IK Multimedia iLoud MTM MKII Studio Monitor

IK Multimedia iLoud MTM MKII – Big-Monitor Accuracy for Desks and Small Rooms

The iLoud MTM MKII is IK Multimedia’s compact reference monitor, priced as a single speaker, built around a midwoofer-tweeter-midwoofer (MTM) array: two 3.5-inch mid-woofers flanking a 1-inch tweeter. The configuration, driven by 100 watts of Class-D amplification and onboard DSP, produces the focused imaging and phase coherence of a far larger monitor in a cabinet that fits a desktop.

The MKII’s defining feature is built-in ARC room calibration. Connect the included measurement microphone, run the routine, and the monitor corrects its own response for your desk, your walls and your placement – the single biggest upgrade available to a small-room setup, applied automatically.

Key features

• Compact MTM reference monitor, sold as a single speaker
• Two 3.5-inch mid-woofers and a 1-inch tweeter
• 100 W RMS total Class-D amplification
• Built-in ARC room calibration with measurement microphone
• Onboard DSP for crossover, EQ and time alignment
• Extended low end to 36 Hz with DSP assistance
• XLR/TRS combo balanced input and RCA unbalanced input
• LF, HF and desktop EQ switches for placement tuning
• Tilting desktop stand adjusts the listening angle
• Threaded insert for microphone-stand mounting

Why MTM works at a desk

In the MTM layout, the tweeter sits between two identical mid-woofers, which narrows vertical dispersion while keeping horizontal dispersion wide. On a desk, that means fewer reflections off the work surface and ceiling, and a stereo image that stays focused when you lean in or sit back. Combined with the drivers’ close spacing, the MTM MKII behaves almost like a point source at nearfield distances – voices and instruments hold a stable position in the mix instead of smearing.

Calibration is the real specification

Small rooms impose their own response on any monitor: a desk bounce here, a corner boost there. The MKII’s ARC system measures the actual result at the listening position and corrects it, flattening the response the room created. For producers without treatment budgets, that correction is worth more than a larger driver. Preset DSP voicings and rear EQ switches add manual control for placement against walls or on shelves.

Who the iLoud MTM MKII suits

Choose the MTM MKII for bedroom studios, project rooms, mobile rigs and video-editing desks where big monitors cannot work but translation still matters. Buy two for stereo. Listeners mixing bass-heavy genres at high volume in larger rooms should pair them with a subwoofer or step up in size.

On the desk, day to day

The MTM MKII’s compact cabinet leaves desk space for the interface, keyboard and controller it works beside, and the tilting stand aims the acoustic axis at your ears rather than your chest – a detail that matters at 60-centimetre listening distances. The rear panel’s EQ switches handle the common placements once, and thereafter the monitor simply wakes with the workstation. For video editors, the same accuracy that serves music makes dialogue editing and sound design decisions trustworthy on the same pair of speakers.