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soundking monitors ???

Hi Folks, I saw a pair of these Soundking MT500A monitors. I searched the web and I found a few things about it.

it looks like this one (MT600A):



I found this:
MT500A

I saw these MT500A in a shop for about the same price of a pair of Samson Resolv 40A. Anyone has ever use it, test it, own it?
maybe I overlooked this brand, looks like a Chinese OEM factory; anyone knows ?

I heard them working but it´s difficult to compare it with other "known" (and more expensive) monitors side by side / under same conditions. they looks good, are very well constructed, quite heavy too...

anyone can help??
thanks

Tags: monitors, mt500a, soundking, studio

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pecovgfx Permalink Reply by pecovgfx on June 19, 2007 at 7:10am
I found (so far) that Soundking was indeed a Chinese OEM firm that grows big enough to start commercializing a wide range of products under their own brand now!

This one looks familiar to anyone?

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pecovgfx Permalink Reply by pecovgfx on June 19, 2007 at 7:38am
this one too:


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pecovgfx Permalink Reply by pecovgfx on June 19, 2007 at 7:46am
specs for the "5" model:

temperature voice coil and damped rubber surround

Low Frequency Drive: 5'' magnetically shield moneral-filled polypropylene cone with high temperature voice coil and damped rubber surround
High Frequency Drive: 3/4'' magnetically shield ferrofluld-cooled natural soft dome
Frequency Response: 70Hz-20KHz
Crossover: 2.6K
SPL: 88dB
Low Frequency Amplify: 60W
High Frequency Amplify: 30W
Dimension: 185mm×225mm×280mm
Weight: 7Kg/PCS
Input Connections: XLR and 1/4" connector; accept balanced or unbalanced source
Indicator: Power ON LED indicator
Power Requirements: 220/240V-50/60Hz 0.5A 100W 100/120V-50/60Hz 1A 100W
Input Sensitivity: 0.775V Input produces full of output level at maximum
Cabinet: 17mm MDF,Internally insulated

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pecovgfx Permalink Reply by pecovgfx on June 20, 2007 at 10:55am
the big brother ("8")...


Hosa QZS-8P ("Soundking MT800A")

specs (http://www.hosatech.com)

"Simply Outstanding! Phenomenal Sound at a Price that Won't Break the Bank.

Features:
• 8" Polypropylene Mineral-Filled Cone Woofers
• Ferrofluid-Cooled 1" Soft-Dome Tweeters
• 100 Watts for Lows and 50 Watts for Highs Crossover at 2.6KHz
• Accepts 1/4" and XLR inputs, Balanced or Unbalanced
• Very Linear Frequency Response at All Levels, from 45Hz to Beyond 20Khz
• Full Magnetic Shielding for Use Around TVs and Computers

Sold in Pairs.

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mike Permalink Reply by mike on June 29, 2007 at 8:51am
I was also looking into buying these. When I compared them to higher-end monitors, these were seriously lacking in bass, but these were 1/2 the price.

I'm still not sure if I should get these or not - or perhaps I'll get some 8/10" PA speakers instead.

Anyone else out there hear of these?

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mike Permalink Reply by mike on July 1, 2007 at 7:34pm
Well, I got them. The 8 inchers are BIG - but so far I'm OK with the sound. I had to tip in a bit of low EQ...

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pecovgfx Permalink Reply by pecovgfx on July 2, 2007 at 6:55am
which one? Soundking, Seiwin, AxelVox, Hosa or some other "brand"?
Interesting that I also discover that they were one (of many I think) of the OEM Firms in China that worked for Behringer. I also found that Soundking is huge, one of the biggest audio firms in the world.

I'm still waiting for those 8 inches to arrive. I found only the Soundking MT500A.

Check this out:
(I don't know about this doc source. the link is at the end the list)
I also started to add some infos about some (at leat for me) "unknown" firms.
(it has been a very interesting research)

Did you test your 8s side by side with other monitors ??

thanks for the reply !!!

here it goes...

Article Excerpt


225 Largest Music & Audio Firms


RANK ESTIMATED 2005 EMPLOYEE 05 04 COMPANY REVENUES COUNT 1 1


  1. YAMAHA CORPORATION $4,491,540,000 19,621 2 2
  2. ROLAND CORPORATION $750,895,000 2,291 3 3
  3. KAWAI MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS MFG. Co. $561,662,000 2,889 4 4
  4. HARMAN PROFESSIONAL (DIV. HARMAN INTL.) $486,000,000 2,650 5 5 (AKG, JBL Pro, Digitech,
  5. FENDER MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS $430,000,000 2,500 6 6
  6. STEINWAY MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS $387,100,000 2,386 7 8
  7. SENNHEISER ELECTRONIC $358,000,000 1,550 8 7
  8. SHURE INC. $357,500,000 2,100 9 9
  9. TELEX COMMUNICATIONS (PRO. DIV.) $310,185,000 1,915 10 10 (Electrovoice,
  10. KHS/MUSIX CO., LTD. $286,488,816 4,200 11 12 (Mapex)
  11. AUDIO TECHNICA CORPORATION $254,600,000 500 12 N
  12. GOLD PEAK GROUP $250,000,000 1,400 13 11
  13. YAMANO MUSIC COMPANY, LTD. $235,000,000 500 14 14
  14. KORG, INC. $218,000,000 335 15 13
  15. LOUD TECHNOLOGIES $204,300,000 720 16 17 (Alvarez, Ampeg, Crate, EAW, Knilling, Mackie, SIA and TAPCO)
  16. DIGIDESIGN (DIV. AVID TECHNOLOGY) $198,000,000 450 17 16 (ProTools...)
  17. GIBSON GUITAR CORP. $195,000,000 2,400 18 19 (Epiphone, Baldwin, Maestro, Wurlitzer, Tobias, Valley Arts Guitar, Slingerland, MaGIC, Gibson Amphitheatre, Hamilton, Chickering, Kramer, Steinberger, Electar, Aeolian)
  18. KAMAN MUSIC CORP. $191,300,000 550 19 20 (Ovation, Adamas, Takamine, Hamer, Gretsch Drums, Sabian, Seiko — tuners and metronomes, Applause — "Applause by Ovation", Ovation subsidiary, Jasmine — "Jasmine by Takamine", budget Takamine subsidiary, Slammer — "Slammer by Hamer", budget Hamer subsidiary )
  19. BEHRINGER CORPORATION LTD. $179,734,433 3,000 20 15
  20. PEAVEY ELECTRONICS CORP. $175,000,000 1,200 21 27 (MediaMatrix, Architectural Acoustics, PVDJ, Crest Audio, and Trace Elliot)
  21. SAMICK MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS CO. $151,000,000 3,500 22 21
  22. CASIO KEYBOARDS (DIVISION OF CASIO COMPUTER) $150,500,000 N/A 23 22
  23. HOSHINO GAKKI MFG. Co., LTD. $147,000,000 90 24 23 (Ibanez, Tama)
  24. JAM INDUSTRIES $140,000,000 275 25 26
  25. HAL LEONARD CORPORATION $138,509,000 327 26 18
  26. TOM LEE MUSIC CO. LTD. $120,000,000 500 27 25
  27. ESP Co., LTD. $115,000,000 800 28 30
  28. PARSONS MUSIC $108,660,000 1,850 29 32
  29. J. D'ADDARIO & COMPANY $98,500,000 1,012 30 29
  30. PEARL RIVER PIANO GROUP $96,296,056 4,318 31 39
  31. ALLEN ORGAN COMPANY $95,800,000 515 32 31
  32. MUSIK HUG AG $95,385,000 425 33 40
  33. MARTIN GUITAR COMPANY $90,410,000 809 34 61
  34. CANARE ELECTRIC Co., LTD. $90,000,000 375 35 36
  35. ALGAM $87,688,000 180 36 37
  36. MUSIC SALES, LTD. $87,000,000 415 37 88
  37. TC ELECTRONIC A/S $86,000,000 410 38 42
  38. FIRST ACT $85,000,000 135 39 33

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pecovgfx Permalink Reply by pecovgfx on July 2, 2007 at 7:10am

RANK ESTIMATED 2005 EMPLOYEE 05 04 COMPANY REVENUES COUNT 1 1


  1. YAMAHA CORPORATION $4,491,540,000 19,621 2 2
  2. ROLAND CORPORATION $750,895,000 2,291 3 3
  3. KAWAI MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS MFG. Co. $561,662,000 2,889 4 4
  4. HARMAN PROFESSIONAL (DIV. HARMAN INTL.) $486,000,000 2,650 5 5 (AKG, JBL Pro, Digitech,
  5. FENDER MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS $430,000,000 2,500 6 6
  6. STEINWAY MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS $387,100,000 2,386 7 8
  7. SENNHEISER ELECTRONIC $358,000,000 1,550 8 7
  8. SHURE INC. $357,500,000 2,100 9 9
  9. TELEX COMMUNICATIONS (PRO. DIV.) $310,185,000 1,915 10 10 (Electrovoice,
  10. KHS/MUSIX CO., LTD. $286,488,816 4,200 11 12 (Mapex)
  11. AUDIO TECHNICA CORPORATION $254,600,000 500 12 N
  12. GOLD PEAK GROUP $250,000,000 1,400 13 11
  13. YAMANO MUSIC COMPANY, LTD. $235,000,000 500 14 14
  14. KORG, INC. $218,000,000 335 15 13
  15. LOUD TECHNOLOGIES $204,300,000 720 16 17 (Alvarez, Ampeg, Crate, EAW, Knilling, Mackie, SIA and TAPCO)
  16. DIGIDESIGN (DIV. AVID TECHNOLOGY) $198,000,000 450 17 16 (ProTools...)
  17. GIBSON GUITAR CORP. $195,000,000 2,400 18 19 (Epiphone, Baldwin, Maestro, Wurlitzer, Tobias, Valley Arts Guitar, Slingerland, MaGIC, Gibson Amphitheatre, Hamilton, Chickering, Kramer, Steinberger, Electar, Aeolian)
  18. KAMAN MUSIC CORP. $191,300,000 550 19 20 (Ovation, Adamas, Takamine, Hamer, Gretsch Drums, Sabian, Seiko — tuners and metronomes, Applause — "Applause by Ovation", Ovation subsidiary, Jasmine — "Jasmine by Takamine", budget Takamine subsidiary, Slammer — "Slammer by Hamer", budget Hamer subsidiary )
  19. BEHRINGER CORPORATION LTD. $179,734,433 3,000 20 15
  20. PEAVEY ELECTRONICS CORP. $175,000,000 1,200 21 27 (MediaMatrix, Architectural Acoustics, PVDJ, Crest Audio, and Trace Elliot)
  21. SAMICK MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS CO. $151,000,000 3,500 22 21
  22. CASIO KEYBOARDS (DIVISION OF CASIO COMPUTER) $150,500,000 N/A 23 22
  23. HOSHINO GAKKI MFG. Co., LTD. $147,000,000 90 24 23 (Ibanez, Tama)
  24. JAM INDUSTRIES $140,000,000 275 25 26
  25. HAL LEONARD CORPORATION $138,509,000 327 26 18
  26. TOM LEE MUSIC CO. LTD. $120,000,000 500 27 25
  27. ESP Co., LTD. $115,000,000 800 28 30
  28. PARSONS MUSIC $108,660,000 1,850 29 32
  29. J. D'ADDARIO & COMPANY $98,500,000 1,012 30 29
  30. PEARL RIVER PIANO GROUP $96,296,056 4,318 31 39
  31. ALLEN ORGAN COMPANY $95,800,000 515 32 31
  32. MUSIK HUG AG $95,385,000 425 33 40
  33. MARTIN GUITAR COMPANY $90,410,000 809 34 61
  34. CANARE ELECTRIC Co., LTD. $90,000,000 375 35 36
  35. ALGAM $87,688,000 180 36 37
  36. MUSIC SALES, LTD. $87,000,000 415 37 88
  37. TC ELECTRONIC A/S $86,000,000 410 38 42
  38. FIRST ACT $85,000,000 135 39 33
  39. TASCAM (DIVISION OF TEAL CORP.) $84,000,000 140 40 43
  40. QSC AUDIO $82,000,000 265 41 54
  41. GEWA GMBH $81,900,000 253 42 35
  42. PEARL MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS CO., LTD. $81,000,000 170 43 48
  43. MUSIK MEYER GMBH $80,000,000 190 44 38
  44. HOHNER MUSIKINSTRUMENTE GMBH $79,900,000 450 45 45
  45. AXL MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS $75,600,000 1,800 46 34
  46. ALFRED PUBLISHING COMPANY $75,500,000 280 47 44
  47. SEJUNG MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS CO., LTD. $73,000,000 3,000 48 51
  48. ROLAND MEINL MUSIKINSTRUMENTE GMBH $71,000,000 175 49 N
  49. M-AUDIO CORP. (DIV. AVID TECHNOLOGY.) $70,000,000 217 50 46
  50. CORT MUSICAL INSTRUMENT CO., LTD. $69,000,000 2,700 51 58
  51. LINE 6 $68,818,139 243 52 53 US MUSIC CORP. $66,700,000 242 53 N
  52. SOUNDKING GROUP Co., LTD $66,000,000 2,000 54 52
  53. NUMARK INDUSTRIES $65,000,000 92 55 57
  54. SOUND HOUSE, INC. $64,800,000 110 56 50
  55. ZEN-ON MUSIC Co., LTD. $64,500,000 170 57 55
  56. BUFFET CRAMPON $64,000,000 285 58 60
  57. SAMSON TECHNOLOGIES CORP. $63,000,000 92 59 67
  58. STANTON GROUP $60,000,000 150 60 49
  59. BEIJING XINGHAI MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS $59,000,000 3,000 61 63
  60. MARSHALL AMPLIFICATION PLC $58,000,000 215 62 69
  61. BEYERDYNAMIC $57,500,000 275 63 59
  62. VTG HORIZON/RAPCO $57,000,000 500 64 66
  63. TAYLOR GUITAR $56,800,000 474 65 65
  64. KANDA SHOW CORPORATION $55,000,000 80 66 78
  65. PROEL SPA $53,900,000 141 67 64
  66. PRIMA GAKKI CO., LTD. $53,381,000 110 68 77
  67. ERNIE BALL / MUSIC MAN $51,000,000 300 69 72
  68. AVEDIS ZILDJIAN COMPANY $50,300,000 187 70 74
  69. NONAKA BOEKI CO., LTD. $50,200,000 100 71 82
  70. HANSER MUSIC GROUP $50,000,000 120 72 79
  71. YORKVILLE SOUND $49,236,000 290 73 73
  72. EMD MUSIC GROUP $48,750,000 110 74 70
  73. RELIANCE INTERNATIONAL CORP. $48,000,000 40 75 80
  74. REMO INC. $47,500,000 300 76 75
  75. JA MUSIK GMBH $47,000,000 400 77 84
  76. HENRI SELMER, ET CIE. $45,500,000 600 78 81
  77. PHONIC CORPORATION $45,120,000 1,250 79 68
  78. GCI TECHNOLOGIES (FORMERLY GEMINI) $45,000,000 60 80 76
  79. DONGBEI PIANO GROUP $44,000,000 2,650 81 56
  80. GENERALMUSIC S.P.A. $43,000,000 300 82 71
  81. COSMOS CORP $42,750,000 100 83 83
  82. STAMER GROUP $42,500,000 180 84 86
  83. GODIN GUITAR COMPANY $42,000,000 425 85 92
  84. PENN ELCOM, INC. $41,500,000 244 86 85
  85. G.A. YUPANGCO & CO. $39,784,000 421 87 97
  86. KYORITSU CORP. $38,691,000 90 88 91
  87. VANDOREN S.A. $37,750,000 205 89 90
  88. ALESIS CORP. $37,500,000 64 90 87
  89. SUZUKI MUSICAL INSTRUMENT MFG. CO. $37,250,000 180 91 116
  90. SF MARKETING $37,000,000 120 92 94
  91. MEDELI ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. $36,000,000 1,320 93 99
  92. DRUM WORKSHOP, INC. $35,500,000 180 94 112
  93. EM NORDIC AB $35,283,000 106 95 N
  94. SELENIUM LOUDSPEAKERS $35,000,000 255 96 109
  95. ARAI & CO., INC. $34,681,650 57 97 103
  96. C. BECHSTEIN PIANO $34,250,000 215 98 93
  97. SKB CORPORATION $34,000,000 420 99 95
  98. HARRIS-TELLER INC. $33,022,000 69 100 N
  99. HUASHENG MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS LTD $32,500,000 3,000 101 114
  100. PAUL REED SMITH GUITARS $32,000,000 190 102 110
  101. GHS / ROCKTRON $31,525,000 115 103 106
  102. LUTHMAN SCANDINAVIA KB $31,250,000 80 104 111
  103. KONIG & MEYER $31,100,000 240 105 100
  104. EQUIPSON S.A. $31,000,000 80 106 119
  105. ADAM HALL GMBH $30,500,000 87 107 120
  106. PIANODISC $30,200,000 179 108 115
  107. MUSICLINK $30,000,000 72 109 101
  108. MAXTONE MUSICAL INSTRUMENT MFG. CO. $30,000,000 80 110 89
  109. MORIDAIRA MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS CO., LTD. $29,900,000 60 111 96
  110. FERNANDES CO., LTD $29,800,000 50 112 102
  111. ROSETTI LIMITED $29,200,000 65 113 108
  112. AMERICAN DJ, INC. $29,000,000 100 114 117
  113. NADY SYSTEMS $28,500,000 91 115 113
  114. YAKO $28,250,000 400 116 105
  115. WILHELM SCHIMMEL PIANO $28,233,000 222 117 122
  116. CASA VEERKAMP S.A. DE C.V. $27,900,000 125 118 136
  117. WARWICK GMBH & CO. --MUSIC EQUIPMENT $27,500,000 72 119 107
  118. PETROF PIANO CZ. $26,500,000 600 120 104
  119. MOGAR MUSIC S.P.A. $26,000,000 52 121 118
  120. AUSTRALIS MUSIC GROUP PTY. LTD. $25,500,000 50 122 121
  121. EMINENCE SPEAKER LLC $25,240,000 175 123 125
  122. JOHN HORNBY SKEWES & COMPANY LTD. $25,200,000 90 124 N
  123. SUZUKI CORP. $25,000,000 25 125 130
  124. NEIL A KJOS MUSIC COMPANY $25,000,000...

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pecovgfx Permalink Reply by pecovgfx on July 2, 2007 at 9:00am
http://www.musictrades.com/top125.html

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Ranking the industry's biggest suppliers by sales volume.(THE TOP 125: AMERICAS'S LEADING MUSIC & SOUND SUPPLIERS)
Publication Date: 01-APR-05
Publication Title: Music Trades
Format: Online - approximately 2758 words


Description
The roster of the 125 largest music products suppliers faces a broad array of challenges. For companies like Fender and Martin, it's all about cultivating a level of brand prestige that enables them to charge a premium price in a market flooded with copycat products. Hitech manufacturers like Digidesign and Roland scramble to stay ahead of the curve so their products are not rendered obsolete. For distributors like Kaman Corporation, the major issue is supply chain management--figuring out how to move a product from point a to point b with as little friction as possible. Yet if there is a common issue faced by all 125 companies on the list, it is how best to deal with the emergence of Chinese manufacturing.

A decade ago China was still a minor factor in the industry--a former totalitarian communist state that had some interest as a tourist destination but little commercial significance. Five years ago, China's future potential was readily acknowledged, but few grasped just how rapidly that potential would be realized. Today, the ten largest companies on the Top 125 are actively sourcing products in China and at least 70 other companies on the roster are importing some or all of their products from China. In fact, the companies without a Chinese source of supply have become the exception rather than the rule. At year's end, measured in units, China guitar imports were nearly twice that of Korea and Indonesia combined: Chinese upright piano imports were equal to Japan, Korea, and Indonesia combined; and imports of Chinese-made audio gear surged by 40 percent in 2004.

A large part of this rapid growth can be traced to cost structures that are dramatically lower than those in the U.S., Japan, and Europe. Western manufacturers routinely comment, "My bill of materials cost is higher in the U.S. than the cost of buying a finished product from China." Another factor is that China is home to manufacturers capable of building the full scope of music and audio products. In addition to traditional instruments like pianos, guitars, percussion, and brasswinds, Chinese manufacturers can build every link in the audio chain, crank out electronic keyboards, and even build computer peripherals. The final factor is a ferocious work ethic and a centuries old tradition of high-quality manufacturing. At every level of Chinese society, there is a fierce desire to move the country ahead as quickly as possible.

The rise of Chinese manufacturing has left the Top 125 facing a host of challenging questions. First, there's the issue of how to make use of factories in Europe, Japan, or...

...
http://goliath.ecnext.com/coms2/summary_0199-4128181_ITM

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mike Permalink Reply by mike on July 3, 2007 at 1:13pm
>which one?
I got the Soundking 8"

>Interesting that I also discover that they were one (of many I think) of the OEM Firms >in China that worked for Behringer.

That would sound right - the store I bought them from sells almost exclusively Behringer stuff.

>Did you test your 8s side by side with other monitors ??
At the store, I tested them against some pretty good behringer monitors. Again, the soundkings had noticeably less low-end - that's what bothered me the most. So far, I'm happy with the sound, though I've barely used them so far.

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pecovgfx Permalink Reply by pecovgfx on July 3, 2007 at 5:08pm
Unlike PA systems, studio reference monitors are built to have a flat response, that allow you to hear your mix as it truly sounds (without any "coloration").
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mike Permalink Reply by mike on July 3, 2007 at 10:04pm
Yeah - I understand that, but I'm not doing any recording here - I just need better-than-home-stereo-speakers to put out my synth's and company. With my recording background, I'd be comfortable with either the flat response or the skewed PA's.

I used them a bunch tonight. Computer audio came out well rounded. I added a hint of lows on the piano, and it sounds quite good. For the price, it can't be beat.

Anyway - not to start a flame war, but what's the value of flat response speakers in a not-flat-response room? :-)

Peace.

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