M&K Sound IW500 In Wall LCR Speaker, Black: EACH

The IW500 is M&K Sound's most state of the art and sophisticated loudspeaker to date and includes several technological advances, allowing it to pass stringent testing and receive THX Certified Dominus status. The IW500 is a three way loudspeaker sporting a true 92dB of sensitivity with all its drivers mounted in a vertical line to achieve precise on and off axis audio performance. M&K Sound rightfully uses the tagline 'It just sounds real' to describe the sonic delivery.

The IW500 is M&K Sound's most state of the art and sophisticated loudspeaker to date and includes several technological advances, allowing it to pass stringent testing and receive THX Certified Dominus status.

The IW500 is a three way loudspeaker sporting a true 92dB of sensitivity with all its drivers mounted in a vertical line to achieve precise on and off axis audio performance requirements for superb imaging.

M&K Sound, whose products are the "choice of professionals", has its first THX® Certified Dominus in wall loudspeaker, the IW500. Designed for the largest and most exclusive home cinema installations, with room volumes of up to 6,500 cu ft or 185 cu m, the front left/centre/right identical model is the most powerful reference loudspeaker produced to date by the elite Danish audio manufacturer. This technological milestone coincides with M&K Sound's proud 50th Anniversary celebrations of 2024.

THX engineers perform hundreds of scientifically formulated tests to ensure the highest possible audio with products designed for a variety of home theatre sizes. These include tests for axial frequency response, vertical and horizontal dispersion, output vs. distortion and many more.

Designed for use in high end home theatres or Hi-Fi stereo systems and with an 80Hz to 20kHz (+/-1.5 dB) frequency response, the IW500 pairs ideally with one or more subwoofers, such as M&K Sound's own THX Certified Dominus X15+ subwoofer. The new M&K Sound speaker will deliver a natural, open and articulate sound field with extraordinary high output every time. Perfect for large home cinemas and media rooms, the IW500 measures a maximum SPL of greater than 117dB and a power amplifier handling of 100 to 500 watts.

M&K Sound has combined a high performance one inch soft dome tweeter with a precision crafted aluminium waveguide to ensure accurate and focused vertical and horizontal dispersion characteristics. The design marks the first time M&K Sound has developed a horn loaded loudspeaker which guarantees real and natural audio delivery, whether placed vertically or horizontally.

The IW500 combines two Kurt Muller 3" soft dome midrange drivers, 800 Hz to 2500 Hz, with shallow waveguides. These pair with a complex crossover network to promote an audible smoothness and non fatiguing character across the frequency range. By consolidating excellent vertical response from the crossover with precise horizontal dispersion from the vertical driver array, the IW500 produces a profoundly flat power response.

The IW500's onboard dual 8" woofers employ large magnets and carbon fibre cones to achieve its high sensitivity rating of 92 dB SPL @ 1 metre with 2.83V, enabling a full bodied and visceral low frequency response. M&K Sound's 'Capacitive Coupling' design feature in the crossover allows for a much smaller enclosure than normally required. It also ensures tighter bass response, increased impedance, easier to drive and less distortion. The IW500's revolutionary crossover is responsible for the loudspeaker's smooth frequency and polar responses. Transition between high, mid and bass frequencies is seamless, which is a trademark design feature of M&K Sound's reference loudspeakers. The IW500 includes newly developed transducers with extra large magnets for less compressed and less distorted sound.

Every facet of M&K Sound's enduring legacy of technological achievement is incorporated into the latest IW500 flagship loudspeaker. As each model in M&K Sound's extensive range is timbre matched for the ultimate sonic cohesion in any room, the IW500 can ably complement surround and height speakers from the award winning M&K 300 and 150 Series. The IW500 now brings the sonic precision, neutrality and articulation for which M&K is world renowned, into the very largest of residential cinemas and listening rooms.

Specification

Features

• M&K Sound's most state of the art and sophisticated loudspeaker to date
• THX Certified Dominus status
• Designed for the largest and most exclusive home cinema installations
• For room volumes of up to 6,500 cu ft or 185 cu m
• Three way loudspeaker sporting a true 92 dB of sensitivity
• Drivers mounted in a vertical line to achieve precise on and off axis audio performance requirements for superb imaging
• Delivers a natural, open and articulate sound field with extraordinary high output
• High performance one inch soft dome tweeter with a precision crafted aluminium waveguide ensures accurate and focused vertical and horizontal dispersion
• Two Kurt Muller three inch soft dome midrange drivers, 800 Hz to 2500 Hz with shallow waveguides
• Dual 8" woofers employ large magnets and carbon fibre cones to achieve its high sensitivity rating and a full bodied and visceral low frequency response
• Complex crossover network to promote an audible smoothness and non fatiguing character across the frequency range
• M&K Sound's proprietary 'Capacitive Coupling' design feature in the crossover allows for a much smaller enclosure than normally required
• Each model in M&K Sound's extensive range is timbre matched for the ultimate sonic cohesion in any room