• 3 piece speaker kit with 60 Watts total output power and 120 Watts Peak Power.
• New fashionable design in line with today’s new multimedia trends and lifestyle (Hercules’ own-made design of satellites issued from a European survey done during 2005 second quarter)
• Audio quality:
  • 30 Watt wooden subwoofer (with Bass Control)
  • 2 x 15 Watt magnetically shielded satellites, which can be put on the desk or fixed to the wall
  • HAT* Technology (use of aluminium in the satellite speaker domes) for enhanced sound diffusion. Clearer and more enveloping sound! *Hercules Aluminium Transduction
  • Each satellite includes two 1.5 inch drivers for optimal distribution of medium and treble frequencies, and to support the system’s power (as opposed to the more common 1.25 inch drivers).
• Ease of use:
  • Volume control, Headset input, MP3 player plug in on the front right sided satellite
  • Complete audio connection with dedicated cables for Consoles, DVD and MP3 players

• Wooden Subwoofer with built-in amplifier and power supply
• 2 magnetically shielded speaker satellites
• Input cables:
  • For PC:male mini jack -male RCA
  • For DVD player: female mini jack- male RCA
  • For Consoles: female mini jack -female RCA
  • For MP3 or ipod^TM: Male mini jack - male mini jack
• User manual

PC with Windows® 98SE, Me, 2000, XP
Compatible with Mac®, MP3 player, iPod, CD & DVD player, TV set
Video Game consoles

• Connection guide - XPS 2.160

2.1

System for transmitting sound over three channels, with 2 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.

Speaker

Unit reproducing an acoustic wave from an electrical signal which vibrates one or more membranes, the movements creating a sound wave.

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.

Microphone input

An analog plug to which a microphone is connected: microphone inputs may be in 6.35mm jack (1/4’’ jack), 3.5mm jack (1/8’’ jack) or XLR formats.

Headphone plug

Stereo audio output allowing for the connection of stereo headphones. A headphone plug uses a connector in 3.5mm mini-jack format.

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.

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.