Kudos Super 10A Cardea Loudspeakers - 2023 - Black Oak

• Immaculate condition.
• Includes Factory Grills.
• Complete with original boxes and all packing.
• Brand New in July 2023.

From the Kudos website...

You want an exceptionally musical, high-performance loudspeaker but you dont have the space to house a floorstander. Not a problem. We made the Super 10A specifically for you.

Yes, a compact standmount loudspeaker may not have quite the same degree of bass welly (as we say here in the north-east of England) as an equivalent floorstander.

But dont imagine for a second that you should compromise on that all-important lower-end presence, or on an impressively three-dimensional soundstage.

And don't think that you wont be holding your breath in that spilt second of silence between notes. Not least because our Super 10A is directly comparable in design to our series-topping Super 20A floorstander.

EXCEPTIONAL, CUSTOM-MADE DRIVERS

Kudos one-of-a-kind drivers are custom designed in collaboration with leading European experts, SEAS.

All four Cardea series models feature our Crescendo K2 fabric dome tweeter, a development of SEAS superb (and justifiably costly) Crescendo unit re-engineered exclusively for Kudos.

The mid/bass drivers are unique to each model.

The drivers are precisely matched and seamlessly aligned to work together, as one, delivering an effortless just right sound. Youll know it when you hear it.

LOW-ORDER CROSSOVER AND MINIMAL
DESIGN FOR A PURER SOUND

The purer the signal, the truer the sound. A Kudos loudspeaker preserves a clean and clear audio signal by favouring a minimal design with our trademark, low-order crossover.

The Cardea Super series superior quality components are tailored specifically for Kudos to stringent tolerances.

They include Mundorfs MResist Supreme resistors and air-core inductors, and ClarityCaps unique CopperConnect technology capacitors.

INTERIOR DESIGN

The Cardea series modernist aesthetic looks elegantly simple on the outside, yet the inside is reassuringly hard-working.

In a true marriage of form and function, design and materials combine to effectively manage unwanted vibrations while leaving the natural dynamics of your music blissfully undisturbed.

ACTIVE CONFIGURATION (UPGRADEABLE)

Like the Titan series, our Super 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.

Upgrading to active operation enables a variety of performance and personalisation enhancing capabilities.

SPECIFICATIONS

Type

• 2-way

• Bass reflex

• standmount

Nominal impedance

• 8 ohms

Mid/bass driver

• Kudos 180mm unit with cast chassis, coated paper cone and 39mm voice coil

Recommended amplifier power detail

• 25W - 200W

Frequency range

• 40Hz 30kHz AIRR (average in-room response)

Speaker Dimensions

• 350mm (h) x 200mm (w) x 270mm (d)

Sensitivity

• @1W, 1m, 87dB

Tweeter

• SEAS-Kudos Crescendo K2 29mm fabric dome

Finishes

• Black Oak

Like all of the models in our Cardea series, the Super 10A is an exceptional communicator that delivers "a vivid and articulate listening experience" with "wonderful images of musicians performing in space" and "excellent portrayal of fine detail," says Hi-Fi News. Compact monitors dont come much better than this. If you want to hear a fine small loudspeaker, it is this one, adds Hi-Fi World.