Rega Kyte 2-way Bookshelf Loudspeakers (Pair)

Description

Become immersed in the stunningly natural sound of the Kyte
loudspeakers system. Meticulously designed to deliver the true Rega sound at an
affordable price. Using our own ZRR high frequency unit and a handmade pair of
Rega MX-125 bass-mid drivers, this compact bookshelf speaker is designed to
complement any hi-fi or audio system.

Experience Rega

Experience the true voice of Rega components with the all
new Kyte loudspeaker system. The Kytes are meticulously hand assembled in house
using our unique design phenolic resin cabinet. Internally they feature ceramic
plates and carefully engineered cross bracing developed to make the cabinet
extremely stiff. This prevents unwanted resonances interfering with the
accurate output of the drive units and directly improves both dynamics and the
bass performance from the speaker. The Kytes are easy to position and are
supplied with an optional foot to allow for various positioning giving the user
greater flexibility.

KEY FEATURES

• Custom
  designed phenolic resin cabinets

• Unique
  ceramic plate & cross brace construction

• Handmade
  MX-125 bass-mid unit

• Rega
  designed ZRR high frequency unit

• Bass
  reflex design, rear ported

• UK
  designed and manufactured

• Lifetime
  warranty against manufacture defects

 

Rega fans out there will know that we have always questioned
the marketing and science surrounding turntables. Experiments and research have
allowed us to debunk most commonly held beliefs and use real engineering to
produce world beating sound quality at sensible prices. However, the
loudspeaker market is very different because a valid scientific and engineering
discipline exists which in turn has created hundreds of competitors in the
loudspeaker marketplace. The success of many loudspeakers depends on powerful
marketing, eye watering advertising budgets (of which Rega spends zero) and
financial inducement to retailers. The funds that most loudspeaker companies
would spend on marketing Rega has put it all in to research and develop to
achieve a totally unique cabinet constructions and our own high frequency unit
and bass/midrange driver (incorporating a four-layer voice coil). We even
manufacture and wind our crossover components in house.

So why phenolic? Historically the accepted perception of a
loudspeaker was a rectangular shaped wood veneered cabinet to compliment
household wood furniture.

The market has always demanded loudspeakers to be furniture
and since the 90’s European manufacturers were left with the choice of Far
Eastern manufacturing or inflated prices for home built wooden cabinets.
However, recent times have seen the world change styling perceptions and there
has been a wholesale investment in modern molding shapes and the use of
functional materials. Injection molded plastic loudspeaker cabinets are not new
but flexible molded plastic has been reserved for the PA world or small desktop
loudspeakers where convenience and portability were a priority over sonic
performance. This more recent domestic acceptance of non-wood functional
cabinet shapes has allowed Rega to achieve a long-term dream. We have made a
massive investment into injection molding of stiff thermoset phenolic resin and
collaborated with British company to achieve it. The natural stiffness of
phenolic resin is a big advantage which has been further enhanced with ceramic
plates and a complex internal cross brace structure. This unique cabinet
constructions has been achieved at one third of the price of other British made
quality loudspeakers.

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

System
2 way

Enclosure Design
Bass reflex, rear ported

Cabinet Construction
Phenolic resin

Mid / Bass Unit
Rega MX-125

Impedance
Nominal 6 Ω

Sensitivity
89 dB

High Frequency Unit
Rega ZRR

Dimensions (with rear foot fitted) (H x W x D)
325 x 188 x 232 mm

Weight (each)
3.73 kg

Power Handling
80 W per channel (this figure is intended purely
as a guide as it depends on the quality of amplifications used).