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Focal Kanta Series Loudspeakers
Summary
- Product Name: Kanta
- Manufacturer: Focal
- Review Date:October 18, 2018 13:00
- MSRP: $8,000/pair N1; $10,000/pair N2; $12,000/pr N3; $6,000/ea Center
- First Impression: Pretty Cool
KantaN°1: two-way stand-mounted speaker
- MSRP:$8,000/pair
- NominalImpedance: 8 Ohms
- Sensitivity:88dB
- FrequencyResponse (+/-3dB): 46Hz - 40kHz
- Dimensions(H x W x D): 16.6 x 9.2 x 15.4 inches
- Weight:28.1 lbs
KantaN°2: three-way floor-standing speaker
- MSRP:$10,000/pair
- NominalImpedance: 8 Ohms
- Sensitivity:91dB
- FrequencyResponse (+/-3dB): 35Hz - 40kHz
- Dimensions(H x W x D): 44 x 12.6 x 18.8 inches
- Weight:88.2 lbs
KantaN°3: three-way floor-standing speaker
- MSRP:$12,000/pair
- NominalImpedance: 8 Ohms
- Sensitivity:91dB
- FrequencyResponse (+/-3dB): 33Hz - 40kHz
- Dimensions(H x W x D): 50.4 x 15.2 x 20.5 inches
- Weight:116.1 lbs
KantaCenter: two-way center-channel speaker
- MSRP:$6,000 each
- NominalImpedance: 8 Ohms
- Sensitivity:91dB
- FrequencyResponse (+/-3dB): 55Hz - 40kHz
- Dimensions(H x W x D): 9.7 x 22.1 x 15.5 inches
- Weight: 46.4 lbs
Executive Overview
InOctober of 2017, Focal arrived at the Rocky Mountain Audio Fest in Denver withan entirely new loudspeaker, the Kanta N°2.This relatively compact floor-stander (44 inches tall, 12 inches wide) was thefirst to combine Focal’s renowned berylliumtweeter with the company’s proprietary flax cone midrange and bass drivers. Thethree-way design employs a 6.5-inch midrange driver and two 6.5-inch bassdrivers in each 88-pound cabinet. Selling for $10,000 per pair, the Kanta N°2 is positioned above Focal’s moreaffordable Aria series (which were the first to use the flax cone drivers) butbelow the much larger and more expensive Sopra series. For nearly a year, the Kanta N°2 has stood alone as the only speakerin the Kanta series, which is expected to replace the aging Electra range inFocal’s lineup. But at the recent CEDIA Expo in San Diego, Focal unveiled threenew Kanta speakers to fill out the range: the two-way stand-mounted Kanta N°1 ($8,000/pair), the larger Kanta N°3 floor-stander ($12,000/pair), andthe Kanta Center ($6,000 each).
Allof the Kanta speakers use Focal’s flax cone driversystem (which sandwiches a flax fibercone between two layers of fiberglass) and the latest generation of thecompany’s IAL inverted-dome beryllium tweeter. This new tweeter, which Focalcalls the IAL3, was designed specifically for the Kanta range. It draws on theInfinite Acoustic Loading (IAL) and Infinite Horn Loading(IHL) principals that the company developed for its flagship Utopia speakers’tweeters, to help with the absorption of back-waves. The IAL3 tweeter uses a beryllium dome diaphragm that is only 25microns thick, allowing it to resolve even more fine detail than Focal’sprevious designs. The new tweeter is reportedly slightly warmer-sounding thanthe tweeter in Focal’s costlier Sopra speakers, despite the extra detail itoffers. The Kanta range also features a newly-designed cabinet made from asingle piece of integrally molded multi-ply wood, with no parallel walls. Thefront baffle is made from a high-density polymer, which provides more densityand superior rigidity than the more common MDF (medium density fiberboard). Infact, Focal says that the Kanta series cabinets are just as rigid as theSopra’s, despite being thinner by 35%. The floor-standing Kanta N°2 and N°3 feature massive bases made from a zinc aluminumalloy, while the Kanta N°1 and Kanta Center can be mounted oncustomized Kanta stands.
Sinceits release last year, the Kanta N°2 hasreceived praise both for its sonic performance and for its stylish appearance.The Kanta series owes some of that unique aesthetic to practical acousticalconcerns; the sloped front baffles allow Focal to employ its signature “FocusTime” driver alignment, which ensures that all of the sound from the variousdrivers reaches your ears at precisely the same time. The baffles are availablein four high-gloss colors — Carrara White, Gauloise Blue, Black Lacquer, andSolar Yellow — if you choose the high-gloss black option for the main cabinet.If you prefer a Walnut wood finish for the cabinet, you can choose from fourmatte colors for the baffle: Ivory, Warm Taupe, Gauloise Blue, and Dark Grey. The colors choice isentirely up to you, but Focal does offer some advice when it comes to choosingwhich Kanta speaker will sound best in your room. For smaller rooms of 270square feet or less, the company recommends the Kanta N°1, which uses a single 6.5-inch mid-woofer to reach down to 42 Hz (–6 dB). The 16.5-inch-tallenclosure includes a rear-facing port, which helps the speaker achieve amoderate sensitivity rating of 88 dB. If you have a medium-sized room, the KantaN°2 might be ideal. The flagship Kanta N°3 will perform best in large rooms ofup to 860 square feet. Like the N°2,the Kanta N°3features twin ports — one facing the front, and one facing the back — and afairly high sensitivity of 91 dB. But the larger Kanta N°3 stands over 50 inches tall, a full 6inches higher than its sibling. Its IAL3 tweeter and6.5-inch mid-bass driver are supplemented by a pair of 8-inch woofers. Combinedwith a larger cabinet volume, the N°3’slarger woofers allow it to dig slightly deeper in the bass, reaching down to 26Hz (-6 dB) versus the N°2’slower limit of 29 Hz. The Kanta Center’s 22-inch-wide cabinet contains two 6.5-inchmid-bass drivers, one on either side of its IAL3 tweeter. It has a single rear-facing port,and a sensitivity rating of 91 dB. The Kanta Center can only play down to about50 Hz (–6 dB), but most home theater users will be supplementing the low endwith a subwoofer or two if they're serious about bass.
TheKanta range doesn’t include its own subwoofer, but Focal recommends the use ofits Sub 1000 F, which is a sealed design with a 12-inch flax cone driver. If you want to build aDolby Atmos or DTS:X home theater based around Kanta speakers, Focal suggeststhe use of its 300ICW4 in-ceiling speakers, which also use flax cones, for theheight channels. Somewhat surprisingly, the Kanta series lacks a dedicatedsurround speaker for a home theater’s rear channels, but you could probably getaway with using the ones from Focal’s less expensive Aria range if you preferusing wall-mounted surround speakers over traditional stand-mounters.
Allthings told, the Kanta series looks like another impressive offering fromFocal. But will these stylish speakers perform well enough to justify theirrelatively high price tags? Share your thoughts in the related forum threadbelow.
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