Kanto YU Passive 5.25"

Pair these value-priced speakers with high-quality amp and stands, and you'll be surprised how great they sound in your home. Kanto's YU Passive 5.25" is a non-amplified version of their popular YU6 powered speakers . This pair features the same 5.25" Kevlar® woofer and 1" silk dome tweeter, but with a passive design for driving them with the amplifier of your choice. Enclosed in a modern-yet-classic bass reflex cabinet, the exposed drivers deliver lifelike, transparent sound. You get smooth high frequencies from the silk dome tweeter, and fast, articulate bass and midrange from the Kevlar woofer. I've got a compact, symmetrical listening area off my kitchen. The sweet spot is on the loveseat that faces a fireplace flanked with deep shelves. I swapped the YU Passive 4s, then the larger 5.25" pair, for my usual bookshelf speakers. I drove them with a Sprout 100 integrated amp that can deliver 100 watts into 4 ohms, putting both Kanto models through the same paces. Unsurprisingly, the 5.25" version delivered...