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And that's a shame, because I'm sure more people would purchase these. I know I would.
M&K was showing two 4 ohm models. Shown on the left in the photo is an update of the "classic" M&K S150 ($3598/pair). Based on the S300 ($7198/pair), which is shown on the right, the S150 is marketed as reference monitor for professional cinema sound design or stereo recording. Lars told me that 90% of S150s are sold for home theater applications. The S300, in turn, is touted as "destined to become the reference home entertainment speaker system." Both speakers are THX Ultra 2 certified.
I took a brief listen to Steely Dan's "Black Cow" on a 2.1 system that included S150s plus two active M&K X8 subwoofers ($2000/each), as well as Lyngdorf Audio electronics with room-correction software. The sound was strong and incisive.
And that's a shame, because I'm sure more people would purchase these. I know I would.
"I took a brief listen to Steely Dan's "Black Cow" on a 2.1 system that included S150s plus two active M&K X8 subwoofers"
Would this not be properly termed a "2.2 system."
They called it 2.1. I confess that I don't hang in the home theater realm, and don't know which is appropriate.
2.1 = 2 speaker and 1 sub, hence 2.2 for the M & K setup you reference.
Unless the two subs are fed two different sub-bass audio programs, the 2.1 is correct. The numbers refer to the number of audio programs, not the number of speakers.
I used to know that. (HaHa)
So the numbering system is not able to notate 2 subs?
I gave up on the HT thing a long time ago, though I do have true 2.2 (I think) with my audio system. What it actually has is the mains, true left and right channel subs, plus an additional summed L/R channel sub. 2.2.1???