Hercules XPS 5.1 40 Speaker Set

Features
XPS 5.1 70 Smart 5.1 kit for the Surround Sound Experience

6 piece speaker kit with total 70 Watts RMS total output power, and 140 Watts Peak Power.
Stylish design based on the successful Hercules XPS 2.1 40 design: With thin silver satellites, XPS 5.170 meets the multimedia home environment.

Audio quality:
Satellites:
Front: 2 x 7.5 Watts
Rear: 2 x 7.5 Watts
Centre: 15.5 Watts
The satellites can be wall-mounted
Aluminum 1.5 inch driver in the speaker domes (HAT* Technology) for a clear and enveloping sound *Hercules Aluminium Transduction
25 Watt Wooden subwoofer (with Bass control)
5 inch driver for ultra-powerful basses
Allows to release a stereo source like a MP3 player from the 5 satellites

Ease of use :
Volume control knob and amplified headphones output on the right satellite, bass control on the subwoofer

Box contents

Wooden subwoofer with amplifier and integrated power supply
5 magnetically shielded satellite speakers
Adapter for DVD players
Adapter for video games console
Paper user manual

Minimum configuration
PC with sound card
Mac
MP3 player, iPod
CD & DVD player
TV set
Video games consoles

Technology
5.1
System for transmitting sound over 6 channels, with 5 channels reproducing medium and high range frequencies and 1 channel reproducing bass frequencies.

Magnetic shielding
Magnetic shielding shields against the magnetic field generated by speakers, for example. If a speaker is touching a CRT screen (television or computer), magnetic shielding is necessary to avoid disturbing the display.
Subwoofer
The subwoofer is a speaker which reproduces bass frequencies, and is often larger than other types of speakers as bass frequencies require larger membranes than is the case with high or medium frequencies. A single subwoofer is most often included in a speaker kit: as bass frequencies are transmitted all around the membrane (omnidirectionally) and not just in front of the membrane, a single subwoofer is sufficient to provide rich bass sound all across an area, as long as it is powerful enough. In a X.1 kit (2.1, 4.1, 5.1, 6.1 or 7.1), the digit after the period, i.e. the 1, signifies that 1 subwoofer is included.

Satellite
Satellite is the name given to a speaker which does not reproduce bass frequencies: this speaker is therefore the satellite to a subwoofer. In a X.1 kit (2.1, 4.1, 5.1 , 6.1 or 7.1), the digit before the point 1, i.e. the 2, 4, 5, 6 or 7, represents the number of satellites in the speaker kit.

Line input
Analog audio input designed to receive an unamplified sound signal. There are 2 line levels: the general public line level, at -10dBv: this is the signal output level of a Hi-Fi component connected to an amplifier via a connector known as a line input. The professional line level, at +4dBu, is much more powerful, and is used to connect studio or public-address (PA) equipment.

Headphone plug
Stereo audio output allowing for the connection of stereo headphones. A headphone plug uses a connector in 3.5mm mini-jack format.
Stereo
Abbreviation of stereophonic. A stereophonic signal is a signal transmitted over 2 channels: one channel on the left and one channel on the right, whereby the sound transmitted is different on each channel.
Dome-shaped driver
Speaker driver with a dome shape for enhanced sound distribution.

Driver
A driver is a device which transforms a signal into another signal: a speaker is a driver which transforms an electrical signal into a sound signal.

Watts Peak Power
Watts Peak Power represents the peak electrical power delivered by an amplifier to speakers.