What is MKII?

PolkThug
PolkThug Posts: 7,532
edited June 2004 in Basic Hookup/Wiring Questions
Dumb Question #213:

What is MKII?

I have noticed this across different brands. I assume it is some kind of standard like THX.

Insight appreciated,
PolkThug
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  • AsSiMiLaTeD
    AsSiMiLaTeD Posts: 11,728
    edited June 2004
    Nah, MKII is just usually a second version of something that comes out...

    I.E. My old Harman kardon AVR80 MKII was a enhanced version of the original AVR80.

    There's the Adcom 545...then the 545MKII...and etc, etc, etc...

    not sure if that is what you were looking for...
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  • dorokusai
    dorokusai Posts: 25,577
    edited June 2004
    Yep, another example is the Parasound HCA-2200 MkII which is the John Curl revision of the HCA-2200. Trivia :D
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  • Airplay355
    Airplay355 Posts: 4,298
    edited June 2004
    doesnt the mk stand for mark?....did it come from military terms maybe? like when naming versions of tanks?
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  • gatemplin
    gatemplin Posts: 1,595
    edited June 2004
    Mk does mean Mark, but what Mark means I dunno :confused:
    Graham
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  • RuSsMaN
    RuSsMaN Posts: 17,987
    edited June 2004
    In the 'audio' sense as we are describing here, 'Mark' is the sign, writing, ticket, or label put upon manufactured goods to distinguish them from others. It's going along the same principal that Polk uses with the 'i' (for improved). It lets you know WHICH RT800 it is, the first (mkI RT800), or the improved RT800i (mkII).

    Don't read into that, that MKII is always better than MKI (usually not labeled at all). It's just a way of distinguishing one product from another, usually products that are similar, but to which modifications / changes have been made.

    It's was also common in old(er) automobiles, ie Lincoln Mark II.

    Cheers,
    Russ
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