SAT MK2 SignatureA signature compact speaker.

Felt more than heard. The weight under a kick drum, a pipe organ's pedal notes, the rumble of a synth bass line, the floor of an orchestra.

Kick drum · pipe organ · synth sub · double bass low notes

The engine room. Punch, groove and body live here: the bass guitar's fundamentals, the thump of a kick, the lower notes of cello and piano.

Bass guitar · kick drum · cello · piano left hand · toms

Warmth and fullness. The body of an acoustic guitar, the chest of a male voice, the wood in a string section. Too much here sounds muddy; the right amount sounds rich.

Acoustic guitar body · male vocals · viola · French horn

Where the music lives. Almost every instrument has its core here: vocals, snare, horns, guitars and keys. If the mids are honest, the whole recording makes sense.

Vocals · snare · trumpet · electric guitar · piano

Presence and intelligibility. Your ear is at its most sensitive here, so consonants, pick attack and the bite of a horn section come forward. A little goes a long way.

Vocal consonants · guitar attack · violin · saxophone

Clarity and definition. The snap of a drumstick on a rim, the edge of a cymbal, the detail that makes a voice sound close rather than distant.

Cymbal strike · rim shot · vocal sibilance · plucked strings

Sparkle, shimmer and space. Cymbal decay, a singer's breath, the sense of the room around the performers. This is what makes a recording feel open.

Cymbal shimmer · breath · hi-hat · room ambience