M&K IW500 Speaker

IW500 in-wall loudspeaker, the first THX Certified Dominus in-wall loudspeaker for very large home cinemas with both vertical and horizontal installation flexibility

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 delivery, whether placed vertically or horizontally.

The IW500 combines two Kurt Muller three-inch 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 excellent horizontal dispersion from the vertical driver array, the IW500 produces a profoundly flat power response.

The IW500’s onboard dual 8-inch woofers employ large magnets and carbon fibre cones to achieve its high sensitivity rating (92 dB SPL @ 1 meter with 2.83V), enabling a full-bodied and visceral low-frequency response. M&K Sound’s proprietary ‘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, 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 cinema and listening rooms.

Specifications:

Nominal System Impedance: 4 ohm (Z-min 4.6 ohm)
Frequency Response: 80-20K Hz (on-axis response in room +/- 1.5dB)
Frequency Roll Off: 55 Hz (-10 @55 Hz near field)
Crossover Frequency: 700Hz, 2.5K Hz (Power Response optimized)
Tweeter: 1 x 1.1″ Dome (Coated silk dome / Scan speak)
Mid-Range: 2 x 3″ (Coated Sik dome w/ Rear Chamber)
Woofer: 2 x 8″ (Carbon Fibre laminated)
Power Handling: 500-watt (Long term IEC-268-5 (cycled input 77-20K Hz))
Power Handling: 300-watt (Rated IEC-268-5 (constant input 77-20K Hz))
Recommended Amp Power: 100-500 watts (Recommended Amp Power Min / Max)
Sensitivity: 92 dB (Average SPL 2.83 volt / 1M (on axis 100-20kHz))
Max SPL Continued: 113 dB (Sinewave 100-8000 Hz / THD less than 10%)
Max SPL Peak: 121 dB (Sinewave 100-8000 Hz / THD less than 10%)
System Principle: Sealed (With capacitive coupling)
Connection: Terminal Gold Plating (Push terminal 4mm Cable)
Finish: Paint (Black Cabinet)
Cutout: HxW 33.35 x 12.44 inch / 847 x 316 mm
Cabinet dimensions: HxWxD 33.27 x 12.36 x 3.86 inch / 845 x 314 x 98 mm
Dimensions Grille: HxWxD 35.35 x 14.45 inch / 898 x 367 mm
Weight: 40.8 lbs / 18.5 kg

Category: In-Wall

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