High-End Audio Buyer’s Guide 2024: M&K X10

$3499

From the folks who cut their teeth designing some of the first top-notch sub/sat systems comes the X10, a 350W, 62-pound box with serious acoustic intentions. It sports dual, push/pull, long-stroke 10″ drivers (a total surface area equivalent to a single 15″ driver) in a sealed (acoustic-suspension) enclosure. As a THX-certified subwoofer, cinema-level output, room-rattling extension, explosive dynamics, and power handling were never in question. With its bevy of two-channel and LFE cinema settings options, the blend of sub and satellite produced a seamless, dimensional soundfield as good as NG has attained in his listening room. As a sub/sat system paired with M&K’s S150 compact monitor, this formidable combination was never at a loss for thrilling musicality. (326)