Is it the most critical or accurate loudspeaker on the market today? No, not by a long shot. Is it going to beat the likes of Sonos when comes to being the centerpiece of a DIY distributed audio setup? No. The YU6 is for enthusiasts, not 'philes. It's for someone that wants quality sound without all the fuss. The YU6 is a true lifestyle product in every sense of the word. You don't have to approach this setup with any reverence or magic pixie dust; you just need to put on a record or cue up a movie and enjoy. As far as I'm concerned, the YU6/ Sub 8 combo is one of the best gateway audio systems I have ever seen or heard. Let me make one thing abundantly clear: I love the concept of powered loudspeakers. I absolutely support their adoption. Over the years, I've owned as many powered loudspeakers as I have passive ones, though admittedly I've had to resort to purchasing either Bang & Olufsen products or professional monitoring/mastering loudspeakers, since using the word "powered" in audiophile and home theater circles is sacrilege. There are more than a few ways to integrate the YU6 into your home and/or existing system; as a standalone setup, meaning a pair of YU6 speakers and a sub connected to either your turntable or source component (or both); as a replacement for your TV's internal speakers, or as part of a multi-channel surround sound setup.

Conserve your energy with the power-saving auto-off functionality, which will turn the subwoofer off when not in use. From your living room to your home studio, the contemporary design will blend seamlessly into any space, with a small footprint thanks to its compact size. Specifications A perforated grille sits over the 8-inch paper cone woofer and keeps it protected against impact damages as well as dust while allowing sound to leave the speaker with minimal diffraction. The rear of the speaker provides you with super-precise controls for volume and the cut-off frequency giving you responsive control that lets you shape your sound so the bass response will be able to fit the unique character of your room. The design is almost the same as the rest of the Kanto Audio product line, minimalistic and just pleasing to the eye. The Sub8 has a sleek, cube-shaped design with 4 rubber feet to prevent “wandering” during use. The body is made of MDF, which gives it an attractive appearance and provides good sound transmission. The paper cone driver is covered with a metal grille. The main controls are on the rear panel. The power switch includes an auto on/off setting. A 2-pin power cable powers the subwoofer. To the right of the bass reflex port there are two optical inputs. A five-volt USB input (for power only) and IEC power receptacle round out the YU6's physical connection options. As for its wireless input option, the YU6 features Bluetooth with aptX. All the necessary cables, including power, speaker, and auxiliary analog, are included. To use the YU6 in a multi-channel setup, you need to make sure your AV receiver's preamp outs, or just use a dedicated preamp/processor (preferred). Note that you'll be connecting the left and right channels to one YU6 and using speaker cable to extended the signal to the to the other speaker. This is true for the rear channels as well, should you choose to connect another YU6 pair.Moving on to some digital music, I cued up Ariana Grande's hit single " Side to Side" on Google Music, streamed to the YU6s via Bluetooth. Straight away, the YU6 dished out a big, bold, energetic performance. The sound was articulate and dynamic, easily capable of filling the main room of my home with copious amounts of sound; free of any sort of coloration and distortion even at extreme volumes. Házimozi próbatételhez az Interstellar ( Csillagok között) és Don’t Look Up ( Ne nézz fel!) c. filmek közben dolgozott a kis Kanto. 60-70 %-os terhelés esetén sem tapasztaltunk zavaró zörgést, búgást a mélyláda irányából. Intenzív járatásnál már kissé felkeményedtek és monotonná váltak a basszusok, ami némi információ veszteséget okozott. Hozzá kell tenni, hogy utóbbi a 20 négyzetméteres szobában már kifejezetten zavaró hangnyomásszintnek számított. Az Interstellar rakéta fellövéses jeleneténél kaptunk egy kis borzongást és dübörgést, de azért nem indult el alattunk a kanapé. A zenei betéteknél tetszett, hogy kicsit súlyosabb karaktert kapott az orgona ahhoz képest, amit 2.0 üzemmódban, mélyláda nélkül nyújtott a rendszer. A Netflix-ről lejátszott Don’t Look Up zenei betétjeire eleven, de nem túl kemény karakterrel reagált a SUB8. Zártságának köszönhetően dallamos és kontrollált mélyhangokat kínált. Tetszett, hogy kicsit kiterjesztette az atmoszférát, de a sziklaszilárd basszus érzet nem tartozott képességei közé. EASY INTEGRATION – The adjustable high-pass filter and phase switch lets you integrate sub8 into your audio system regardless of speakers being used ensuring you’re not leaving performance on the table. The Kanto Ora Powered Reference Desktop Speakers with Bluetooth v5.0 present a powerful audio experience, boasting 300W of impressive sound output.

A Kanto SUB8 képességeihez nem mellékelt a gyártója gyanúsan fennhéjázó ígéreteket. Aktív mélysugárzó viszonylatban viszonylag kisméretűnek számít, doboza és 20 cm-es, papír membrános hangszórója is. D osztályú erősítőt tartalmaz, 125 W folyamatos és 250 W rövid időre biztosítható csúcsteljesítménnyel. Frekvencia-átvitele 35 Hz-től 175 Hz-ig tart. Ára e sorok írásakor 120 000 forint. Az összkép realista, nem sejteti, hogy megtáncoltatja a konyhaszekrényben porosodó borospoharakat. Nem is arra készült. Hátul viszont található állapotjelző LED, az erősítőt tartalmazó panelen, egy IEC 7 (másnéven magnó, borotva, vagy piskóta) tápaljzat és egy főkapcsoló társaságában. Sztereó RCA bemenet fogadja a jelet. The Kanto TUK speakers certainly look the part, and they offer a banquet of options for setting-up. And while we’re sure that seeing the Northern Lights is a five-star experience, the TUKs cannot replicate that with a thrilling, five-star listen. COMPACT DESIGN – At roughly 11” in each direction, sub8 fits under desks or in the smallest of apartments where traditional home theatre subwoofers may dominate the space.

The Polk Audio PSW505 subwoofer is a very popular option among home theater lovers. It is powerful and produces quality audio for its price. The subwoofer is more than capable of shaking a room with its booming and powerful bass. The subwoofer feels great bass during an intense movie scene, and even at 50% volume, I was very pleased with the impact. A low-frequency bass radiator, working under pressure, goes at a low level, creating deep basses. A complete set of controls and connections allows you to connect and fully integrate with any stereo or multi-channel audio system. This is truly a unique combination of subtle musicality and cumbersome power for excellent home theater sound effects. A Kanto SUB8 apró rokonai, a YU2 aktív hangsugárzók mellett jelentett óriási támogatást. A kis hangfalak önmagukban szinte semmit nem tudtak kipréselni 80 Hz alatt, ezért a hangélmény hiányos volt. A SUB8 kikerekítette a hangmezőt, visszahozta zenék, filmek súlyát, erejét és energiáját. A nagyobb méretű Argon hangfalak társaként is kiszélesítette a basszusokat és jobb kontrasztot, több határozottságot adott a lábdoboknak, basszusgitárnak, dörrenő, robbanó, morajló hangeffektusoknak. The Klipsch R-10SWi is the best budget wireless home theater subwoofer. The subwoofer is equipped with an exclusive woofer with a diameter of 250 mm. The included wireless signal transmission unit can be connected to any free line or LFE output of an amplifier or AV receiver. The wireless subwoofer can be located in any convenient place in the room, including hidden, to significantly expand the possibilities of its use. The wireless connection is established automatically in a few seconds. The Klipsch R-10SWi features a 10-inch IMG graphite-impregnated copper driver that reproduces low frequencies with minimal distortion. The built-in digital amplifier provides sufficient power with high efficiency and fidelity. Low crossover travel and phase control allow the subwoofer’s low-frequency sound to be precisely synchronized with the sound of the rest of the Klipsch speakers, as well as to optimize the bass level.

To incorporate them into a 2.1 home theater you either need to connect them to your TV via analog or TosLink, and set the TV's internal speakers to off, which will make the YU6 operate the same as you would expect a soundbar or the TV speakers themselves. Then, of course, there are speakers like Apple's HomePod and Google Home Max. The Google Home Max does have an auxiliary input, which is good, but it is so stupidly utilized that I don't even consider it functional. Both the HomePod and the Home Max can wirelessly be turned into a stereo pair, but this is only when used via Bluetooth. While the Apple HomePod, despite its limitations, is still one of the best looking and sounding powered speakers on the market today, with the Google Home Max not that far behind, I consider the YU6 to be a far more well-rounded and versatile product overall that is capable of feats either Apple or Google's speakers cannot begin to touch. BIC America has been making audio equipment since the 70s and the BIC F12 subwoofer is one of the most talked-about budget subwoofers on the market. The F12 produces punchy and impactful bass that will rumble on your walls. Its 475W peak power delivers 150W RMS power.Where an active system features a dedicated amp for each driver, the Kanto approach should be thought of as more akin to a traditional, passive system, where the amp (in this case a Class D design) is simply squirrelled away inside one of the boxes.

While the TUKs are presenting a clean and agile listen, it’s also thin and overly forward – and even adjusting the EQ settings and moving them closer to the rear wall of our listening room doesn’t fully balance things out. We locate Joni Mitchell’s River, another FLAC file, but this time we listen through Grado’s SR125 headphones plugged into the master speaker. It’s an expansive mix where Mitchell’s vocal seems as close to our ear as she intended, but we’re missing her vocal strength through the lower registers. Verdict I had the exact same high frequency hum with my pair bought from an online retailer, and it was obviously a manufacturing defect. Modern sound technology is developing at an active pace and its steep subwoofer for the house no one surprises. This device reproduces the lowest frequencies that humans can perceive. Good bass is always a good investment in your home speaker system, allowing you to enjoy more music or movies. This applies to both elite subwoofer models and budget ones.

Pozitív meglepetések következtek sztereó zenék műsorra tűzésekor, He Xiau Tan dobjai és Hans Zimmer - Wheel of Fortune számának mély basszusai - a 40, pláne a 31,5 Hz már igencsak abba a kategóriába tartozik - arra késztettek minket, hogy a tervezetthez képest hosszabbítsuk meg a tesztelést. Koncertfilmek sokcsatornás, Dolby TrueHD és DTS-HD Master Audio hangsávjaival hasonlóan elégedettek voltunk. Elsősorban a Kanto SUB8 méretét, teljesítményét és árát figyelembe véve, de abszolút skálára vetítve sem vallott szégyent. Marcus Miller basszusgitárja életteli és eleven volt a Legends of Jazz With Ramsey Lewis: Showcase lemezen, a Hit Man - David Foster & Friends koncerten Michael Bublé dalának 50. másodperce környékén a nagyzenekari tutti jókorát ütött, még kétszer megfüleltük. So anyone who buys one of there speaker from what seems to be most retailers (European ones anyway), or anyone who pays any less than full RRP have according to Kanto, NO MANAFACTURES WARRENTY! That's a lot of people! Compact subwoofer Kanto sub8 is the best inexpensive home subwoofer that easily matches any music system, as it is available in countless colors and finishes. It is an advanced model that covers the 40-120Hz frequency range and has a modest 250W RMS maximum output power. This sub can give stereos and home theaters interesting sounds with rich bass. The device is for those who are not chasing great power and just want to watch movies, having fun.