Kanto Audio Ora Powered Desktop Speakers
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Features
| Warranty The length of time your product is protected by warranty | 2 Years |
|---|---|
| Brand Color | None |
| Product Type | Other |
Tech Specs
- Class D Bi-amplified
- 100 W Peak Power (50 W Total RMS)
- 9 W RMS per Tweeter
- 16 W RMS per Woofer
- Automatic 100 Hz High/Low-Pass Filter
- Frequency Response: 70 Hz – 22 kHz
- Outputs: Subwoofer
- Imports: RCA Line-Level / USB-C (16 bit/48 kHz) / Bluetooth® 5.0
- Dimensions (each speaker) W x D x H: 100 x 141 x 175 mm
- Net Weight (active): 1 kg
- Net Weight (passive): 1 kg
Description
The Kanto Audio Ora Powered Desktop Speakers are high-end speakers that can be used as the ultimate computer speakers or as reference standard monitors. They are small enough not to dominate but have excellent bass and an output for a subwoofer. Moreover, They have a USB C port for connecting to a PC, they can also be connected via Bluetooth. Class D bi-amplification is used and they feature fifty Watts of power per channel. Lastly, they have a threaded hole for a stand or wall mount.
Class D power and efficiency
Class D amplifiers are used for the Kanto Audio Ora Powered Desktop Speakers. They are bi-amplified meaning that there are separate amplifiers for both the woofers and tweeters. The total power per channel is 50 watts RMS. They provide good deep bass from their 3” woofers, however, you can also connect a subwoofer. Lastly, they are linear and accurate enough to use as studio monitors.
Why Class D amplifiers?
Amplifier classes began with class A. This was the original amplifier configuration, with a single output device. Usually a valve. These provided great quality but were very power-hungry and inefficient. Next came Class B or push-pull. Class B uses two output devices. However, this means that they must switch at the crossover point in the waveform. This can cause crossover distortion. Nowadays Class A/B is used by most linear amplifiers. This uses class A at low powers but switches to class B at higher volumes where any crossover distortion is less noticeable. Class D came about when digital signal processing became available. It is almost 90% efficient and can fit in a small space. It also generates less heat. Hence class D is usually used in active speakers.
Compact but powerful
The Kanto Audio Ora Powered Desktop Speakers are small enough to fit under a monitor and are a fraction of the size of conventional bookshelf speakers. You can also easily take them with you to a recording session. They are great for sound mixing on a computer as monitors should be at ear level. Additionally, they are designed to work with a subwoofer that can just be plugged in.
Good connectivity
There are three input possibilities with the Kanto Audio Ora Powered Desktop Speakers. Firstly, you can connect a PC or Mac via USB C. There is also a pair of RCA connectors for your analogue gear. Lastly, you can pair mobile devices with Bluetooth. The subwoofer connection automatically detects a subwoofer has been connected and switches on the crossover network. Lastly, for legacy gamers, you can put the magnetically shielded speakers next to a CRT monitor with no purity problems. There is also a rear threaded mount for wall or stand mounting brackets.