Kanto YU6MW Powered Bookshelf Speakers with Bluetooth and Phono Preamp | Pair | Matte White
- REMARKABLE SOUND – Enclosed in handcrafted MDF cabinets measuring 10.7" tall, YU6’s 1” silk dome tweeters and 5.25” Kevlar drivers deliver crisp highs and wonderfully balanced mid-range, faithfully reproducing all your favorite tunes.
- EASY STREAMING – Built-in Bluetooth with Qualcomm aptX technology lets you enjoy high-quality streaming from the palm of your hand.
- VINYL-READY – Equipped with an integrated phono preamp, YU6 can be easily connected to any vintage or modern day turntable.
- SIGNAL DETECTION – YU6 features automatic standby and power-up modes, helping to conserve power when you’re gone and ensuring you never miss a beat when the music starts playing.
- REMOTE CONTROL – With volume, input, tone and balance controls, as well as playback options when using Bluetooth, the YU6 remote gives you full control over your audio.
Product Attributes:
| Attribute Name | Attribute Value |
|---|---|
| Product Dimensions | 13.98 x 6.89 x 10.71 inches |
| Item Weight | 17.6 pounds |
| Item model number | YU6MW |
| Batteries | 2 AAA batteries required. (included) |
| Is Discontinued By Manufacturer | No |
| Date First Available | January 7, 2017 |
| Manufacturer | Kanto |
| Country of Origin | Canada |
| Availability | In Stock |
| Rating | 4 stars and up |
Ratings & Reviews
Reviewed on February 02, 2022
I’m guessing many of you are looking around for speakers to go with a turntable, or like me, something for my desktop computer. I was a fairly active audiophile for quite a while and wanted to provide some real-world comparisons to a couple of what I believe are contenders in this range of speaker. I had an extended listening session today between The PeachTree M24’s (yes I know it is smaller), the Klipsch R-51PM, and the YU6. The first thing I noticed is the soundstage on the YU6 really beat everything else in terms of width and height. I did not have to toe the speakers in like I did with the other two. The tweeter puts out an aggressive sound compared to the same size tweeter on the Peachtree. The Peachtree is a little more balanced in that regard. The Klipsch are pretty much right in your face with what I would call a fatiguing treble. As I moved to the midrange, I was really surprised by a couple of things. The YU6 tended to put midrange things farther back in the soundstage, so it was not as pronounced as what I’m used to with the Peachtrees. I lost some of the detail out of instruments unless it strayed up into treble where it gained more detail than the Peachtrees. Klipsch had a very flat soundstage to me except the tweeter was really out in front of the soundstage. On to the mid-bass / bass. The YU6 has some funky mid-bass resonance that muddies it a bit. The bass can be a little more “boomy” than the Peachtrees I’m assuming because of the cabinet size difference. The Klipsch was definitely the most “boomy” and had even more resonance in the mid-bass, so I dismissed the Klipsch from the session. So, between the M24’s and the YU6, here are my conclusions. Keep in mind I’m about 4-5 feet from the speakers. 1. Midrange is a little recessed on the YU6. I like the Peachtree better there. 2. I get a lot more detail from the treble / tweeter on the YU6 without it being fatiguing. 3. The YU6 kills the M24 on soundstage in all directions and the change of what you hear is not as drastic when you move closer or farther away 4. The M24 had tighter bass to me but again, that may be because of the smaller cabinet and woofer. 5. The sub out works great on both – I have two 12” Bic F-12’s and they work great with both speakers although I’d say the F12’s are definitely a better HT subwoofer than a musical one. 6. Build quality on both are outstanding. 7. I like the larger sound and soundstage from the YU6 compared to the M24. I’m going to keep the YU6 on the desktop for now and let them break in well. I have the Peachtree M25’s coming so that will be a more fair comparison but I’m really curious if the M25’s can match the soundstage. And room filling capabilities of the YU6. Hope this helps someone that may be comparing these two speakers like I was. The YU 6 could be a really great speaker if they could knock out some of that cabinet resonance and push the mids a bit farther forward in the soundstage, but I rate these a solid 4/5. Thought I'd add to this a bit. I stepped back from a long listening session yesterday and thought about the things I heard on each speaker. I ended up putting the M24's back on my desktop. The thing that bugged me most about the Kanto was the cabinet resonance. It's just not there with the M24's. I still like the width, depth, and height of the soundstage with the Kanto but I'd say the Peachtree M24's are a more lively and balanced speaker. Another thing I noticed is that the sub out on the M24's drives the subs hotter, which I like because I can turn down the actual sub volume a bit. The M25's and now the YU4 from Kanto is on the way, so it should be fun to compare all of those.
Reviewed on October 17, 2022
Agradable sistema de sonido, Parlantes, altavoces, bocinas! como quieras llamarles en tu país. Los Kanto YU6 son un increíble par, su sonido me encantó y me dejó sorprendido, el sonido es muy rico. Tal vez por que venía de unos humildes logitech z506 amplificados con una Tarjeta de Audio Soundblaster AudigyFX en mi computadora de escritorio, siempre sentí que se ahogaban demasiado en los bajos y a veces estaba tan alterado el sonido que me dejó de gustar, en particular por que uso unos buenos audífonos Sennheiser para gaming entonces no desconocía del buen sonido pero quería algo con más presencia y adquirí estos. Tienen su propio amplificador, control de bajo, Treble que manejas desde el control remoto; hablando del control remoto de los KANTOYU6, me parece un buen control pero la recepción es pésima, tienes que apuntar siempre directamente a un foco en las bocinas si no, no funciona este. El Bluetooth, no es una opción que utilizare yo pero es bueno contar con esa opción por el costo de las mismas, sin embargo usándolo con el teléfono tiene un rango muy limitado y tengo un teléfono relativamente actual un (POCO X3 de Xiaomi) y de unos cuantos pies ya se pierde la calidad y se comienza a cortar, es una pesadilla. Las entradas AUX, RCA, y 2 Ópticos, te harán la vida más sencillas si tienes uno o dos más dispositivos en la sala o estudio, yo los tengo conectados a una tarjeta de audio EVGA Nu Audio por RCA, y se escucha increíble le da un PUNCH EXTRA Fuera de este mundo! de por si la tarjeta de EVGA Nu audio es de grado audiófilo y tiene demasiadas caracterizaras cuenta con 32bits de resolución, DSDy más, es una maravilla usarlo junto a los KANTO YU6. Los ópticos los puedes conectar a dos consolas o a una televisión y tendrás un excelente sonido para sacar partido de tu experiencia de Streaming en servicios como Prime, Disney+, etc. Con el mismo control puedes hacer un Switching de interfaces para pasar de escuchar tu computadora por RCA, a pasar a escuchar la televisión por TOSLINK (optico) y todavía tienes opciones de phono y AUX de 3.55mm. Físicamente son un par muy pesados de más de 5KG cada uno, pero por algo es no? Tendrás que ver bien el espacio que tengas en tu escritorio o sala de estar por que si son considerablemente grandes. Si no quieres algo tan pesado con casi las mismas características que estos, ve por los YU4. Si eres de México también y lees esto, intenta encontrarlos en un buen lugar, por que vaya que es caro importarlos a México desde Amazon, pase de pagar poco más de 10,000 Pesos Mexicanos a casi 13,000 pesos! por depósitos de importación. No ganamos como gringos y pagamos más caros sus productos, que injusto pero bueno, si te sobra el dinero compralos.
Reviewed on August 01, 2023
These speakers came broken out of the box. They worked for about a minute and then nothing. One of them rattled when picked up so maybe something broke during shipping although there was no damage to the box. I don’t know. After further research and comparison, I can tell you that for the same price the Audio Engine H4 speakers I bought afterwards are much better both in filling the space and clarity of individual sounds. These other ones just felt denser and muffled.
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