MTX Audio

MTX Audio is an American consumer audio company headquartered in Phoenix, Arizona^[1] that manufactures sound equipment for applications including car audio, home audio, marine audio and live sound products. They are best known for their car audio products and they specialize in subwoofers and subwoofer amplifiers.^[2]

MTX Audio

Company type	Consumer and prosumer manufacturer
Industry	Audio
Founded	1979
Founder	Loyd Ivey
Headquarters	Phoenix, AZ
Key people	John Ivey chairman and CEO
Products	Audio electronics
Number of employees	1200+
Website	MTX.com

MTX Audio is a brand name owned by the Mitek Corporation.

History

MTX audio was called Matrecs in 1979. The MTX name came in when Loyd Ivey, then owner of his own company American Acoustic Labs, bought out the Matrecs name in 1979 and changed it to MTX under Ivey’s parent company Mitek. In 1991, MTX Audio acquired Soundcraftsmen, a defunct audio equipment manufacturer which was located in Santa Ana, California, and was called MTX Soundcraftsmen until 1999. In 1984 MTX created the first mobile audio enclosure.

Today

John Ivey is chairman and CEO of MiTek and therefore MTX, which employs over 750 people. MiTek has 12 other companies including MTX, with plants in Ennis, Texas, Louisville, Kentucky, Monroe, Wisconsin, West Dundee, Illinois, Winslow, Illinois, and in Phoenix, Arizona.

List of global brand names and what countries MiTek has their products/facilities in.^[3]

• MTX- USA, Europe, Germany, Australia, New Zealand
• COUSTIC- USA, Europe
• Xtant- USA, Europe
• StreetWires- USA, Europe, Australia, New Zealand
• Mitek- USA, Europe
• Atlas IED- USA, Europe^[4]

Parent company

John Ivey Is the president and CEO of his company MiTek corp which he founded in the mid-1980s after acquiring Matrecs and the American Case Company. MiTek is the parent company of 13 other companies, including MTX, with manufacturing plants in seen American states and three countries around the world.^[5]

Products

MTX makes car audio, marine audio, ATV-UTV Audio, home audio, and portable audio products. The MTX Jackhammer 24 is a 24-inch square subwoofer and one of the largest available on the consumer market.^[6]