verification . please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . unsourced material may be challenged and removed . february 2010 learn how and when to remove this template message mtx audio type consumer and pro sumer manufacturer industry audio founded 1979 founder loyd ivey headquarters winslow il key people loyd ivey chairman and ceo products audio electronics number of employees 750 website mtxaudio.com mtx audio is an american consumer audio company 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 . 1 mtx audio is a brand name owned by the mitek corporation . mtx audio s parent company mitek corporation patented the square speaker design which has more surface area for its nominal diameter as it is not measured diagonally . the patent was filed and published in 2007 . 2 contents 1 history 2 today 3 parent company 3.1 products 4 references 5 external links history edit 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 edit loyd 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 coustic usa europe xtant usa europe streetwires usa europe mitek usa europe atlas sound usa europe innovative electronic designs ied usa europe parent company edit loyd 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 . 4 products edit 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 . 5 references edit mtx high tech car audio and car accessories . retrieved 2011 01 04 . square speaker patent 7275620 . freepatentsonline.com . retrieved 2011 01 04 . allen george . mitek . mitek . retrieved 06 03 2015 . check date values in access date help gorman perry . mitek corporation . mitek usa . retrieved 11 12 2012 . check date values in access date help http international.mtx.com external links edit official website mitek on international trade by loyd ivey on youtube http www.celsusice.co.uk retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title mtx audio & oldid 732856431 categories companies established in 1979audio equipment manufacturershidden categories cs1 errors datesarticles needing additional references from february 2010all articles needing additional references navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages deutschpolski edit links this page was last modified on 3 august 2016 at 18 15 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view