Kudos Audio Loudspeakers
Hand built, high performance loudspeakers made in County Durham, Great Britain since 1991, Kudos Audio have developed a range of exceptional loudspeakers for both passive and active audio systems.
Kudos loudspeakers work with both Linn and Naim to bring the incredible performance of Linn’s Exakt and Naim Audio's Snaxo active amplification technologies into selected Kudos loudspeakers: the Titan 808, Titan 707, Titan 606, Titan 505, Super 20A and Super 10A.
Kudos Titan 808
Launched in 2015, the mighty Titan 808 is the flagship of the Kudos range. From the ground up, it has been engineered to be one of the fastest, clearest, most coherent and musically engaging loudspeakers ever created.
The Titan 808’s drive units are among the best in the world, crafted exclusively for Kudos by renowned Norwegian specialists SEAS.
Kudos Titan employs independent upper and lower cabinets, separated by precision-machined spacers and a port resonance guide. The upper cabinet houses the tweeter and mid/bass drive unit while the lower cabinet houses the two bass drivers positioned in an isobaric arrangement where the second driver is placed internally back-to-back with the first.
This isobaric arrangement produces a significantly improved bass response and minimises bass distortion and separating the cabinet into two parts, the Titan's higher and lower frequencies remain unaffected by each other, preserving a remarkable clarity to the sound even at very high volumes.
Considerable investment has been made in controlling panel resonance with a minimum of damping, Titan's cabinets are made from a combination of high-density fibreboard laminates of three different thicknesses. Optimised internal bracing and damping is used, again to minimise resonance. A triple laminate front baffle, angled back to improve dispersion, provides a solid mounting platform for the drive units to further eliminate vibration.
Do you have, or are you considering, a Linn system or Naim system? Kudos have been working with both companies to bring Linn Exakt and Naim active technology into Kudos’ top-range loudspeakers.
Kudos Titan 707
The Kudos Titan 707 employs a one box construction scaled down from the 808's twin box design.
As with the other members of the Titan family the 707's feature world class drive units crafted exclusively for Kudos by renowned Norwegian specialists SEAS.
The Titan 707 shares the same superb quality K3 tweeter as the 808 – a unique SEAS-Kudos design. Based on SEAS legendary 29mm Crescendo K2 fabric dome tweeter, the K3 has undergone significant further development to precisely tailor its capabilities for the Kudos Titan design. Enhanced features include an improved magnet system with copper shorting rings, a completely new resonance chamber and a new face plate profile, all engineered to deliver and even sharper, more dynamic and musically detailed performance.
The Titan 707’s twin mid-bass drivers, in contrast, are brand new and totally unique to the 707. Their high quality hard paper cones are double coated to ensure superior stiffness while at the same time preserving the natural damping properties of paper. The two drivers are positioned in an isobaric arrangement: the second driver is placed internally back-to-back with the first, enabling a significantly improved bass response while minimising bass distortion.
Kudos’ trademark minimalist, low order crossover is of course a key feature, made possible by Kudos seamlessly matching the drive units. Alternatively, the Titan 707’s crossover has been engineered such that it can be completely by-passed in order to facilitate active operation with selected manufacturers.
While the Titan 707 is a single-box design (compared to the 808’s upper and lower cabinets), its bodywork remains impressively involved. Its complex constrained layer damping in the plinth and side panels is cleverly designed to allow a stunningly convincing, true-to-life sound.
Do you have, or are you considering, a Linn system or Naim system? Kudos have been working with both companies to bring Linn Exakt and Naim active technology into Kudos’ top-range loudspeakers.
Kudos Titan 606
The Kudos Titan 606 employs a one box construction scaled down from the 808's twin box design.
As with the other members of the Titan family the 606's feature world class drive units crafted exclusively for Kudos by renowned Norwegian specialists SEAS.
In fact, all Titan models share the same superb quality K3 tweeter – a unique SEAS-Kudos design. Based on SEAS legendary 29mm Crescendo K2 fabric dome tweeter, the K3 has undergone significant further development to precisely tailor its capabilities for the Kudos Titan design. Enhanced features include an improved magnet system with copper shorting rings, a completely new resonance chamber and a new face plate profile, all engineered to deliver and even sharper, more dynamic and musically detailed performance.
The design of the Titan 606’s twin mid-bass drivers is developed from that found in the Super 20A. It features high quality hard paper cones that are double coated to ensure superior stiffness while at the same time preserving the natural damping properties of paper. The two drivers are positioned in an isobaric arrangement: the second driver is placed internally back-to-back with the first, enabling a significantly improved bass response while minimising bass distortion.
Kudos’ trademark minimalist, low order crossover is of course a key feature, made possible by Kudos seamlessly matching the drive units. Alternatively, the Titan 606’s crossover has been engineered such that it can be completely by-passed in order to facilitate active operation with selected manufacturers.
While the Titan 606 is a single-box design (compared to the 808’s upper and lower cabinets), its bodywork remains impressively involved. Its complex constrained layer damping in the plinth and side panels is cleverly designed to allow a stunningly convincing, true-to-life sound.
Do you have, or are you considering, a Linn system or Naim system? Kudos have been working with both companies to bring Linn Exakt and Naim active technology into Kudos’ top-range loudspeakers.
Kudos Titan 505
The Kudos Titan 505 stand mount loudspeaker employs a one box construction scaled down from the 808's twin box design.
As with the other members of the Titan family the 505's feature world class drive units crafted exclusively for Kudos by renowned Norwegian specialists SEAS.
In fact, all Titan models share the same superb quality K3 tweeter – a unique SEAS-Kudos design. Based on SEAS legendary 29mm Crescendo K2 fabric dome tweeter, the K3 has undergone significant further development to precisely tailor its capabilities for the Kudos Titan design. Enhanced features include an improved magnet system with copper shorting rings, a completely new resonance chamber and a new face plate profile, all engineered to deliver and even sharper, more dynamic and musically detailed performance.
The design of the Titan 505’s twin mid-bass drivers is developed from that found in the Super 20A. It features high quality hard paper cones that are double coated to ensure superior stiffness while at the same time preserving the natural damping properties of paper. The two drivers are positioned in an isobaric arrangement: the second driver is placed internally back-to-back with the first, enabling a significantly improved bass response while minimising bass distortion.
Kudos’ trademark minimalist, low order crossover is of course a key feature, made possible by Kudos seamlessly matching the drive units. Alternatively, the Titan 505’s crossover has been engineered such that it can be completely by-passed in order to facilitate active operation with selected manufacturers.
While the Titan 606 is a single-box design (compared to the 808’s upper and lower cabinets), its bodywork remains impressively involved. Its complex constrained layer damping in the plinth and side panels is cleverly designed to allow a stunningly convincing, true-to-life sound and works best when mounted on Kudos designed super stands.
Do you have, or are you considering, a Linn system or Naim system? Kudos have been working with both companies to bring Linn Exakt and Naim active technology into Kudos’ top-range loudspeakers.
Kudos Super 20A
The Super 20A’s key features and benefits are directly comparable to those of the Super 10A standmount, but as a floorstander, with improved bass extension and greater scale. The Super 20A takes the C20’s superlative Kudos Crescendo K2 soft dome tweeter and combines it with a newly-developed mid/bass driver and a fully re-engineered crossover.
The 29mm Crescendo K2 fabric dome tweeter, driven from a six magnet array and with a moulded alloy back chamber, is based on the legendary (and justifiably costly) Crescendo unit from Norwegian specialists SEAS, but has been further developed by SEAS exclusively for Kudos. This is almost certainly one of the finest tweeters in the world, with an unrivalled ability to accurately reproduce high frequencies without smearing of fine detail or compression.
The newly-developed mid/bass driver incorporates a copper shorting ring in its voice coil designed to minimise eddy currents, as well as an aluminium phase plug to act as a heatsink.
Both drive units are unique to Kudos and are carefully matched to integrate seamlessly, requiring only a simple low-order crossover. In this case the crossover has been fully upgraded with new Mundorf inductors and non-inductive resistors, as well as Mundorf Supreme (gold/silver/oil) capacitors. These components are produced to very tight tolerances and are individually tested and hand selected.
Do you have, or are you considering, a Linn system or Naim system? Kudos have been working with both companies to bring Linn Exakt and Naim active technology into Kudos’ top-range loudspeakers, the Super 20 crossover is easily bypassed to facilitate both manufacturers active option.
The Super 20A’s reflex-ported cabinet is constructed from 18mm high density MDF specifically chosen for its acoustic properties. Internally, the cabinet is optimally damped and braced to minimise resonance and externally, it is handsomely finished in a choice of real wood veneers or a satin white paint. Both drivers are neatly flush-mounted into the cabinet and the grille is held by magnets to maintain a clean appearance.
The reflex port, which incorporates a damped port design similar to the flagship Titan 808, is situated on the bottom of the cabinet to enable more flexibility in placement within the listening room. The plinth – a tri-laminate design of high density MDF, a damping compound and a steel base – provides a fixed boundary gap for the port to work optimally as well as giving additional stability. High quality stainless steel spikes are also included for optimum grounding of the loudspeaker to the floor.
Finally, the easy 8 ohm impedance means that the Super 20A will perform impeccably with a wide range of valve and solid state amplifiers.
Kudos Super 10A
The Super 10A is essentially a scaled down stand mount version or the Kudos Super 20A for when space is at a premium.
The 29mm Crescendo K2 fabric dome tweeter, driven from a six magnet array and with a moulded alloy back chamber, is based on the legendary (and justifiably costly) Crescendo unit from Norwegian specialists SEAS, but has been further developed by SEAS exclusively for Kudos. This is almost certainly one of the finest tweeters in the world, with an unrivalled ability to accurately reproduce high frequencies without smearing of fine detail or compression.
The newly-developed mid/bass driver incorporates a copper shorting ring in its voice coil designed to minimise eddy currents, as well as an aluminium phase plug to act as a heatsink.
Both drive units are unique to Kudos and are carefully matched to integrate seamlessly, requiring only a simple low-order crossover. In this case the crossover has been fully upgraded with new Mundorf inductors and non-inductive resistors, as well as Mundorf Supreme (gold/silver/oil) capacitors. These components are produced to very tight tolerances and are individually tested and hand selected.
Do you have, or are you considering, a Linn system or Naim system? Kudos have been working with both companies to bring Linn Exakt and Naim active technology into Kudos’ top-range loudspeakers.
The Super 10A’s reflex-ported cabinet is constructed from 18mm high density MDF specifically chosen for its acoustic properties. Internally, the cabinet is optimally damped to minimise resonance and externally, it is handsomely finished in a choice of real wood veneers or a satin white paint. Both drivers are neatly flush-mounted into the cabinet and the grille is held by magnets to maintain a clean appearance.
Finally, the easy 8 ohm impedance means that the Super 10A will perform impeccably with a wide range of valve and solid state amplifiers.
