{"id":131522,"date":"2021-05-26T17:35:52","date_gmt":"2021-05-26T16:35:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.techweekmag.com\/?p=131522"},"modified":"2021-05-26T17:35:52","modified_gmt":"2021-05-26T16:35:52","slug":"kanto-audio-yu-passive-5-25-4-2-way-kevlar-speakers-with-threaded-stands","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/speakers\/kanto-audio-yu-passive-5-25-4-2-way-kevlar-speakers-with-threaded-stands\/","title":{"rendered":"Kanto Audio YU Passive 5.25 &#038; 4: 2-Way Kevlar Speakers with threaded Stands"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Canadian company Kanto Audio has\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/audioxpress.com\/news\/kanto-audio-introduces-new-bookshelf-yu-passive-speakers-with-kevlar-woofers-and-silk-dome-tweeters\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">supplemented<\/a>\u00a0its selection of bookshelf speakers with small models YU Passive 5.25 and YU Passive 4. The numbers in the names indicate the diameter of the woofer in inches &#8211; both models are quite suitable in size, including the role of computer speakers.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/89522d6-5c3e-4531-94f2-8bf0d1f40de8.jpg\" width=\"874\" height=\"764\" \/><\/p>\n<p>At the same time, the low-frequency drivers for both models received Kevlar diffusers with rubber suspensions.\u00a0The tweeter is the same for both new products &#8211; a classic dome version with a silk diaphragm.<\/p>\n<p>YU Passive 5.25 and YU Passive 4 received acoustic MDF enclosures with aerodynamic bass reflex ports on the rear wall.\u00a0The speaker cable terminals are recessed into the housing.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/77b4056-b6c7-4ec5-8024-dd1cb5d7b241.jpg\" width=\"872\" height=\"764\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Each of the two models is finished in black or white vinyl.\u00a0The speakers can be supplemented with floor or table stands, for connection with which a thread is provided (and there are many stands in the Kanto Audio catalog).<\/p>\n<p>In the US, the YU Passive 5.25 is $ 200 and the YU Passive 4 is $ 160.<\/p>\n<p>[ratemypost]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Canadian company Kanto Audio has\u00a0supplemented\u00a0its selection of bookshelf speakers with small models YU Passive 5.25 and YU Passive 4. The numbers in the names indicate the diameter of\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10237,"featured_media":131527,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[646],"tags":[779],"class_list":["post-131522","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-speakers","tag-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/131522","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10237"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=131522"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/131522\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/131527"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=131522"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=131522"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=131522"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}