Introducing the SM200Ak

Sonodyne SM200AK - Angle - Left-1000x1285LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – NOVEMBER 2011: TransAudio Group, distributor of the world’s best-performing pro audio recording equipment and the U.S. distributor of Sonodyne nearfield monitors, is proud to introduce the Sonodyne SM 200AK.

The SM 200AK is the largest monitor in the Sonodyne range. It’s an active bi-amped nearfield monitor with 150W powered 8″ Kevlar woofer and 100W powered 1″ metal dome tweeter smoothly reproduces 40 to 22,000 Hz. Just like it’s smaller predecessors, the SM 50AK and SM 100AK, the SM 200AK’s non parallel enclosure and well-considered shape contribute to the open high-end, honest mid-range, and tight bass that continue to earn the loyalty of engineers in the know. The SM 200AK also incorporate room-compensating bass and treble tilts as well as a bass roll-off. If an end user’s control room is on the shy side of perfect, engaging one (or more) of it’s four dip switches can help compensate for a “difficult” acoustical environment as well as spacial loading. The SM 200AK enclosure combines the best qualities of wood and aluminum. The rigid aluminum die-cast baffle ensures that the kevlar LF woofer and the metal dome tweeter are securely mounted and vibration is minimized. Gently curving baffle edges keep diffraction to a minimum. This – along with an integral tweeter waveguide – delivers precise, dimensional imaging, with exceptional on and off axis response.

“The new Sonodyne 200 extends the product line upward from the 50 and 100 to a larger active 8 inch two way.” says Brad Lunde, president of Transaudio. “The sound of this speaker compared to its rivals in same the price range is spectacular: The detailed open high end that Sonodynes are known for plus an amazing low end response from the ported 8 inch Kevlar woofer. I have heard nothing at the $1600 (a pair) price point that sounds this good. This may be Sonodyne’s best seller in the US.”

Leveraging India’s booming economy with the company’s forty years of experience in the branded and OEM hi-fi market, Sonodyne builds nearfield monitors that are borne of rigorous research & development, built in-house of the highest-quality components, yet sell for less than equivalent American and Euro monitors.

MSRPs: SM 200AK – $1,800/pair