The Aim from the outset, was to build the absolute best speaker in a micro-monitor form. With dimensions of 15cm x 25cm x 20cm (WHD), the Kensai is a true bookshelf sized design, notably smaller than the average 'small' loudspeaker, and quite happy being placed close to a wall.

The Kensai reveal the nuance of every sound, from a delicate intake of breath to the raw rasp of a horn. They deliver music that moves you, with performances that touch the emotions and set your feet tapping.

The Cabinet is made in the UK, and the entire speaker hand assembled start to finish by the designer himself. The side panels are available in solid Beech; a beautiful light coloured wood with a warm tint, or solid Black Walnut; an attractive darker wood with distinctive grain. The middle section of the enclosure is covered with high quality simulated leather, available in a choice of black or white.

The Technology is without peer. The Kensai treble unit is an isoplanar ribbon design with an effective area approximately 2.5x greater than a conventional 1" dome. This large area provides impressive dynamics, and allows a low crossover frequency for superior phase and dispersion. It incorporates an acoustic lens that widens high frequency dispersion, giving a natural, airy top-end and wide sweet spot.

The 12cm mid/woofer cone is made from surface treated magnesium that is incredibly stiff and light. The motor uses copper Faraday rings to reduce distortion, and a solid copper phase plug for low power compression. Combine this with 9mm peak coil travel and you have a mid/woofer that plays loud and clean, with impeccable speed and dynamics that keep pace with the ribbon treble unit.

The crossover is hard-wired, perfectly phase-aligned, uses poly film capacitors, low resistance inductors, and is covered with butyl rubber compound to reduce the effects of vibration. The port is an aperiodicly damped slot resonator that provides some of the deepest, tightest bass you will hear from a speaker of this size.