Kanto TUK Powered Bookshelf Speakers with Bluetooth® 4.2 with Qualcomm® aptX™, Phono Pre-Amp (Matte Black)

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But for my living room, I ended up placing them facing forward, without any toe-in, and did not place them on speaker stands. And remember, these are powered speakers, not true active, so the amplification is all housed in the master speaker enclosure, with a cable link between it and its passive partner. While matte white finish is also available, the matte black finish, which looks more like dark charcoal in my eyes, is divine.

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Add the USB DAC, headphone output, and its accuracy to be used as actual near-field studio monitors into consideration, and the purchase of a pair of TUKs is a no brainer. and is named for Tuktoyaktuk, a remote village on the shores of the Arctic Ocean, where the aurora borealis is particularly spectacular. Connected over USB, the front facing dial controls windows volume, so it doesn’t offer extra adjustment but a coherent experience, nonetheless. I listened to a few podcasts and an audiobook to check performance with the spoken word, but mostly I listened to music from different genres and eras. As I look forward to the next ten years when I am into my mid 70s (God willing), I see a bright future for the possible downsizing I will face.

What’s new is that the speaker will now remember a separate eQ profile for each input, very handy to maximise vocal intelligibility when watching TV but perhaps increasing dynamics when listening gaming to name an example. Automatic Power-Up (APU) / Automatic Power-Down (APD) – If you don’t want the speakers to go into standby, or don’t want them to wake up after they’ve gone into standby, you can easily deactivate either setting. This allows you to ensure your speakers are set up to deliver the stereo experience that the recording engineers intended. Once I sat down to begin critical listening sessions the lovely music turned to extremely detailed music.Notable is the new matte finish that matches the speakers and represents a step up from the somewhat tacky rubberized finish of their prior remotes.

When I first set them up I just ran digital feed to them via Bluetooth from my Tidal app for about 4 days solid. Nonetheless, Apt-X HD and AAC are both supported which offer a very noticeable step up in quality over SBC.

The TIK also features an active crossover network which further improves low-end resolution by filtering out frequencies below 80Hz when connected to a subwoofer. It isn’t bothersome to me though, and you can definitely fix that with the tone controls if you want to. All cords, cables, and interconnects are color-coded, so you’ll be sure to have the speakers correctly connected, and seem very sturdy. I used my Audio-Technica ATH-MSR7NC headphones, as I like their smoothness throughout the audioband. It doesn’t matter whether I played my usual Judas Priest, Charice, or my own studio recordings of yesteryear.

You don’t need a banana-prong cable, any wire of adequate gauge is suitable due to the screw-down connectors. This blog post is intended to highlight every feature that makes TUK feel equally at home with turntables, desktop setups, living room setups, and smart home devices.The wired digital connection was very slightly more transparent than the Bluetooth connection I’d been using. The low pass filter sends everything below 80 Hz to the subwoofer and the high pass filter sends anything above 80 Hz to the speakers. Gamers who have roommates or game at night will appreciate the headphone output and the sub mute button on our remote – just one more small touch that provides a seamless experience when using TUK on your desktop. Willow Weep For Me” by Jacintha has a saxophone that is really well done, and these speakers show that off really well.