{"id":137320,"date":"2021-10-07T14:38:21","date_gmt":"2021-10-07T13:38:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.techweekmag.com\/?p=137320"},"modified":"2021-10-07T14:38:21","modified_gmt":"2021-10-07T13:38:21","slug":"kudos-audio-cardea-super-10a-20a-new-bookshelf-and-floor-standing-speakers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/speakers\/kudos-audio-cardea-super-10a-20a-new-bookshelf-and-floor-standing-speakers\/","title":{"rendered":"Kudos Audio Cardea Super 10A \/ 20A: New bookshelf and floor standing speakers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Kudos Audio announced that its updated acoustics &#8211;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/kudosaudio.com\/product\/super-10a\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Cardea Super 10A<\/a>\u00a0shelf speakers\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/kudosaudio.com\/product\/super-20a\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Super 20A<\/a>\u00a0floor standing speakers\u00a0&#8211; are already available for demonstration and sale.\u00a0According to the company, both new items are in line with its &#8220;KISS&#8221; principle: a good selection of materials, great drivers and a crossover that is as simple as possible.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_137325\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-137325\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-137325\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/kudos_super.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/kudos_super.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/kudos_super-800x450.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/kudos_super-1080x608.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/kudos_super-909x511.jpg 909w, https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/kudos_super-432x243.jpg 432w, https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/kudos_super-750x422.jpg 750w, https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/kudos_super-1140x641.jpg 1140w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-137325\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Kudos Audio launches Cardea Super 10A bookshelf speakers and Super 20A floor standing speakers<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>As for the speakers &#8211; already traditionally, these are the models of the Norwegian company Seas, created according to the Kudos specifications.\u00a0In both columns there is a 180-mm mid-woofer with a cast openwork basket and impregnated paper cone.<\/p>\n<p>The only difference is the diameter of the voice coil: 39 mm for the Super 10A and 26 mm for the Super 20A.\u00a0Both drivers received a copper ring in the magnetic system.\u00a0The Super 10A and Super 20A have the same tweeter &#8211; a customized version of the 29mm Seas Crescendo K2 with a soft fabric dome.<\/p>\n<p>The Super 10A and Super 20A crossovers use low resistance Mundorf air core inductors, complemented by 400V ICW CMR capacitors and Mundorf Supreme resistors. For internal wiring, a Kudos KS-1 cable was used.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-137323\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Pasted-27.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1560\" height=\"1041\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Pasted-27.jpg 1560w, https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Pasted-27-800x534.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Pasted-27-1080x721.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Pasted-27-909x607.jpg 909w, https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Pasted-27-1536x1025.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Pasted-27-1155x770.jpg 1155w, https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Pasted-27-1294x862.jpg 1294w, https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Pasted-27-432x288.jpg 432w, https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Pasted-27-1539x1027.jpg 1539w, https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Pasted-27-750x500.jpg 750w, https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Pasted-27-1140x761.jpg 1140w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1560px) 100vw, 1560px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The crossover components are widely spaced apart.\u00a0The speaker cable terminal panel is secured to the back of the speaker cabinet without compromising its integrity.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-137324\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Pasted-28.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1560\" height=\"1040\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Pasted-28.jpg 1560w, https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Pasted-28-800x533.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Pasted-28-1080x720.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Pasted-28-909x606.jpg 909w, https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Pasted-28-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Pasted-28-1155x770.jpg 1155w, https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Pasted-28-1294x862.jpg 1294w, https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Pasted-28-432x288.jpg 432w, https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Pasted-28-1539x1026.jpg 1539w, https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Pasted-28-750x500.jpg 750w, https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Pasted-28-1140x760.jpg 1140w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1560px) 100vw, 1560px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Super 10A and Super 20A cabinets are made of HDF veneer.\u00a0The speakers are available in the colors White, Walnut, Natural Oak and Black Oak.<\/p>\n<p>In the UK, the Kudos Audio Super 10A is already on sale for \u00a3 4,000 and the Super 20A for \u00a3 5,000.<\/p>\n<p>[ratemypost]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kudos Audio announced that its updated acoustics &#8211;\u00a0Cardea Super 10A\u00a0shelf speakers\u00a0and\u00a0Super 20A\u00a0floor standing speakers\u00a0&#8211; are already available for demonstration and sale.\u00a0According to the company, both new items are in line with its &#8220;KISS&#8221; principle: a good selection of materials, great drivers and a crossover that is as simple as possible. As for the speakers &#8211; [&hellip;] <a class=\"g1-link g1-link-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/speakers\/kudos-audio-cardea-super-10a-20a-new-bookshelf-and-floor-standing-speakers\/\">More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10404,"featured_media":137322,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[646],"tags":[779],"class_list":{"0":"post-137320","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-speakers","8":"tag-news"},"acf":[],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/137320","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\/10404"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=137320"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/137320\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/137322"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=137320"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=137320"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=137320"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}