Definitive Technology Mythos Mythos STS Owner's Manual page 6

right channel signal as well as the LFE signal. For optimum performance, please
read through these instructions fully and follow them.
If the Mythos STs are your main set of speakers, you will hook up the left
main/front channel red(+) terminal of your receiver or amplifier to the red(+)
terminal of your left loudspeaker and the left main/front channel black(-) terminal
of your receiver or amplifier to the black(-) terminal of your left loudspeaker.
Connect the right channel main/front channel red(+) terminal of your amplifier or
receiver to the red(+) terminal of your right loudspeaker and the black(-) terminal of
the right main/front channel of your receiver or amplifier to the black(-) terminal of
your right loudspeaker. It is essential that both speakers be connected in the same
way (in phase) to its own channel of the amplifier. If you experience a great lack of
bass, it is likely that one speaker is out of phase with the other.
If you are using the Mythos ST as side/rear surround speakers, hook up the left
surround red(+) terminal of your receiver or amplifier to the red(+) terminal of
your left surround speaker and the left surround black(-) terminal of your receiver
or amplifier to the black(-) terminal of your left surround speaker. Connect the
right surround red(+) terminal of your amplifier or receiver to the red(+) terminal
of your right surround loudspeaker and the black(-) terminal of the right surround
channel of your receiver or amplifier to the black(-) terminal of your right surround
loudspeaker.
Hooking Up With Speaker Wire Only
The simplest implementation of use with DTS or Dolby Digital is to simply
hook-up your Mythos ST with speaker wire as described above and set your
receiver or processor's menu to "Large" left and right main speakers and "no"
subwoofer. The bass management system will then send the LFE .1 channel into
the left and right channels and it will be reproduced by the subwoofers in your
Mythos STs giving you all the benefits of the discrete LFE signal. The speakers
have a special circuit that takes an infinitesimally small signal from the speaker
level input and converts it to a low-level signal which then drives the subwoofer
power amp.
Using the LFE Input on Your Mythos STs
With Dolby Digital or DTS, you have the option to use the low level LFE input
in addition to the speaker wires. To do this, simply use a "Y" connector (available
from your dealer) out of the LFE output on your receiver or processor to feed two
line level cables, connecting one to the LFE input on your left Mythos ST and the
other to the LFE input on your right speaker. "Tell" your bass management system
that you have "large" left and right front speakers and "Yes" subwoofer.
Using Multi-Channel SACD or DVD-Audio with your
Mythos STs
Because of the nature of their bass management systems, a multi-channel
SACD player or DVD-Audio player (or any other format that requires using 6-
channel interconnects) requires the use of an LFE connection between your
receiver or processor and your Mythos ST. If you are using one of these players,
please use the connection method outlined in the "Using the LFE Input" section.
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