The Kudos Titan 606: Now on Demo

[Fiftyfifty]

It was more of a happy shock than a pleasant surprise.

When I ordered and installed the Kudos Titan 606, I expected it to be just another capable, dynamic speaker in the mid-fi landscape. The first few bars of the music I heard kinda jerked me out of my listening chair to say WTF is this! Without any burn in, straight out of the box, the speakers had disappeared amidst the clean layers of music. Voices came forward, highs sparkled and the driving bass was tight and authoritative. This ability to vanish and let the music take over is something very few designers truly master. But kudos (quite literally) to the folks at Kudos for pulling it off.

So what's going on here?
Is it the isobaric bass reflex loading, delivering deep, controlled bass without demanding big amplifier muscle?
The low-order crossover, preserving phase integrity and presenting an easy, amplifier-friendly load?
The custom SEAS–Kudos tweeter, integrating seamlessly with the midrange?
Or the carefully resonance-controlled cabinet, making the whole presentation feel open, balanced, and effortless?

Honestly, it’s probably all of the above… and perhaps a little more. Something quietly clever hidden behind those innocent looks. After all, it’s the 606 - uncomfortably close to Damien’s 666, the number of the beast

Here's a short reel that we just posted. Take a look, but do come and listen to the magic in person

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[oldmonk]

The voice over is very angrezi and artificial

Just a suggestion sir

Keep up the good work!

 

[Fiftyfifty]

The voice over is very angrezi and artificial

Just a suggestion sir

Keep up the good work!

Thanks and I agree. It's an AI voice. It was first recorded in my own voice which sounded quite odd. But yes, will stick to my desi voice and accent in future

 

[square_wave]

I have been singing praises of this brand for a while now. I have been to a few shows where they really stole the show. They are really good speakers. I met the designer at one of the shows and had a nice little chat. One of those brands with a clear focus and intentions.

 

[Fiftyfifty]

I have been singing praises of this brand for a while now. I have been to a few shows where they really stole the show. They are really good speakers. I met the designer at one of the shows and had a nice little chat. One of those brands with a clear focus and intentions.

I still haven't figured out exactly what makes them sound the way they do. In looks, they look like just another floorstander. In design, there are many nice things, but I couldn't put my finger on a major standout feature. Yet, they manage to be both musical and resolving like few others do! Any insights from the designer?

 

[square_wave]

"Musical and resolving" is the key thing here. I have found many so called "resolving speakers" to sound analytical. These speakers don't do that. When I walked into their room at the Edinburgh show recently, the passive model - Titan 505 was connected to an ultrafide amplifier. I have never heard of that amplifier brand before. It is apparently a pro sound company's home audio offering. Very good amp. The speakers were playing a song that I am deeply familiar with and I was hearing "into" the music as if the system was a fully active system with active crossovers etc. You know...layers and layers of detail all in perfect timing and phase. I sat down to see if there was any harshness that usually accompany such a presentation. Nothing ! Just music flowing. In another room, the floorstanding version was on Cyrus separates and it was no different. I met the designer at another show few years back.. where he was playing the active version of the Titan series. Brilliant sound.

They are technically very sound but apparently they are also a very "listening led" team. I don't remember all the conversations. A few things I remember are :

Low-order crossovers for simplicity, tight-tolerance, premium parts in crossover.
Simple crossover bypass for active operation.
Custom SEAS drive units + careful matching/alignment
They make a big deal of isobaric loading and fixed boundary bass reflex loading as a way to get bass that’s more agile/nuanced/textured.