Great drive units require a great crossover: Derek’s KISS applies: use the simplest crossover that will deliver the musical message along with a neutrality that allows the speaker to be recording and genre neutral. The speaker that makes the best 10% of recordings sound amazing to the detriment of 90% of a collection is unacceptable to Kudos. Loudspeakers must communicate music from all but awful recordings.The combination of an excellent crossover and superb drive units delivers speaker systems that are easy loads with neither dropping below seven ohms, making them true eight-ohm specification.  The Super 20A’s low-end is tuned with a resistive port into a fixed boundary load which gives a lower LF Q, ensuring better room integration without the potential mid-range restriction of microdynamics that a sealed box can bring.Internal wiring uses Kudos KS-1 cable Active ReadySuper Cardea models are configured to allow simple by-passing of the internal crossover for active operation with leading electronics, including Linn Exakt, Devialet Expert and Naim SNAXO crossovers. Active operation opens up a wider upgrade path and enables a variety of performance and personalisation enhancing capabilities. Timing and availabilityAvailable now. All these improvements, in common with the previously announced C10 and C20 speakers, started shipping last year, but it has taken until now to verify that Kudos’ retailers worldwide had the new stock on demo or available to order.2020 and 2021 have been extraordinary years for hi-fi businesses, with those well positioned and well marketed showing significant growth. Kudos is no exception, which explains how it has taken more than a year to catch up fully.  For images, review samples or if you have further questions please contactSteve HarrisAudioPlus CommunicationsTel: +44 20 335 50446Mob: +44 7974 924081steveh@audioplus.co.uk About Kudos AudioKudos Audio creates exceptionally musical loudspeakers by taking an unusual approach to speaker design.Derek Gilligan Kudos’ owner and designer has pursued an alternative methodology, using music as the primary tool in loudspeaker design and assessment. This departure from traditional approaches takes confidence and a wealth of experience. It contributes towards what makes Kudos different and makes it one of the fastest-growing UK loudspeaker companies in recent years.Derek and his team, based in Country Durham, work closely with some of Europe’s best suppliers to ensure that the best possible components, connectors and craftsmanship are brought together to develop the Kudos range. Notes on ClarityCap’s CMR CapacitorClaritycap’s unique CopperConnect technology addresses a hitherto under explored area of audio capacitor performance. Dielectric, electrode and lead wire materials have all been extensively optimised over the years.Connection of capacitor electrodes to the leads has always relied on thermal arc spray of tin-zinc, which results in hundreds of thousands of oxidised grain boundaries introducing; distortion and phase shifts at boundary crossings and increasing propagation impedance with diameter. CopperConnect technology introduces an embedded copper lattice to the end connection, dramatically reducing grain boundary crossings and signal path resistance, freeing capacitor designs achieve new levels of audio performance. CMR employs micro-phonics series film construction and acrylic tube damping. CopperConnect technology dramatically reduces grain boundary crossings in the end connection and enables designs to employ narrower films for reduced capacitor ESR without introducing the corollary increase in end connection impedance. The philosophy of eliminating as many crystal boundaries as possible is extended to the use of premium grade 1.0mm2 tinned oxygen free copper leads. |
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