SUPER 10A

You want an exceptionally musical, high-performance loudspeaker but you don’t have the space to house a floor stander. Not a problem. We made the Super 10A specifically for you. Yes, a compact stand mount loudspeaker may not have quite the same degree of bass ‘welly’ (as we say here in the northeast of England) as an equivalent floorstander. But don’t imagine for a second that you should compromise on that all-important lower-end presence or an impressively three-dimensional soundstage. And don’t think that you won’t be holding your breath in that split second of silence between notes not least because our Super 10A is directly comparable in design to our series-topping Super 20A floorstander.

Like all of the models in our Cardea series, the Super 10A is an exceptional communicator that delivers “a vivid and articulate listening experience” with “wonderful images of musicians performing in space” and “excellent portrayal of fine detail,” says Hi-Fi News. “Compact monitors don’t come much better than this.” If you want to hear a fine small loudspeaker, it is this one,” adds Hi-Fi World.

EXCEPTIONAL, CUSTOM-MADE DRIVERS

Kudos’ one-of-a-kind drivers are custom designed in collaboration with leading European experts, SEAS. All four Cardea series models feature our Crescendo K2 fabric dome tweeter, a development of SEAS’ superb (and justifiably costly) Crescendo unit re-engineered exclusively for Kudos. The mid/bass drivers are unique to each model.
The drivers are precisely matched and seamlessly aligned to work together as one, delivering an effortless ‘just right sound. You’ll know it when you hear it.

LOW-ORDER CROSSOVER AND MINIMAL DESIGN FOR A PURER SOUND

The purer the signal, the truer the sound. A Kudos loudspeaker preserves a clean and clear audio signal by favouring a minimal design with our trademark, low-order crossover. The Cardea Super series’ superior quality components are tailored specifically for Kudos to stringent tolerances. They include Mundorf’s MResist Supreme resistors, air-core inductors and ClarityCap’s unique CopperConnect technology capacitors.

INTERIOR DESIGN

The Cardea series’ modernist aesthetic looks elegant on the outside, yet the inside is reassuringly hard-working. In a true marriage of form and function, design and materials combine to effectively manage unwanted vibrations while leaving the natural dynamics of your music blissfully undisturbed.

ACTIVE CONFIGURATION (UPGRADEABLE)

Like the Titan series, our ‘Super’ Cardea models are configured to allow simple by-passing of the internal crossover for active operation with leading electronics including Linn Exakt, Devialet Expert and Naim SNAXO. Upgrading to active operation enables a variety of performance and personalisation-enhancing capabilities.

3 reviews for Kudos S10A stand mount loudspeakers

• “Earlier this year I reviewed the excellent Kudos Cardea 20 floor standers, so when I was asked if I would like to try out the new Kudos Cardea Super 10A I jumped at the chance. Kudos do a Cardea 10 that is the stand mount equivalent of the 20 so what is the difference in this new model. As the name might suggest, it has been souped up and can be made active.”

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• “Back in April of this year, The Ear published my review of the Kudos Cardea C20 floor standing loudspeakers. To save you the trouble of trawling that far back, I’ll summarise my findings – I loved them. Fast forward to September, and I was offered the chance to hear the smallest of the current Cardea family, the Super 10A. I was hardly going to decline.”

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• “They’re expressive performers too, delivering wide-ranging dynamic swings with confidence while communicating nuances with skill. This quality allows them to convey the emotional content of a recording well, be it the easy-going and playful charm of Marley’s Stir It Up or the more insistent beat of the immaculately-produced Atlas Air from Massive Attack.”

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