Kanto Syd

Wireless & Bluetooth Speakers / Home

A Kanto home wireless Bluetooth speaker system with Aux/Phono, and Optical inputs.

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How did it perform in our expert lab testing?

Overall Score

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What goes into the Overall Score?

Sound quality

/ 5

Ease of use

/ 5

Versatility

/ 5

Color

/ 5

Detailed Test Results

Sound quality: The Kanto SYD has good overall sound quality. Bass has good impact and goes fairly deep but is a bit boomy. Midrange is even but is a bit hazy. Treble is extended but is a touch smeared. Does a good job recovering room ambience, sounds a bit congested and is lacking in fine detail. Bluetooth and wired sound quality are similar. Provides a decent volume level in a medium to large sized room.

Ease of use: Overall ease of use of the Kanto SYD is Good due to ambiguous controls and source selection. The volume control is unlabeled and a multifunction knob/button control for source selection which provides a visual indicator on console of min and max volume but there are no graphical or numerical index of level. Source selector is the unlabeled volume/source input button and there are indicators but they are ambiguous where there is are white leds for all sources except Bluetooth which is blue. However, the remote control is well labeled and buttons are prominent and grouped together - however, there is a propensity to inadvertently change tone control settings instead of adjusting volume. Bluetooth: Unlike most models in our ratings - pairing can't be initiated from the console, but requires using the physical remote control as such if the remote is lost Bluetooth pairing is not possible.

About

A Bluetooth wireless home speaker system from Kanto with Optical, analog/phono audio input.

Features & Specs

Features

IP rating

Claimed battery life (hrs.)

Adjustable tone settings

Yes

Wireless stereo pairing

Speaker phone w/built-in mic

Optional multi-room sharing

Remote

Yes

Power source

Updatable software/firmware

Warranty (mos.): parts/labor

24/24

Other features

Comes with provided stand, and the Knob Control on the front of model effects control of Volume, Input, Standby/Wake.

Included accessories

Remote, 2x AAA Batteries, User Manuals (English, Spanish, and French), SYD Stand, Power Cable, 3.5mm Aux Cable.

WiFi content sharing technology

Wake timer

Sleep timer

Specs

Wireless type

Bluetooth

Audio format

Stereo

Height (in.)

Width (in.)

Depth (in.)

Weight (lbs.)

Dimensions HxWxD (in.)

5.75 x 17.5 x 9.75

Connections

Stereo analog audio input

Yes

Optical digital audio input

Yes

Headphone jack

Active subwoofer pre-amp out

Yes

Other connections

Ground Connection, RCA input - Phono/Line Switch.

iPod Docking

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Kanto Syd

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