Kanto’s flagship powered speakers
You never know when a great idea is going to hit you. The concept for TUK speakers came to Kanto’s owner while he was motorcycling on Canada’s remote Tuktoyaktuk highway. The folks at Kanto sum the experience up this way: “It’s a place where the colorful and dramatic dance of the Aurora Borealis offers a thrilling experience — one we’ve sought to emulate with sound.”
Each speaker features a highly accurate Air Motion Transformer (AMT) tweeter and a 5″ aluminum woofer in a ported enclosure. The end result is visually striking and sonically impressive — Kanto is proud to call them their flagship line of speakers.
Smart signal processing and selectable low-pass filter
TUK features integrated digital signal processing (DSP) to optimize audio quality and reproduce sound with greater accuracy. And when you enable the active low-pass filter, it sends frequencies below 80 Hz directly to a connected subwoofer.
Handy wired connections
I love being able to plug all of my gear into my powered speakers, and TUK delivers on that score. There’s a Toslink digital optical input on the back for connecting a CD player or TV. A Type-B USB input lets you play music files from a connected computer.
For analog junkies, there’s a stereo analog RCA input and a dedicated phono stage for connecting a turntable. Plus, there’s a front-mounted 3.5mm headphone output for private listening.
And if you want — or even need — a little more bass, there’s a subwoofer output on the back.
Smart power saving
You can engage the speakers’ standby mode, and they’ll remain active in low-power mode waiting for input. When you start playing music again, the system automatically returns to full power and starts to play.
Product highlights:
- highly accurate Air Motion Transformer (AMT) tweeter
- 5-1/4″ aluminum woofer
- bass-reflex (ported) cabinet
- frequency response: 50-20,000 Hz
- 130 watt Class D amplifier in active speaker
- built-in phono preamp for connecting a turntable
- Bluetooth 4.2 with high-quality aptX-HD audio coding for greater sonic detail with compatible devices
- integrated digital signal processing (DSP) optimizes audio quality
- built-in USB DAC improves sound from digital files
- USB-B port supports two-channel input up to 24-bit/96kHz
- active low-pass filter sends frequencies below 80 Hz to a connected subwoofer
Connections:
- Toslink digital optical input
- stereo RCA input (3.5mm-to-RCA cable included)
- stereo RCA phono input
- mono RCA subwoofer output
- Type-B USB input for connecting a computer (cable included)
- USB Type-A charging port (5V/2A)
- front-mounted 3.5mm headphone output
Dimensions and warranty:
- 7-1/16″W x 10-15/16″H x 10-7/8″D
- weight: 11.5 lbs. (active speaker), 9.9 lbs. (passive speaker)
- warranty: 2 years
What’s in the box:
- Wireless powered speaker
- Passive loudspeaker
- 2 Grilles
- Remote control
- 6′ AC power cord
- 15′ Speaker wire (terminated by banana plugs)
- 6.5′ Stereo minijack-to-RCA cable
- 6.5′ USB-A to USB-B cable
- 8 Self-adhesive rubber feet
- User Manual
- “Thank You” note
