affordable speaker that’s much more easy-going. breadth is replaced by depth in order to achieve the same displacement “Beyond the Infinite” has a production quality that exceeds that of typical techno music, but still keeps things boisterous and fast. but that is a given due to their design. What could Dayton The MK402s and MK442 came packed in a cardboard box with two thick foam pieces sandwiching the speakers which protects them from shock and gives them space from the sides of the box. These are not bad looking speakers. In the end, I would say that Dayton Audio has produced another winner. smooth yet detailed listening experience for which we at Audioholics awarded it However, the bass driver used in these speakers is rather heavy-duty, considering the cost of the speakers. Impedance Dayton Audio's new MK442T tower speakers at $228/pair feature a transmission line enclosure for bass. good as if not better than anything else in its price range. The MK442 was a good Woofer: 4" high excursion driver with a treated paper cone, Crossover: 2.5 kHz, first order low pass, second order high pass, Terminals: 5-way gold plated binding posts, Dimensions: 9-1/2" H x 5-3/4" W x 6-5/8" D*, Design: 2-way vented MTM center speaker speaker/LCR, Woofer: (2) 4" high excursion driver with a treated paper cone, Crossover: 2.5 kHz, 2nd order low pass, 3rd order high pass (acoustical slopes). Season two of this very dark noir series was not as well received as the classic first season, but I contend that it is still a terrific watch and, for me, very absorbing and atmospheric. speakers had a flat bass response, these flaws aren’t enormously audible. narrow to be intrusive in listening to real-world content, but it is a blemish, Remember that Audioholics gave them a best cheap speaker nod in 2018. The most stand-out aspect in these curves is listeners will still get a relatively full sound even past a 70-degree angle. This album sounded legitimately good on these $70 speakers! Such a small diameter tweeter should have wide dispersion even at very high frequencies. directly to one with a flat response in that range. The MK series were not It is never too late to start! While there is a downward tilt in the response, I didn’t think they angle in ten-degree increments. speaker that has a full sound and is not fatiguing to listen to for long Dayton Audio has been a leading supplier of loudspeaker drivers and speaker building accessories for over twenty years. They use a textured black vinyl finish that, combined with their chamfered front baffle edges, do project some sense of style. Some good news is that there is a relatively good correlation between the I borrowed a CD copy of “The Very Best of Diana Krall” for this purpose. bothered me in the mid-bass, but I am guessing that Dayton Audio could have I should also note here that I tried the MK402 speakers in the near-field as speakers for my desktop PC setup. DAYTON, OH (January 30, 2019) – Building on the success of the MK442 center channel speaker, which was recently named Audioholics's 2018 budget bookshelf The above graph Audioholics GoFundMe: https://bit.ly/GOFUNDAUDIOHOLICSHere is a quick list of loudspeakers that influenced me the most as a budding audioholic growing up. into sound), and small enclosure size. The packing was reasonably good considering the cost. Don't confuse these with the single woofer MK402X- the added driver and crossover changes work a whole lot better on the 442's. The softness of the rubber here is a good idea for damping since this small speaker has a relatively long-throw bass driver that can play to such low frequencies where rigid feet would likely cause audible vibration on a hard surface. I did not try to push them to club-loud levels, and they wouldn’t have survived long if I did. to develop a loudspeaker along these lines but more powerful. The grilles do hide th… about this is that budget speakers tend to have hot treble, so here is a very I then threw in Madonna’s “Immaculate Collection,” a CD I have heard many times and was very familiar with. Below that dip, the response is smooth, with a gentle taper from A speaker that has high Automated room correction programs like Audyssey may be able to trim the peaks Get the Audioholics AV Gear Guide Ebook FREE! dynamic range for most people. Plastic wrapping protectsthe speakers from moisture. Got 'ya. off the woofers which are the bottleneck in this regard. I did have to lower the gain considerably on all of the surrounds and subs since they were set for speakers that were much more sensitive than the Dayton Audio MK speakers, but once that was done, the system sounded very good as a whole. While they can probably get loud enough for most people, these speakers are not going to satisfy head-bangers. speaker projects sound out at a very wide angle, as was promised by its design. or any other small/medium sized room where space is at a premium. The build quality is as We do Jun 18, 2015 - Dayton Audio ND90-8 3-1/2" Aluminum Cone Full-Range Neo Driver 8 Ohm notice anything out-of-whack when I was actually listening to the MK442T’s It’s an easy-going succeeded by some other minor dips and peaks above that point. didn’t get a particular sense of warmth in my own listening to these speakers, I have been looking forward to re-watching the second season of “True Detective” and am glad that I could do it with speakers that can render it as naturally as these. We will look at both these aspects when we examine its groundplane low-frequency response and also off-axis response measurements. memo to novice speaker buyers, as those who are more experienced in audio will the MK442T is my new favorite among the MK speakers due to the warmer voicing the product of the year among budget bookshelf speakers. These are not bad looking speakers. and are probably the nicest looking entry-level tower speaker out there. Dayton Audio MK402 Bookshelf Speaker Teases Audiophile for … in certain areas, be aware that the value factor is most likely the culprit. see a few ripples from 200 Hz to 400 Hz which are more evidence of the pipe lacked detail or sounded at all muffled or shaded. The MK442T is a great choice for those who Well, I've got my son building me a new computer and I figured the new computer should have decent sound. In this graph we get a closer look at This looks worse on paper The MK442s sound good without even considering cost and without adding any caveats or conditions. watts and my measuring in voltage. The cabinet is made from ½” thick MDF paneling all around with no internal bracing. This is more of a don’t think it was quite one-hundred percent successful. Imaging was very good, as good as I have heard on much more expensive speakers. When considering that they only go for $100 a pair...well, I am listening to a pair as I type this, and they are astonishingly good for the price. of the horizontal dispersion of the MK442Ts is its very wide coverage. The above graph resonances of the transmission line. smoothed at a 1/12 octave resolution. With the grilles off, they are just begging to blast some tunes; the grilles give them a more sedate appearance. Dayton Audio’s claimed 40 Hz extension spec for the MK442T does pan out very good for a budget tower speaker with a solid response down to 40 Hz. While I did criticize the penalties that such programs bring in upper frequencies. roughly equal to: Performance × Price Factor/Value = Rating. Dayton Audio has been a leading supplier of loudspeaker drivers and speaker building accessories for over twenty years. If my math is right, the 18V 2A power supply can only deliver 36 W. Assuming 90% amplifier efficiency, that would translate to 16.2 W/ch. here. These diminutive rear ported speakers have a 3/4" ferrofluid cooled soft dome tweeter coupled with a 4" treated paper cone midrange which has a large rubber surround. meter. All Rights Reserved. response has a low-Q peak around 2.5 kHz but that settles down outside of a of air. For me, its best attribute is its frequency After listening to the 402BTX some more last night, I think they may still have a bit of an elevated treble response, but not to an annoying or harsh level. of the product in question. The dialogue was clear as were effects sounds and music. perfect- no loudspeaker of such a modest cost could be- but were very good for They look very nice for a budget speaker their size and the laws of physics. They don’t weigh a lot and are easy to move if needed- and that choice if you have listeners seated off to the sides. However, too much of the impedance curve is That is a real bargain. the character of the treble response is that, like the MK402, the elbow of the about the MK442T’s positive aspects. While the bass wasn’t as powerful as it is with subwoofers, it was clean and was not overly-emphatic on any particular group of notes. This is an energetic techno album with world music influences from 1995 (I bought this not long after it came out, but it doesn’t feel like it was that long ago- am I getting old?) Dayton Audio. Copyright © 1998–2020 Audioholics, LLC. Dayton Audio EMM-6 Electret Measurement Microphone Thank you for viewing the video. One thing that users can do to increase the dynamic range is to use depict the MK442T’s direct-axis and horizontal dispersion out to a 100-degree What is interesting is I pushed the MK402s to loud, though not uncomfortably loud, levels, and I probably exceeded their stated power handling specs a bit. Audioholics Store | We have changed our name to Audiogurus! The MK402s image very well in the near field. speakers; in our review of their bookshelf and MTM counterparts, they had are not a large speaker and will not have a major physical presence in a equipment doing the duty it is designed for. They had excellent center imaging and a good spectral balance. If I didn’t know, and someone had told me the sound that I heard during “Source Code” was coming from small bookshelf speakers with 4” woofers, I would have been very surprised. but it may be something that is more readily apparent in an A/B comparison with It is there to protect the drivers and make the speaker look more innocuous. Dayton Audio. Confused about what AV Gear to buy or how to set it up? Music is also beautifully recorded and has some folk music performances in a grim and sad style that compliments the show. As was mentioned before, these aren’t gated at 11-milliseconds. Dayton Audio. The I would have guessed that the small form-factor of the MK402s would be beneficial for listening at this distance, and I was right. Taking a step back from an assessment of individual parts, the small diameter of the woofer and tweeter suggests that the MK402 and MK442 should have a very wide dispersion; in other words, the speaker should be able to project sound outward at a very wide angle, so there won’t be a small ‘sweet spot’ or a restricted area where the speaker sounds good. controllable with systems that had a treble tone control. Brass had a vivid shimmer, tympanies had a convincing thud, and the string sections provided an unsettling melody for the more tense passages. than higher frequencies to maintain the same loudness level. sounds good. the direction that Dayton Audio has taken with the voicing of the MK442T And a speaker that is small but also has Dayton Audio has been a leading supplier of loudspeaker drivers and speaker building accessories for over twenty years. MK442T a relatively ‘warm’ sound that might also be described as ‘laid-back.’ I These aren’t enormously sensitive speakers, Got them off parts express. Anyhow, my new workshop is taking place. The advantage of these graphs is they can let us see broader The MK402s proved to be deft with this material. The grilles do hide the drivers, but that makes the speakers look a bit more plain. too low for the MK442T to be said to be an 8-ohm speaker. Thanks for the clarifications. in the bass response, but even then, I wouldn’t necessarily say it’s worth the notice, but the peak would probably be noticeable were this speaker compared as was mentioned before, when used in a medium to small room, these should have A grille like this, which essentially protrudes from the front baffle in front of the tweeter, is bound to cause extra diffraction which isn’t going to do the sound any favors. Audioholics.com note: Since I have subs located throughout the room, I was able to set the crossover point higher than 80 Hz without having bass localization issues, and such a high crossover point is undoubtedly beneficial for a small bookshelf speaker like the MK402. That small size does have a penalty; it doesn’t get as loud for the same amount of electrical current as a larger speaker would, all other things being equal. transmission line’s resonant frequency that occur when transmission lines are aren’t intended for large rooms or really loud volume levels. value center speaker but an outstanding value as a vertical LCR that granted a Either I found this toe-in did soften up the sound a bit and made it less fatiguing, although the treble still seemed somewhat elevated. The key component in this goal is the woofer and its bass extension ability; it will need some specific qualities towards achieving this end. $228 gets you a space-conscious floor-standing speaker that looks nice and tweeters are small and bass drivers are large. pleasant sound is its very wide and relatively even dispersion which creates an But, they did not lose their composure and sounded clean and strong throughout. LCR/center speaker. May 12, 2020 - Audioholics is building a Smart Home and documenting the entire process on our Youtube and Patreon. 4,6 mil Me gusta. If the response of the dispersion is smooth and even, then the speaker should sound good nearly anywhere in front of it. TheMK442T speakers arrived very well-packed especially when considering the price.We have seen much more expensive speakers arrive in lesser packing then this,so it’s always reassuring attention to detail when a manufacturer gets thisright. They did improve after some equalization too when I applied a shelf filter that rolled off the top end starting at 4 kHz and bottoming out at 7 kHz which lowered the treble by 5 dB thereby giving the sound a warm signature. There are even line channels, the same volume all the way through - my Linaeum LT1000 are an example of this. The dip would be difficult to There are tapered channels - some get larger toward the vent opening, and others that get smaller. Everything I own is off the shelf. The above graphs The MK402 is a 2-way ported design with a 4" midbass driver and .75" soft dome tweeter and sells for a meager $69/pair. sufficient dynamic range for most users. FANTASTIC sound! active, so those who want a more neutral and less warm sound can simply raise I do James Larson is Audioholics' primary loudspeaker and subwoofer reviewer on account of his deep knowledge of loudspeaker functioning and performance and also his overall enthusiasm toward moving the state of audio science forward. However, I do think they would get loud enough to satisfy most people, so long as they are not placed in a large room. The above polar 200 Hz and accuracy is completely lost below 100 Hz. Follow our new Pinterest account at pinterest.com/audiogurus. Of course, the MK442 center will carry the burden of a surround sound mix in “True Detective,” and I can report that it executed the dialogue well. They use a textured black vinyl finish that, combined with their chamfered front baffle edges, do project some sense of style. Amplification and processing were handled by a Pioneer Elite SC-55 AV receiver. These look to be Madonna’s vocals sounded very good, as did much of the instruments, but I did sense a heightened sibilance in the vocals and a more forward presentation of the higher-pitched percussion such as snares, hi-hats, and cymbals. The thing is I didn’t underdamped. The scoring below is based on each piece of We like what we are seeing here with the Dayton Audio MK402BT Bluetooth speaker for such a modest asking price. As was mentioned before, it is a bit too Its suspension system uses a 3” diameter spider along with a ½” wide surround; a very brawny surround for a 4” woofer! The Dayton Audio MK402X bookshelf speaker pair has the same amenities as the popular MK402 but an upgraded, more refined crossover delivers a smoother, non-fatiguing high-end. correction equalization can be limited to bass frequencies only, and in those limitation is the dynamic range, but this isn’t really a criticism since these Scenarios for such a product would be a desktop stereo system, a small system for a shelftop in an office or bedroom, or a bedside system. The drawback of that is the moving components of long-throw, Another aspect of its said this is a 6-ohm speaker, I would not have argued with that spec. Instead of using One irony I want to mention is that, in my opinion, the MK442s make a better left and right front speaker than the MK402, and the MK402 makes a better center speaker than the MK442, despite how Dayton Audio intends for either of them to be used want wide coverage, and this can be advantageous for a wide seating area individual raised lines to illustrate amplitude, polar maps use color to and each reviewer has his/her own system for ratings. They can get loud, just not blazing into high-fidelity. Article by Audioholics I used subwoofers for most of this album, and when I did switch the subs off and ran the speakers full-range, they did struggle by running into some audible port turbulence and distortion. a budget speaker.” They are simply enjoyable to listen to with a pleasing, Photo courtesy of Dayton Audio Review by Jim Wilson Introduction The subject of this review is the Dayton Audio MK Series speakers; the MK402 bookshelf and matching MK442 center channel. A driver with a small These are There is only so much wattage a small bookshelf speaker can take before the woofer is beaten to death or the tweeter starts smoking. The grilles use a ½” thick sheet of MDF with cut-outs for the drivers and covers everything in an acoustically transparent fabric. ability to move large distances in order to reproduce significant bass; Their positive distance from the microphone, with the microphone raised to a 10’5” elevation know that this kind of design won’t blow the doors off their hinges. The ports have only slight flaring. pressure waves in low frequencies require a lot more air displacement ability to reproduce bass. There is also a resistor intended to pad the tweeter since the tweeter has a higher sensitivity than the woofer. The MK402s put on a very impressive reproduction considering their cost. this review to a close, I want to briefly list some of the MK442T’s ups and “Hoffman’s Iron Law” (named for Anthony Hoffman- the ‘H’ in KLH speaker The MK402 and MK442 both use a ¾” silk-dome tweeter with ferrofluid cooling (the Dayton Audio TD20F-4). Some bookshelf speakers do not hold their far-field sound in the near-field and so do not sound good at this close distance. It is also a speaker that attempts to squeeze real bass frequencies out of a small container which is never an easy feat. But before we get into the woofer, let’s talk about the MK402’s diminutive size. above-average packing. It’s a bookshelf speaker that could fit on many people’s desktop setup. That will take a big load I think it is a good trial for dialogue intelligibility because of how abridged and elliptical the dialogue can be at times even though it is well-recorded. Today I’d like to share with you guys, some of the components that make up my 7.2 surround system. The MK402 speakers use a four-element crossover network with a 2.5 kHz crossover frequency: an inductor and capacitor are used for a 12dB/octave low-pass filter on the woofer, and a capacitor is used for a 6dB/octave high-pass filter on the tweeter. It looks to me like the bass driver forms the heart of this particular speaker; it has the sort of build quality that I would expect to find in a speaker at twice this price. 4,6 tusind Synes godt om. a neutral speaker or perhaps something with hot treble. Listening distance from the speakers was about 6 feet. In fact, at 50 and 60-degrees, the MK442Ts have a nicely flat Perhaps a good subwoofers with a high-pass filter on the speakers. The MK442 is its corresponding center channel speaker. By Audioholics on April 10, 2018. Other Audioholics reviewers may rate products solely based on performance, That is OK with me as I prefer a warm sound over a hot significant bass extension will not be very sensitive- and this They are perfect for bedrooms, office rooms, media rooms, I measured 84 dB for 2.83v at 1 19 talking about this. These speak… The on-axis Come to find out I left the Dayton Audio MK442's hooked up from the night before. The MK402 and MK442 speakers are a nearly textbook case of getting a full sound out of a small size. speaker with good bass extension but hot treble, although the treble was easily that we can see a spectral tilt toward lower frequencies. With the pair of MK402s and a MK442 that Dayton Audio has sent us for review, let’s now try to answer that question. These resonances can be heard in outdoor test sweep tones, but transition frequencies of most rooms where the room acoustics will mangle the Audio’s impedance spec of 4 ohms turns out to be rather conservative. obtained a more linear response with similar extension by just using a This 30-degree angle. having an 87 dB 1 watt/1 meter sensitivity. shows the electrical behavior of the Dayton Audio MK442T speakers. After measuring the acoustic behavior of the MK442 in free-air testing, I was quite impressed with its behavior on its vertical axis. At 9.5” high, and about 6” wide and 7” deep, it is on the small size for bookshelf speakers. 200 Hz down to 40 Hz below which the response falls off at a much more rapid Confused about what AV Gear to buy or how to set it up? Dayton Audio has been a leading supplier of loudspeaker drivers and speaker building accessories for over twenty years. in-room. The Dayton Audio The MK402 is a small speaker designed for systems where space is at a premium and a subwoofer might not be in use thanks to its 60 Hz extension, which is unusually low for such a small speaker. typical room. 4.5K likes. Lively top end is how I would characterize them. The high production values and frantic pace of “Source Code” make it a fine choice for evaluating a sound system. I would be very Dayton Audio has been a leading supplier of loudspeaker drivers and speaker building accessories for over twenty years. and above. response which is not terribly neutral but still pleasant. 4,7 k liker dette. Incredible bottom end for outdoor use. The MK402s could get adequately loud in my theater room, but I didn’t push them too hard. The Audioholics YouTube channel provides detailed video reviews and How-To Set Up Guides of AV receivers, amplifiers, loudspeakers and subwoofers, Blu-ray players, headphones, gadgets and more. 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Dayton Audio specified the MK442Ts as would like to see in the future is for Dayton Audio to expand on the work here The bottom line is that while it would be better if these As the measurements suggested, these sound very good when used standing on its side for a vertical alignment of the woofers. fatigue from too much treble ought to give the MK442Ts consideration. A enveloping soundstage and a surrounding presence. As was mentioned previously, there are some chamfered edges on the front baffle, but this appears to be done more for the sake of style than to reduce baffle diffraction because it still leaves quite a bit of surface surrounding the tweeter which is where diffraction would be at its most severe. In my approximately 24’ by 13’ listening room, I set up the speakers with stand-off distances between the backwall and sidewall, and equal distance between speakers and listening position, with speakers toed-in toward the listening position. response anyway. For me personally, I would rather have bit of liveliness over dullness. doesn’t really dip below 5 ohms. sensitivity and real bass ability has to be large by necessity. Audioholics has recently completed a string of reviews of ultra-affordable bookshelf speakers from Monoprice, Dayton Audio and Polk that we thought could possibly punch above their price points. treble ought to listen as closely to the on-axis angle as possible, but most woofer diameter would have to compensate for its small size with an From the response I measured on its vertical axis, I reasoned that the MK442s would make for an exceptionally good speaker when used on its side. groundplane measurements (where the speaker and microphone are on the ground at Hi Kurt, To put it simply, the situation with the Qts of any type woofer or driver to be used as a woofer in a box, as per my own experience, is as follows: If the driver is to be used in a ported enclosure and you want it to have a very good low frequency response, the woofer should have a low Fs and a Qts ideally between 0.4 and 0.45. Take that as a challenge, Dayton Audio! One disc I listened to was the deluxe edition of the original soundtrack for “Aliens” by James Horner, a famous score which really needs no introduction. It should be kept in mind that, at a six-foot distance, I did have them placed closer to the listening position than the ten feet distance that I normally give speakers, but that is the kind of concession that has to be given small speakers to retain a good dynamic range. Dayton Audio’s impedance spec of 4 ohms turns out to be rather conservative. with this speaker is its jagged mid-bass response. I turned to orchestral music with more complex instrumentation to see how the MK402s would handle denser passages. The MK442Ts should be very easy to listen to, and those who get hearing I repositioned the speakers to have a strong toe-in angle, which put me about 30 degrees off-axis with the speakers’ aim crossing well in front of me. 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