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Kii Audio - Three
Kii Audio GmbH - High End Active Speakers for HiFi and Professional use.
This should be interesting, if it works as promised and delivered on time. From Bruno Putzeys, who designed and/or was involved in, Hypex, Mola-Mola and Grimm Audio LS-1.
DSP controlled, active speakers, with some rather amazing specs.
4x 6.5" woofer, 1x5" midrange, 1" waveguided tweeter, all individually driven
Amplification: 6x250W full-custom Ncore
Active Wave Focusing™ crossover filter
Frequency response: 20Hz...25kHz +/- 0.5dB
Phase response: minimum (best possible time coherence).
Long term SPL(*): 105dB
Short term SPL(*): 110dB
Peak SPL: 115dB
Controlled Directivity: 4.8dB (80Hz - 1kHz, slowly rising thereafter)
Size: 20x40x40cm, 8"x16"x16" (WxHxD)
Weight: 15kg (33lbs)
Inputs: Analogue, AES/EBU, WISA
Selectable correction for free-standing, near wall or in corner
WISA compatible so wireless connection possible too.
Launch video from Munich 2015, with Bruno speaking on the design goals and technology used.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y1Nebe3ULcY
Some impressions from Srajan Ebaen (KIH #22 - More time delay with Kii Audio | DAR). Target price of EUR10,000, if unchanged upon delivery, seems rather competitive for what it purports to offer.
Key technology appears to be the "Active Wave Focusing" filter, which aims to take the rear wall away from the sound equation. If the following pictures from Bruno's own living room is any guide, near wall placement would not be an issue at all - would be an amazing solution for small/medium listening rooms. In the background are the Grimm LS1s and Vivid Giyas - guess that could have inspired the horizontally opposed woofers (like the Devialet Phantoms).
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