Surround Speakers - Definitive Technology Mythos One User Manual

"Spiking" Your Loudspeakers
An optional "spiking" kit has been provided should you desire to
"spike" your loudspeakers. "Spiking" your loudspeakers will provide
much greater stability when placing your loudspeakers on carpeting. It
will also, according to many experts, result in an overall improvement in
sonic performance. Care should be taken when using spikes as they may
cause damage to wooden or other floors which are susceptible to being
scratched. Definitive Technology is specifically not responsible for dam-
age which may result from the use of spikes.
The spike kit contains five spikes. To install, unscrew the non-marking
tips from the centers of the five leveling feet and screw the five spikes in
their places. Then, with the help of another person, lift the speaker
upright and lower it to its exact desired position on the floor. You must
lower the speaker to the exact position you want because once the spikes
are in place you cannot move the speakers sideways on the rug or floor –
this may damage the floor or the speakers. Next, adjust the spikes so the
speaker sits solidly on all four spikes (and does not rock).
Positioning Your Mythos Speakers in Your Room
Your new Mythos speakers are very flexible in terms of positioning
and placement options and they will produce excellent sound in almost
any location. Following a few simple guidelines can, however, optimize
their performance for the more critical listener. Please remember that
although the following recommendations are usually valid, all rooms and
listening sets-ups are somewhat unique, so do not be afraid to experiment
with the speakers. Remember, whatever sounds best to you is correct.
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them up normally to the amplifier receiver) and connect the subwoofer
to the sub-out with a low-level RCA cable (with Definitive sub-
woofers this would input into the left or right channel input). You
would then set the woofer's low-pass crossover. We would suggest
starting around 80 Hz and then experiment up or down from there.
You also have the option with Definitive subwoofers of using the
subwoofer's built-in speaker level high-pass crossover as described
in the subwoofer instruction manuals. In this case, also start with the
subwoofer low-pass crossover at about 80 Hz and experiment.
Use of Mythos One as Rear or Side

Surround Speakers

Mythos loudspeakers make excellent rear or side surround speakers.
In order to use the Mythos speakers as rear or side surround speakers,
simply hook them up as normal to the rear or side channel amplifier
outputs of your system. Set the bass management system of your decoder
to "Small" rear and/or side surrounds if your system is using a separate
subwoofer, or "Large" rear or side surrounds if your system is not using
a separate subwoofer.
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