Kanto YU4 Powered Speakers with Bluetooth and Phono Preamp - Matte Black

I originally bought Vanatoo Zero. They are great for imaging but the vibration and passive radiator along with the weird form factor added up returning them. I am old guy and I've had expensive, quality stuff. I need to down-size and "down-cable" at a smaller work station. I was ready to go to Kanto Tuk but it's too big for my desktop. So I have the YU4 now. I am very happy with them. They sound better all the time; actually blooming to my ears. The form factor is subtle and acceptable. The bass is not going to kick your ass but if you expect something this size to do that you have a bigger problem than low bass response. The are clear and the imaging is good...not great, but good. They are versatile, well-made and have great features...except there should be a usb input. For me they are keepers. I was also close to KEF lsx ii but why spend that kind of money? For desktop sound at enjoyable volume you aren't going to get better. These few morons that complain about noise probably have trouble with light switches. There is 0 noise, and all the input sources work great. Great product at a reasonable price.

Estoy muy contento con la calidad de sonido de los altavoces. Sonido nítido, con una buena respuesta en agudos y con una más que aceptable respuesta en frecuencias bajas. En mi opinión, aunque se le puede conectar un Subwoofer, casi no lo necesitarían, pero es cuestión de gustos; para mí la reproducción de los bajos que dan es suficiente.Los acabados son muy buenos, y la conectividad inmejorable; la salida digital audio te evita las interferencias a veces tan difíciles de eliminar con las conexiones analógicas. La conexión bluetooth también está muy conseguida, ni se pierde la señal, ni aparecen interferencias como me ocurría con otros dispositivos.El mando a distancia está muy bien diseñado para poder controlar las funciones del amplificador de 140W integrado. Además de subir y bajar el volumen, puedes controlar los bajos, agudos y el balance, la selección de las 5 entradas de audio que tiene, e incluso, si la señal entra por bluetooth, tiene la opción de adelantar, atrasar o pausar las canciones.Sobre la marca KANTO. Tiene un servicio de atención al cliente que funciona. Tuve un problema, les escribí, y en un par de horas me respondieron con soluciones y recomendaciones de qué hacer. Como el equipo parecía que tenía un problema —se apagaba a los 60 minutos—, me recomendaron cambiarlo; todavía estaba dentro del periodo de devolución.Sobre AMAZON. La devolución del equipo por otro nuevo, ha sido gestionado por los servicios de AMAZON con enorme rapidez y sin problemas. La solicité el domingo y el equipo nuevo ha llegado el jueves, cumpliendo el plazo prometido. No tiene ni que decirse que el equipo nuevo funciona bien; no se apaga a los 60 minutos.

I wanted speakers to use with my turntable and very glad I went with these. Easy to get set up, and sound incredible.

I bought these after I got a defective set of Audioengine A5+ speakers that had a lot of static coming from the left unit. I wanted something just a bit smaller for my desktop. I bought a Schiit Modi+ DAC and consulted the chatbot on the Schiit site, which said that these speakers would perform extremely well with the DAC. I wondered about the bass without a subwoofer, but the chatbot told me it would be sufficient.I couldn't believe I was making a purchase based on the advice of a chatbot, but I did just that and I'm extremely glad that I did. I'm using these speakers with the Modi+ DAC, Qobuz for music and the Kanto SP6HD stands. The sound is phenomenal. Very clear, very dynamic. It may sound trite to say, but I've heard things I never noticed in some songs before and understood lyrics that I hadn't noticed in 30 years of listening to a song. In short, it's just what I was looking for to stream Hi-Res music.It's worth noting that I did have a pair of Kanto YU3 speakers hooked up to my turntable in the past, and while they were fine, I wasn't blown away by them. These YU4 speakers revived my image of Kanto as a speaker company of premium quality.I will also note that while the Bluetooth is fine, the wired setup going through my DAC sounds much better.Now I'm having to figure out how to not spend too much time at my desk, listening to music. It's a good problem to have.