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Kudos Titan 505

Standmount speakers

£7000 (+ £750 for stands)

“We can’t recall a rival that’s as insightful when it comes to conveying the nuances and texture of a voice”

The 505s are the baby speakers from Kudos’s high-end Titan range. As a brand, Kudos isn’t about trying to please everyone. It makes characterful, single-minded products that eschew all-round mass appeal for something more individual. But, for the right person, that focused approach makes them arguably an even more tempting proposition than more conventional offerings such as Sonus Faber’s Electa Amator IIIs or Wilson Benesch’s Precision P1.0s.

MADE TO ORDER

Both the 29mm dome tweeter and 18cm mid/bass

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