW TO AVOID IT................................................................7

8. M&K 10 YEAR LIMITED WARRANTY..........................................................................7

9. IF YOU NEED SERVICE OR SET-UP ASSISTANCE..................................................7

10. CABINET MAINTENANCE...........................................................................................8

11. SPECIFICATIONS.........................................................................................................8

DIAGRAMS

FIGURE 1 SPEAKER WIRING.......................................................................................3

FIGURE 2 SEPARATION BETWEEN LEFT & RIGHT SPEAKERS..................................4

FIGURE 3 SURROUND SPEAKER ON SIDE WALLS.....................................................6

FIGURE 4 SURROUND SPEAKERS ON THE REAR WALL...........................................6

FIGURE 5 USING SURROUND SPEAKER ON SIDE AND REAR WALLS.......................6

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1. INTRODUCTION

Congratulations! Your new M&K 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 achieve 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
[phone], from 8:30 AM to 5:00 PM Pacific Time, Monday through Friday. You may also send us an e-mail to
[e-mail].

We will be happy to help you with any question you may have.

2. SPEAKER HOOK-UP

The sound quality that you get from your speakers can be affected by the type of speaker wire that you use to connect them.
While it is possible to use speaker wire as thin as 22 gauge to hook your speakers up, wire of less than 16 gauge will compromise
their sound quality. We strongly recommend using the heaviest gauge wire possible. Your special M&K 5-way binding post input ter­minals will directly accept wire as heavy as 4 gauge!

For wire runs of up to 20 feet, 16 gauge wire is acceptable. For runs up to 30 feet, you should use a minimum of 14 gauge. For
up to 40 feet, use a minimum of 12 gauge, and over 40 feet should use 10 gauge.

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 the highest quality cable that fits your budget. Beware, though — with
cables, expensive is not always better. If you have any questions, contact your M&K dealer for advice.

WIRING

The Positive ( + ) lead from your amplifier or receiver should be
connected to the RED ( + ) "INPUT" terminal, and the Negative ( — ) lead
from your amplifier or receiver should be connected to the BLACK ( — )
"INPUT" terminal. See Figure 1.

3. OPTIMIZING SPEAKER PLACEMENT

Y our speakers can be installed in a wide variety of locations. They can
be placed on stands, shelves, or bookcases, or permanently mounted
using brackets.

Your speakers have threaded mounting hardware permanently
mounted into the cabinet 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. There is a four hole pattern using inserts threaded for
1/4 - 20 hardware (1/4 inch in diameter, and 20 threads per inch) on the
B-1600 and a single 3/8" threaded insert on the B-1500. These mounting patterns accommodate M&K speaker stands and mounting
brackets.

The sound quality produced by your speakers can be significantly enhanced by careful attention to their placement. While we
understand that you may not redesign your room to accommodate your speakers, coming as close as possible to the ideal placement
will give you much better sound.

You can orient the B-1500 and B-1600 either horizontally or vertically.

Ideally, the tweeter should be at the same height from the floor as your ears, when you are sitting in your main listening position.

If you have the speakers mounted above or below this height, they sound their best when you angle the speakers so that the
tweeters are aimed at your ears when you are in the main listening position.

ROOM LOCATION

There are two considerations regarding room location of your 1500 or 1600 speakers.

3

FIGURE 1

+

SATELLITE SPEAKERS

+

+

RIGHT LEFT

+

AMPLIFIER OR RECEIVER