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.
New from Kudos is a product never before seen in mainstream HiFi, SIGAO DRIVE is an external, unpowered crossover that sits in front of the amplifiers in the audio signal chain. Compatible with both the entire Kudos Audio loudspeaker range and any amplifier brand you wish to use - SIGAO DRIVE elevates the Kudos listening experience to a whole new pinnacle of sonic excellence.
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 and also Exposure Electronics' into selected Kudos loudspeakers: the Titan 808, Titan 707, Titan 606, Titan 505, and formally the 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 Sigao Drive
Active listening, simplified.
Kudos wanted to find a more efficient route to the benefits of active listening – whilst removing every non-essential component from the reproduction process.
Employing thier masterfully simple methodology, Kudos removed the PSU – creating an unpowered external crossover that connects directly to the power amplifiers. Utilising unique, high quality inductors (three per channel) and a custom-isolated PCB designed to acutely minimise microphonics, SIGAO DRIVE delivers a firmer grip on both the power amplifier and the loudspeaker driver than it’s conventional passive or active counterparts.
The sonic result is, simply, jaw-dropping. A dynamic, truer sound than ever experienced with Kudos loudspeakers.
Infinite Compatibility.
Until now, Kudos loudspeakers in active configuration have only been compatible with a select handful of audio brands. With SIGAO DRIVE, that’s changing.
Using a carefully calculated configuration of resistors in the crossover’s outputs, SIGAO DRIVE is versatile enough to work with the full range of Kudos loudspeakers, and with almost any amplifier brand available on the market. It means SIGAO DRIVE opens up a near-infinite choice of electronics brands with any active Kudos loudspeaker you choose to use.
SIGAO DRIVE is supplied custom-fitted with the correct plugs for both your Kudos loudspeakers, and your chosen power amplifiers. And when you change your speakers or amplifiers, all you have to do is swap out the plugs.
Kudos at its best.
SIGAO DRIVE is the only external crossover that’s been designed from the ground up to get the very best from Kudos loudspeakers. Its form-first, masterfully simple methodology represents the very same exacting philosophy found throughout the Kudos product line.
By ensuring the output of the amplifier is directly connected to the voice coil of the loudspeaker, the benefits of active configuration are preserved – but by removing the need for a power supply, a new level of noise reduction and sonic clarity is achieved. Kudos believe this represents the very best way to experience Kudos – opening up a whole new level of sonic excellence.
We are inclined to agree!
