Kii Audio unveiled its Kii SEVEN at a press event today at the UK Hi-Fi Show Live held at Ascot Racecourse.
Building upon the success of the Kii THREE, the new Kii SEVEN Wireless Music System combines high-quality audio with intuitive smart functionality to offer a versatile and user-friendly experience, says the brand.
Designed from the ground up to deliver exceptional sound quality, the Kii SEVEN has been developed as a cardioid speaker, thereby, says Kii Audio, significantly reducing the impact of room acoustics. Furthermore, thanks to its Active Wave Focusing, the new Kii SEVEN promises detailed separation and excellent musicality - "audiophile-grade audio that faithfully captures the essence of your favourite music".
The 31 x 20 x 31 cm (HxWxD) cabinets are home to a pair of 6.5-inch woofers, a 5-inch midrange and a 1-inch Custom Wave-guided Tweeter being pushed along by 600 Watts of onboard amplification.
Kii Audio tells us that, instead of splitting the spectrum into bands, as is done with traditional crossover filters, the company's Active Wave Focusing filters force the specially positioned drive units in the Kii SEVEN to create a coherent wave front emitted towards the listener. This, states the manufacturer, ensures perfect time alignment over the entire frequency spectrum, which, in the Kii SEVEN's case, frequency response is listed as -3dB: 40Hz, 100Hz-10kHz: +/- 0.5dB, 10kHz - 20kHz: +/- 1dB.
The brand also adds that the Cardioid Sound Dispersion pattern down to the low-mid and bass frequencies provides even and highly detailed bass and significantly reduced acoustic interaction with the room.
The Kii SEVEN sports XLR and TRS, AES/EBU connections with support for KiiLink/KiiCONTROL, WiFi, Bluetooth, and DANTE.
Thanks to the versatile Kii HOME App, whether you have one Kii SEVEN or a dozen, you can easily customise acoustic settings for up to twelve separate zones in your home while streaming playlists or controlling playback in multiple rooms. The speakers are compatible with Roon Ready and AirPlay 2 and support hi-res audio ≤ 24-bit / 192kHz.
The Kii Audio Kii SEVEN will be available in early 2024 in Fine Touch White and Fine Touch Dark Grey finishes, priced at £3,495/ €3,795 (Solo Speaker), £6,990/ €7,590 (Stereo Pair).
Kii Audio is showcasing the Kii SEVEN at the UK Hi-Fi Show Live (Room 260/261) at Ascot Racecourse from September 29 to October 1.
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