Question The Little Audio Company - Question for David

[R2D2]

Hi David,

I see you have moved from Birmingham to Coventry going back to where you were. Just noticed on your website you are doing M&K speakers too now, how do they sound with music compared to a floorstanding speaker?

M&K were the first speakers my dad to me to have a demo to buy for himself. They were the very small satellite speakers, to be honest I can’t remember much about them just how stylish they were and have always kept a lookout for their speakers and the good reviews they would get.

 

[nopiano]

David is a regular here, but you could also try david@thelittleaudio.company if you want to get in touch.

For anyone who doesn’t know this business, here is their website…

hifi and home theatre | the little audio company | Balsall Common

With 35 years experience, the little audio company offers real world solutions for home theatre and hifi systems, including multi-room and custom install products - popular favourites as well as exclusive ones, plus hard to find alternatives for the Midlands, covering Solihull, Sutton Coldfield...

www.thelittleaudiocompany.co.uk

 

[davidf]

Hi David,

I see you have moved from Birmingham to Coventry going back to where you were. Just noticed on your website you are doing M&K speakers too now, how do they sound with music compared to a floorstanding speaker?

M&K were the first speakers my dad to me to have a demo to buy for himself. They were the very small satellite speakers, to be honest I can’t remember much about them just how stylish they were and have always kept a lookout for their speakers and the good reviews they would get.

Sorry, only just seen this, odd how it didn't show up until now in the new posts section.

I don't actually do MK speakers, and never have done since starting the little audio company. I used at my previous employer.

The current MK is Danish owned, as they bought the name in 2008 just after Ken Kreisel closed Miller &Kreisel in 2007. The Danish came back with what I believe to be backwards engineered models, and they've since brought out their own designed models, which are a far cry from what Ken Kreisel used to do and would do from an engineering point of view. In my opinion, they're coasting off a brand name with little to back up the true legacy of the original company.

Ken Kreisel came back in 2010 with Ken Kreisel Professional Sound, and has since been producing speakers and subs to continue to service mixing/mastering studios across the world. Around 2015, a quad HF unit design was supplied/sold to another brand by the factory who was making them, so production was ceased, He then came up with new designs which you'll see on my website, but they've only been released in some Asian countries so far. Bringing them to the UK has been delayed due to a number of reasons - Brexit, wars, etc etc have all massively increased worldwide shipping costs, and with the China situation over the past few years, things have been a little too delicate to "go for it".

When they do eventually appear here, they'll be typically Ken Kreisel. Ken started out as a recording engineer, before starting to make audio products himself (subwoofers for Quad panel speakers). You only have to check his timeline to see what he's been involved with and achieved over the last 50 years, including the powered (active) subwoofer and the typical 5.1 sub/sat speaker systems adopted by almost every speaker manufacturer during the late 90s/2000s. Sub/sat systems typically sound like sub/sat systems, but Ken's subwoofers sound more like an extension of the loudspeaker, sounding more homogenous and correct and are designed to work well in-room, rather than designed for ultimate output and depth by typical American subwoofer manufacturers.

Because of the excellent integration of Ken's sub/sat designs, I do feel they can match floorstanders, and exceed in some cases, and that's without any room EQ. They're a little more "honest" than a lot of hi-fi speakers, so they're not going to sugar coat anything, but they are designed by a sound engineer rather than a designer who is taking into account a global market for sound and visual style.

 

[R2D2]

Sorry, only just seen this, odd how it didn't show up until now in the new posts section.

I don't actually do MK speakers, and never have done since starting the little audio company. I used at my previous employer.

The current MK is Danish owned, as they bought the name in 2008 just after Ken Kreisel closed Miller &Kreisel in 2007. The Danish came back with what I believe to be backwards engineered models, and they've since brought out their own designed models, which are a far cry from what Ken Kreisel used to do and would do from an engineering point of view. In my opinion, they're coasting off a brand name with little to back up the true legacy of the original company.

Ken Kreisel came back in 2010 with Ken Kreisel Professional Sound, and has since been producing speakers and subs to continue to service mixing/mastering studios across the world. Around 2015, a quad HF unit design was supplied/sold to another brand by the factory who was making them, so production was ceased, He then came up with new designs which you'll see on my website, but they've only been released in some Asian countries so far. Bringing them to the UK has been delayed due to a number of reasons - Brexit, wars, etc etc have all massively increased worldwide shipping costs, and with the China situation over the past few years, things have been a little too delicate to "go for it".

When they do eventually appear here, they'll be typically Ken Kreisel. Ken started out as a recording engineer, before starting to make audio products himself (subwoofers for Quad panel speakers). You only have to check his timeline to see what he's been involved with and achieved over the last 50 years, including the powered (active) subwoofer and the typical 5.1 sub/sat speaker systems adopted by almost every speaker manufacturer during the late 90s/2000s. Sub/sat systems typically sound like sub/sat systems, but Ken's subwoofers sound more like an extension of the loudspeaker, sounding more homogenous and correct and are designed to work well in-room, rather than designed for ultimate output and depth by typical American subwoofer manufacturers.

Because of the excellent integration of Ken's sub/sat designs, I do feel they can match floorstanders, and exceed in some cases, and that's without any room EQ. They're a little more "honest" than a lot of hi-fi speakers, so they're not going to sugar coat anything, but they are designed by a sound engineer rather than a designer who is taking into account a global market for sound and visual style.

Thanks David. I will keep a lookout for the newer M&K speakers then and read the newer reviews when released in the UK.

 

[davidf]

Thanks David. I will keep a lookout for the newer M&K speakers then and read the newer reviews when released in the UK.

Don't forget, they'll be under the "Ken Kreisel Professional Sound" banner, not MK, MK Sound, or Miller & Kreisel etc. Only one has the original designer designing loudspeakers and subwoofers, despite a number of copycats.