Terrific, sparkling clear highs, rich mids, dialogue, and vocals, tight, fast bass with depth when called for. Could definitely benefit with addition of Sub 8, but I am definitely happy without it.

Price. To reach full potential I’d say the addition of a SUB8 is almost necessary

I tried out the Kanto YU-2 before purchasing the TUK, and while those speakers blew me away for their price and size, they can’t hold a candle to the TUK’s. The bass in the TUK is more controlled, tight, and fast and responsive. Deep when called for, and the treble is just beautiful. Some may say it’s too hot, but to me it’s bright and sparkly, just right! The AMT tweeter is excellent! Overall, wide, spacious soundstage, good instrument separation. Got them on a discount, but even at full price I’d say they would be worth the investment compared to lower priced speakers. Think of how many hours you spend in front of your computer or listening to music in a year and amortize it per hour or day, it’s not much. The versatility and the sound quality is worth it. To bring the sub bass to life you’ll need a SUB8. While these go down to 50hz they don’t really do much down at that level. You can’t expect their full range cone to perform well at that frequency. If you, without a sub attached, activate the 80hz frequency cutoff (hold Sub button on remote) you can hear clarity improve quite a bit, but loose a lot of the lower frequencies. So for these to perform their best, a sub is a must, and my next purchase.

Terrific sound beyond belief. Includes grilles (which the other Kanto's do not). Function lights on the front active speaker take the guessing away for which mode you are in. Detachable power cord. Banana plug speaker terminals. RCA connectors for input source. Supports Toslink, and Blue Tooth. Compliments well with Kanto SUB-8. Accessible 3.5mm jack on front of active speaker. The remote is pedestrian but functional. You're going to want to install your own cables (all of them) to bring out the best in them. The cables that Kanto ships in the box are less than Meh. Extremely unforgiving of poorly recorded sound sources, but hey, that's the way she goes. These are audiophile grade speakers. Are they worth $1K Canadian? Probably not. They are worth $850 or so retail, imho. I think I'm going to be able to live with them.

Available in only black and white. The wood grain finishes available on the other Kantos would have made a nice touch with the Tuks. Not the prettiest-looking puppies on the block but with their great sound quality, you don't have to look at them when playing your favourite tunes.

Skip paying your taxes this year; instead grab a pair of these speakers. 4.5 stars only because of their industrial appearance and the high price in Canadian dollars. Since Kanto is based in Vancouver, they could have given the citizens a break on retail pricing, or at least left their cheap cables as optional for an extra $50 discount.

These are truly next-gen Kanto speakers, a true improvement over the YU lineup. Strong bass presence, the YU's really need a sub - and even if you have sub, the speakers don't cut out the sub-80 frequency, but the TUK's do if you choose to go that route! Beautiful clear sound and I can say these sound great for audio and video, and even gaming. I didn't like the YU4's for all-around but these ones' I'm keeping.

Absolutely none that I can list. Pricey, but they sound gorgeous.

Highly recommend. I tried several speakers and these are the ones for me! Probably won't even bother with a sub, even down the road. They just sound great and full!