Monacor Katana M1 Stand Speaker Kit

Monacor Katana M1 Stand Speaker Kit

An open secret...

With the KATANA-M1 speaker you can impress with sound and design in your living room. The attractive do-it-yourself set impresses with its extraordinary open baffle principle. The configuration of the kit is the result of the extensive, practical experience of our MONACOR acoustics developers.

The optimally prefabricated self-assembly kit contains all the necessary components and assembly instructions. All you need to put the components together is a soldering iron, a screwdriver, and a pair of side cutters.
Due to the design, which is open at the back, a realistic and convincingly spatial sound image is achieved. The size of the baffle and the selection of the chassis are optimally adapted to the area of ​​application. The wood used is untreated and can be individually painted. The awareness of having created such a great sound experience with your own hands - priceless!

The scope of delivery of the KATANA-M1 kit:

• 1 x baffle (beech, 20 mm multiplex)
• 1 x Floor Base
• 2 x side panels
• 1 x SPX-31M 20W 8Ω Hi-Fi Full Range Speaker
• 1 x pair of LS binding posts BP-500G
• 2 x Hi-Fi midrange drivers SPM-205/8, 70W, 8Ω
• 1 x MKT film capacitor MKTA-220, 22 µF, 250 V
• 1 x transformer core coil LSI-56T, 5.6 mH
• 3 meter speaker cable SPC-115CA
• 4 rubber feet (from the HF-10 set)
• Wood glue, solder, mounting screws, assembly instructions

For complete technical data see individual articles.

“Powered by a revised Revox A 40 tube amplifier (and maintained at a distance of 90 cm from the wall) the acoustic maiden flight was called: Art of Noise: Paranoimia. To put it in one word: incredible! The baffles surprise with a high-resolution, transparent sound and the bass is a dream. Completely agree: Deep tones are clearly audible.”
Frank Imbescheid, customer

“It’s a board with a few speakers in it. Nothing else. I'm always amazed at what you can do to the bass with such a simple construction. The Katana-M1 is no exception, quite the opposite. Properly positioned, this is conclusive proof that the best bass cabinet is not a cabinet. It plays around in an extremely colorful, variable, authentic way and with astonishing depth.”
Holger Barske Klang+Ton 3/2021

“I'm really surprised at how a loudspeaker can suddenly sound completely different and much more spatial. ... and in music, no matter what kind of music it is, you really hear stereo effects much more intensely. And you can also hear the music moving from the right speaker to the left and back and forth, you hear it much more intensely, as if you had a completely different amplifier there or if there was suddenly much better channel separation. I once saw a YouTube video about an open baffle, the builder had tears in his eyes when he heard it for the first time and yes, I can understand that. That's really awesome. Once the loudspeakers were installed, I sat down for an hour and took notes to explain what a spectacle was going on in terms of sound and I still can't explain it properly - simply brilliant!"
Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HgdAAJinV_s&t=50s

Technical data

• Type: DIY kit
• Intended use: LS baffle

Components1 x baffle

• 1 x Floor Base
• 2 x side panels
• 1 x SPX-31M Hi-Fi full-range speaker
• 1 x pair of LS binding posts BP-500G
• 2 x Hi-Fi mid-bass speakers SPM-205/8
• 1 x MKT Film Capacitor MKTA-220
• 1 x transformer core coil LSI-56T
• 3 meter speaker cable SPC-115CA
• 4 rubber feet (from the HF-10 set)
• Wood glue, solder, mounting screws, assembly instructions