Alesis M1 Active MK3 User Manual page 4

Connectors
If you will use XLR or 1/4" (6.35mm) TRS or TS cables that you wired yourself, please refer to these
diagrams to confirm they are wired correctly.
Pin 2/
Hot
Speaker Placement
The placement of your speakers has a
huge impact on how well they will
perform in your
nearfield studio monitors are designed
to be more forgiving when it comes to
placement, you should do your best to
make sure they form an equilateral
triangle relative to your head. In other
words, make sure that each speaker is
equally distant from both your head as
well as the other speaker. Once each
speaker has been placed, rotate the
speakers slightly so that the drivers are
pointing toward the listener.
Take a look at the diagram on the right.
Notice that the distance from the
listener's head to each speaker is the
same as the distance between the left
and right speakers. Also note that the
speakers are turned slightly so that the
drivers are facing the listener. This is an
ideal setup but if it is not practical (or
possible) to do this, try to match this
setup as closely as possible.
Speaker Height
The ideal height for M1 Active MK3 is
so that the speaker is parallel to the
ground and that the midpoint of the
woofer and tweeter is at ear-height.
The diagram to the right demonstrates
the ideal placement height of the
speakers relative to the listener. Notice
that the listener's ears are directly
between the woofer and tweeter.
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Pin 1/
Ground
Pin 3/Cold
studio. Although
Tip/Hot
Ring/Cold
Sleeve/Ground
Left Speaker
Listener
The speakers and listener should
be at the three corners of a
triangle having equal length sides.
tweeter/woofer midpoint
Tip/Signal
Sleeve/Ground
Right Speaker