Kudos Audio, founded in 1991, are based in County Durham, UK and have developed a worldwide reputation for creating exceptional loudspeakers.
Launched in 2015, the mighty Kudos Titan 808 is the new flagship of the Kudos range. It takes the place of the original Titan 88 and while the two may share the Titan name, the 808 is a completely new and unique design. From the ground up, it has been engineered to be one of the fastest, clearest, most coherent and musically engaging loudspeakers ever created. In 2017 it was joined by the Kudos Titan 707, which is a smaller single box version of the flagship Titan 808. To read an interesting article about Derek Gilligan, Kudos founder and owner click here
The Kudos Titan 808’s drive units are among the best in the world, crafted exclusively for Kudos by renowned Norwegian specialists, SEAS.
Each speaker consists of 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. These are positioned in an isobaric arrangement, where the second driver is placed internally back-to-back with the first. This produces a significantly improved bass response and minimises bass distortion. By separating the cabinet into two parts, the higher and lower frequencies remain unaffected by each other, preserving a remarkable clarity to the sound even at very high volumes.
In the original Titan 88, Derek Gilligan took SEAS’ legendary 29mm Crescendo K2 fabric dome tweeter and worked closely with SEAS to further develop its capabilities exclusively for Kudos. For the new Titan 808 Kudos have gone even further, again working extensively with SEAS to give the Crescendo a detailed redesign to deliver an even cleaner, faster and more musically detailed performance.
The mid/bass driver, which is also exclusive to the Kudos Titan 808, has been similarly re-engineered to further enhance its match with the new tweeter and to produce seamless integration and response over the frequency range.
The twin bass drivers feature high quality hard paper cones, double-coated to ensure excellent stiffness while retaining the natural damping properties of paper. A long voice coil and injection-moulded alloy framework maximise the linear excursion of the drive cone.
Do you have, or are you considering, a Linn system? Kudos have been working with industry leaders Linn to bring Linn Exakt technology into Kudos’ top-range loudspeakers.
Linn Exakt is a ground-breaking technology which turns the loudspeaker into an intelligent, connected, software-upgradeable product and enables a wide range of performance- and personalisation-enhancing capabilities in design, in manufacture and in-home.
This technology also facilitates active operation with other selected systems including Naim SNAXO and Exposure VXN.
To read a review of the Titan 808 loudspeakers click here
As with the other members of the Titan family the Kudos Titan 707 loudspeakers feature world class drive units crafted exclusively for Kudos by renowned Norwegian specialists SEAS.
The Kudos Titan 707 shares the same superb quality K3 tweeter as the Titan 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 Kudos Titan 707 loudspeaker’s twin mid-bass drivers, in contrast, are brand new and totally unique to the Titan 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 their seamless matching of 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 systems including Linn Exakt, Naim SNAXO and Exposure VXN.
While the Kudos 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.
To read a review of the Titan 707 loudspeakers click here
While the Kudos Titan 606 is a single-box design (compared to the Titan 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.
The design of the Kudos Titan 606 louspeaker’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 their seamless matching of the drive units. Alternatively, the Kudos Titan 606’s crossover has been engineered such that it can be completely by-passed in order to facilitate active operation with selected systems including Linn Exakt, Naim SNAXO and Exposure VXN.
To read a review of the Titan 606 loudspeakers click here
Small on size, big on immersion. If it’s everyday elation you’re after, the Kudos Titan 505 offers all of the key Titan design features in a compact, standmount loudspeaker.
The Titan series features drive units crafted exclusively for Kudos by world-leading specialists SEAS. All four Titans share the same superb K3 tweeter, a version of a legendary SEAS unit specially re-engineered to tailor its capabilities for the Titans.
A two-way design, the Kudos Titan 505 loudspeaker’s twin mid/bass drivers are brand new and unique to this loudspeaker. All drivers are precisely matched and aligned to work together seamlessly, delivering an effortless ‘just right’ sound. When you hear it, you’ll know it.
The Titan series is configured to allow simple by-passing of the internal crossover for active operation with leading electronics including Linn Exakt, Naim SNAXO and Exposure VXN. Active operation opens up a wider upgrade path and enables a variety of performance and personalisation enhancing capabilities.
To read a review of the Titan 505 loudspeakers click here
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