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$199.00 AUDKanto is a Canadian brand that has built its range around one idea: powered speakers that work straight out of the box, without a separate amplifier, receiver or rack of components. Plug in a turntable, a computer or a television, and you have a system. That makes them a common answer for desktops, small living rooms and first hi-fi setups where a full separates chain is more equipment than the space or the budget allows.
We stock the Kanto speaker range alongside the full family of Kanto stands and mounts, priced in Australian dollars and shipped nationwide.
The PT, PS, PDX and PMX mount series cover tabletop through to full-motion wall mounting across common television sizes, and the H1 headphone stand tidies a desk.
On a desk. Powered speakers plus an angled or elevated desktop stand. The stand matters more than people expect — a speaker firing at your chest from a flat desk sounds dull and vague, and tilting it toward your ears fixes most of that for under $100. Look at the S and SE series.
With a turntable. This is where Kanto's built-in phono preamp earns its place. A turntable connects straight to the speakers with no separate phono stage in between, so the whole system is a deck, a pair of speakers and one cable. Pair with a deck from our turntables and record players range, and use RCA cables for the connection if your deck does not include one.
With a television. HDMI ARC on the REN means the television's own remote controls volume, and the speakers wake and sleep with the set. A significant upgrade over built-in television audio without adding a soundbar or a receiver.
No. Every Kanto speaker in this range is powered (also called active), meaning the amplifier is built into the cabinet. You connect a source directly — turntable, computer, phone over Bluetooth, or television over HDMI ARC — and that is the whole system. There is no receiver, no integrated amplifier and no speaker wire to run.
This is the main practical difference between Kanto and traditional passive bookshelf speakers, which need an external amplifier before they make any sound at all.
No. Kanto powered speakers have the amplifier built in, so you connect a source directly. No receiver, no integrated amp, no speaker cable run.
The YU4 includes a built-in phono preamp, so a turntable with a moving-magnet cartridge connects straight to it. Models without a phono stage will still work, but need either a turntable with its own built-in preamp or a separate phono stage between the two.
The YU4, REN and UKI all support Bluetooth, and the OBI3 turntable uses Bluetooth 5.3. Stands, mounts and accessories obviously do not.
UKI is the compact desktop model with Bluetooth, USB-C and a headphone output. YU4 is the larger bookshelf model and adds a built-in phono preamp for turntables. REN is the flagship, adding HDMI ARC so it works as a television system controlled by your TV remote.
Not strictly, but they make an audible difference. A speaker sitting flat on a desk fires at your chest and couples to the surface. An angled S-series stand or an elevated SE-series stand aims the driver at your ears and lifts it clear of the desk, which cleans up the midrange considerably.
Yes, using the SPW3 wall bracket. Keep in mind that mounting close to a wall reinforces the low end, so you may want to reduce the bass setting if the speaker offers one.
They are designed for exactly that — desktops, studies, bedrooms and small living rooms where a separates system would be excessive. In a large open-plan space you would be better served by a larger system.
