MK Updates the S-150 Loudspeaker

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MK_S-150MKII_loudspeaker.gifMK is possibly best known for the S-150. This is the loudspeaker that helped shape Home Theater (and music recording) into what it is today.

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For the first time since its introduction nearly 15 years ago, the S-150 has been updated in every aspect, from driver technologies to crossover design to cabinet tuning and construction. The result is the new S-150MKII THX Ultra2. Based on MK's Professional Monitors and designed for music and theater systems in small to large size rooms, the S-150mkII delivers reportedly unparalleled transparency, accuracy, and dynamics while effortlessly handling voices, percussive effects, and musical instruments with life-like impact.

This is the loudspeaker chosen by:
• 20th Century Fox
• Dolby Laboratories
• DreamWorks SKG
• DTS
• HBO Productions
• Lucasfilm LTD
• Paramount Studios
• Skywalker Sound
• Sony Music & Pictures
• Universal Studios
• Walt Disney Studios
• Warner Brothers Studios
• and more

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