IK Multimedia iLoud MTM Compact Studio Monitor Speaker 2-Way 100W RMS - Black

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The result is iLoud MTM, and it changes everything about the sound, accuracy and convenience of reference monitors in today’s modern studio. Your studio monitors – while not as exciting as your plugin synths, keyboards and even the computer you use – are the most important item in your production armoury. Being able to hear mistakes in your mixing – which good monitors will reveal – means you can sort them out. Though compact and affordable, IK's newest monitors manage to cram in a remarkable amount of tech – and the results speak for themselves." All three models essentially yield the same frequency response, which boasts +/-1dB across 45 Hz–30 kHz, with its complete response reaching down to 36 Hz at -4dB. IK claims to achieve a true linear phase response above 150 Hz,

I wouldn’t use the IK Multimedia MTM monitors for super loud listening. They’re not made for that. As expected, cranking up the volume caused the red LED to flash, and there was obvious distortion.I came to a thought of buying MTMs right after my 7 inch Tannoys went to hell. I mean literally burned out. Bad electrical grid to be blamed. I also owned 5 inch JBL's even before that.

This is a high-pass filter that can be set to filter out frequencies below 40Hz, 50Hz, 60Hz. You can also filter out everything below 80Hz if you keep your finger on the button for 3 seconds. But this means that it’s even more important to match the vertical alignment of the monitors with your ears. Moving out of alignment, either through poor monitor positioning, or leaving your desk, can result in less mid and high frequencies. There should be no objects in between your ears and the monitors – make sure you can see them in full. IK multimedia have upgraded the non-professional RCA and 1/8″ inputs of the iLoud Micro Monitor, with a fully professional dual XLR and 1/4″ connector. I placed iLoud MTM monitors on speaker stands which were already situated in an ideal listening position. There’s considerable acoustic treatment in the studio, including bass traps behind each speaker.iLoud MTM uses the most advanced DSP techniques to provide total control over the speakers’ performance, delivering results simply not obtainable with traditional analog designs. The ARC system on the MTM monitor is a basic version of IK Multimedia’s full calibration system, called ARC 3. Moving away from the sweet spot brought about the expected changes in phase and image clarity, but didn’t have much of an effect on the overall tone. iLoud states with calibration that bass increases, 40Hz goes from F6 to F3, the latter seemingly the graph above.