M&K Speakers

[jayinla]

Hi Everyone! In 2003 when setting up my 5.1 system, I purchased a set of M&K speakers and sub. I believe it was the K series. K4 for surrounds, K5 for fronts, K7 for center and K9 sub. The set cost between $1200 and $1500. To my ears it sounds wonderful as I have them hooked to a Yamaha 663. I know M&K has either gone out of business or changed ownership. It's very hard to find past reviews or info on these. Does anyone else use M&K (either these models or any kind) and what are your thoughts on them? How do they rank with other well known companies? Any thoughts would be appreciated.

[JJXBR]

I am a long time M&K owner and there speakers are still HIGHLY respected in the industry.
Personally I auditioned many speakers and decided on there reference speakers the M&K S-50000 THX, which I still own today.

These and some of the other M&K speakers systems (150 & 250) are used in some of best movie & sound mixing facilities in the world.

Studios such as 20th Century Fox, Sony Pictures & Music, Universal Studios, Warner Bros, Walt Disney, Paramount, Dreamworks, Lucasflim, Dolby Labs, DTS, Skywalker Sound, & Virgin Entertaiment Group to name a few.

The original founder of M&K Ken Kreisel, is a highly regarded leader and authority in the speaker community.

I am very happy with the performance of my M&K S5000 system and use it mainly for blu-ray movie playback and high resolution multichannel DVD-A & SACD music.

My speaker setup: (5) M&K S5000 (4 on M&K tilting stands and 1 for center channel) - (2) M&K SS-500 (wall/ceiling mounted in mid room) - (2) M&K SW95 (ceiling mounted) - & (1) M&K MK-5000 sub.

I am the original owner and bought all these new when the original M&K was still in business.

Currently have these speakers set up in a 7.1 configuration with the (2) additional SW95 speakers pulling THX Ultra2 Cinema, surround back duties.

[Polyh3dron]

I used to work in a recording studio that had a 5.1 M&K monitoring setup... those were some amazing speakers, I'm sorry to hear that they're out of business.

[red_5ive]

I listened to the S150THX speakers about 6 years ago. I can care less for THX certs, but I remember I was very impressed by them for HT. I wish I could give them a listen again.

By the way, the company has returned as MK Sound.

[mrcarbon]

MKis back under the name MKSound. I am looking to have my speakers re-rolled in my MX-5000 sub. Any help is appreciated.

Thanks,

Joe

[kingofgrills]

I really do like M&K speakers. The reorganized company, MK Sound, which is run by former M&K sales managers and speaker designers, can currently be purchased exclusively at Abt Electronics - http://www.abt.com .

I love M&K subwoofers and have two of them. My MX-125 Mk II sub is in my HT room, while my MX-70b Mk II sub is in my 2 channel system. They are very musical subs with great transient response, low end extension, and control. They are not boomy or muddy and disappear into the room.

[pmac]

I have the 70b is in one of my galleries, along with other M&K that are hidden behind the screen which are as old as the 70b. I thought the company was bankrupt.

[Flatnate]

Hey everyone, figured I'd resurrect this thread from the dead.

Went by the ABT site today and noticed that the MK Sound products have completely vanished from the site. The MK Sound website shows that they seem to have turned towards a more traditional dealer network.

Has anyone tried the S-150MKII recently (or even the original S150)? Also does anyone have experience with their subs like the MX-350MKII? On top of their studio roots, I watched a DIY Network show where they installed an entire MK Sound system in to Oliver Stones home theater (Monday morning quarterbacking that show could be a thread to itself). Anyway, the in wall versions seemed like some of the nicest in-walls around. Would love to hear them someday.