The Loudspeaker Kit M5 MKIII DIY kit is a revision of the highly popular MKI kit. The main change is a switch to the Peerless Engineering 5" shielded woofer which has a smoother midrange performance than its predecessor. It also features a round deco ring and thus the cutout is no longer rebated making veneering this kit even easier than before.
This high performance, small sized bookshelf speaker equally suits both music applications as well
as home cinema. It is an ideal all purpose speaker and works equally well as mains, rear surrounds or stand alone speakers. It is also well suited to near field monitoring work in home studio's or live music applications. It's high quality shielding means it can be used in close proximity to TV's and PC monitors.
The Loudspeaker Kit M5 MKII DIY Kit Instructions
Pictured: Pre-Built in Gloss White. Sold Individually. Finish not included, kit supplied as flat packed raw MDF.The M5 has a very smooth, mellow sound with excellent staging and imaging and a very tonally accurate midrange. The crossover is a fully computer optimized 4th order (acoustic) design and the resulting power handling and efficiency are both high for this kit making it well suited to larger rooms and to amplifiers with a wider range of power options compared to say the M4.
Being stand or wall mountable it offers a degree of flexibility compared to the tower speakers. It is also a shielded design with perfect matching to the MKII C5 and F5 kits for home theatre use. The M5 is mid way between the M4 and the M6 in size.
The M5 MKII uses a 5.25" shielded treated paper/rubber woofer from Peerless Engineering of Denmark mated to a Danish made Vifa mylar dome tweeter. It uses a 12mm MDF cabinet for inherent flatness with a smooth frequency response and a crisp accurate sound. Bass is excellent for such a small speaker, although as with all small speakers it will benefit from the addition of a subwoofer for home theatre applications. Dual front firing ports means that additional bass can be extracted from the kit by wall mounting.
Parts list for one M5 MkII:
- 6 piece MDF M5 MkII speaker
- 1 prebuilt crossover
- 1 Vifa tweeter
- 1 Peerless woofer
- 1 piece of acoustic stuffing
- 1 round plastic terminal
- 2 25mm tuning ports
- Black screws for assembly
- Assembly instructions
| PARAMETER |
VALUE |
| Nominal (RMS) Power |
75 Watts |
| Impedance |
8 Ohms |
| Frequency Range |
48Hz-20kHz (-3dB) |
| Sensitivity |
88dB 1W@1M |
| Recommended Amplifier |
20W - 100W * |
| Woofer Type |
Peerless Engineering |
| Woofer Material |
Treated Paper |
| Woofer Diameter |
135mm (5.25") |
| Surround Material |
Low Loss Rubber |
| Tweeter |
Vifa D19TD |
| Tweeter Material |
Ferrofluid Damped Mylar |
| Dimensions |
190D*282H*175W mm |
| Weight |
4 Kg |
MKII Data will be available soon.
*Note - suggested amplifier power ratings are nominal only, there are a wide range of factors which affect the performance and suitability of any speaker/amplifier matchup. Damage to speakers is usually caused by an underpowered amp which is clipping due to being driven too hard. Damage to speaker drivers and kit components caused by overdriving the amplifier or the speaker is not covered by warranties. In general, the M5 kits will suit most commonly available Pro-Logic DD/DTS receivers.