TITAN 505

Whilst the Titan 505 looks a little different to the rest of the series, it delivers just as much breathtaking design and musicality as its bigger floorstanding counterparts. The Titan 505 is the smaller sister-speaker to the Titan 606 - offering the same musical performance and sonic clarity as its floorstanding sibling - in a more compact, stand-mounted cabinet. The Titan 505 is the ideal place for serious bookshelf loudspeaker enthusiasts to begin listening with Kudos, whilst introducing Titan-quality design and engineering into their system setup.

 

EXCEPTIONAL, CUSTOM-MADE DRIVERS

The Titan series features drive units crafted exclusively for Kudos by world-leading specialists SEAS. All four Titans share the same superb K3 tweeter, a version of a legendary SEAS unit specially re-engineered to tailor its capabilities for the Titans. The 505’s use a custom 180mm mid-bass unit with a die-cast chassis with large open areas, a coated paper cone and a 39mm voice coil designed for low-distortion, high linearity and low crossover modulation.

All drivers are precisely matched and aligned to work together seamlessly, delivering an effortless ‘just right’ sound. When you hear it, you’ll know it.

 

LOW-ORDER CROSSOVERS AND MINIMAL DESIGN FOR PURER SOUND

The purer the signal, the truer the sound. A Kudos loudspeaker preserves a clean and clear audio signal by favouring a minimal design with our trademark, low-order crossover. The Titan series’ superior quality components are tailored specifically for Kudos to stringent tolerances. They include Mundorf’s MResist Supreme resistors and air-core inductors, and ClarityCap’s unique CopperConnect technology capacitors.

 

INTERIOR DESIGN

The best designs are a marriage of form and function. The Titans’ modernist design blends effortlessly into the contemporary home. Concealed within, however, is highly a complex system of differential panel resonance control. While keeping a rigorously tight grip on any and all unwanted vibrations, this smart system gives full and free rein to the natural dynamics of your music.

 

ISOBARIC WITH FIXED BOUNDARY LOADING

Bass is key to how we hear music, so our Titan series goes above and beyond in ensuring superior sound at the all-important lower end. The Titan 505’s isobaric and bass reflex loading is cleverly engineered to deliver a more agile, nuanced, textured and detailed bass reproduction.

 

ACTIVE CONFIGURATION (UPGRADEABLE)

The Titan series is configured to allow simple by-passing of the internal crossover for active operation with leading electronics including Linn Exakt, Devialet Expert and Naim SNAXO. Active operation opens up a wider upgrade path and enables a variety of performance and personalisation enhancing capabilities.

UNDER THE SKIN OF TITAN

Click on the image to your right to discover some of the expertise, engineering and emotion that go into a Kudos Titan loudspeaker.

Isobaric arrangement in which the second mid/bass driver is carefully positioned internally back-to-back with the first for superior bass reproduction and reduced distortion

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Cabinet is constructed from multi-thickness High Density Fibre Board to control panel resonance

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Resonance control pads to control the energy flow and release from the inner cabinet

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Low order crossover and minimal high-quality components for a purer sound

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Fixed boundary gap port arrangement for easier room placement

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Bespoke SEAS Kudos Crescendo K3 29mm fabric dome Tweeter

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Bespoke SEAS mid/bass drivers with 39mm voice coil and copper shortening ring enhanced performance

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What others say

"They demand that you sit up and listen, and the more you do just that the more you will realise that they will reward you with an extraordinary musical experience."

HiFi Critic

"Whether you view it as a stepping stone to active drive of a passive loudspeaker end in its own right, the Kudos Titan 505 is one of the most impressively well-balanced loudspeakers in its price and beyond."

Hi-Fi Plus

"The Titan 505 is not just another hefty standmount, its combined technologies give it an edge even at this price and I would encourage anyone who enjoys music to have a listen."

The Ear

"Don’t be fooled by the compact exterior, this is one of the best standmounts that Adam Smith has ever heard"

Hi-Fi Choice | June 2019

"This speaker is a masterpiece, a nigh on perfect blend of engineering and soul that makes everything you play an event"

AVForums - Best in Class

"Whether you view it as a stepping stone to active drive of a passive loudspeaker end in its own right, the Kudos Titan 505 is one of the most impressively well-balanced loudspeakers in its price and beyond."

Hi-Fi + | September 2019

"A luxury loudspeaker and high-end active crossover come together with extraordinary effect."

Hi-Fi Choice | February 2020

"If you like what these standmounters set out to do, we doubt whether you’ll find preferable alternatives. When it comes to delivering a direct, agile and punchy sound the 505s are excellent."

What Hi-Fi?

Specifications

Type

  • 2-way
  • Isobaric bass reflex
  • standmount

Recommended amplifier power detail

  • 25W-250W

Sensitivity

  • @ 1W
  • 1m
  • 87dB

Nominal impedance

  • 6 ohms

Frequency range

  • 40Hz – 30kHz AIRR (average in-room response)

Tweeter

  • SEAS – Kudos Crescendo K3 29mm fabric dome

Mid/bass driver

  • 2 x SEAS-Kudos 180mm unit with double coated paper cone, 39mm voice coil with copper shorting ring and aluminium phase plug

Finishes

  • Black Gloss
  • Black Oak
  • Natural Oak
  • Tineo
  • Walnut
  • White Gloss

Speaker Dimensions

  • 450mm (h) x 256mm (w) x 320mm (d)

Weight (per loudspeaker)

  • 18 kg

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CUSTOMER REVIEWS

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  1. Steve Backer

    Exceptional!

    The Titan 505 speakers are the best I have heard. They are the voice of my system and never fail to bring emotion and detail to various music I play through them. Any changes I make in the rest of my system are immediately evident.
    The build quality is outstanding. They blend into my home aesthetically and I have had nothing but positive comments.
    I can’t say enough great things about the Titan 505’s. They will be in my system for a long time.
    The Hifi Attic were very helpful in demonstrating these amazing speakers in their showroom and in my home. Thank you Hifi Attic and thank you Kudos! Very proud to own such quality products.

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  2. Boon

    505 Titan

    Love the speakers!

    Great soundstage and crystal clear details. I have a small room but these speakers are easy to place. I can push it all the way back towards the wall and the sound is still so brilliant. There is no distortion in sound. Kudos has got it spot on with the isobarics.

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  3. Les Wilkins

    Titan 505: stunning speakers

    I’m still running the speakers in, but already it is clear that they are superb. The musicality, clarity and detail are all brilliant. Build quality is second to none, and the speakers look fantastic in a domestic setting. Without doubt, these are the best speakers I have owned.

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  4. John McEvoy

    Titan 505’s - terrific speakers.

    Arrived yesterday and sound good ‘straight out of the box’, so really looking forward to listening when fully run in. These speakers are definitely keepers.

    Build, fit and finish reflect the premium nature of the Titan Series, including the substantial stands which do not require any additional ballast.

    Big shout out to The Audiobarn for their support throughout the selection process, their excellent demo facilities and frank, clear and unbiased advice making the final choice clear for such a subjective purchase.

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  5. Steve Oaks

    Kudos 505 Beyond Expectations

    I was looking for speakers that not only had the sound signature I was looking for and complimented my electronics but also integrated perfectly in my living environment requiring fairly close placement to the rear wall. With a soundstage that fills an entire wall, imaging that makes the speakers disappear, details so realistic it makes you do a double take and a balanced presentation at low and high levels, these Titan 505 speakers have surpassed all my expectations. Add to that their beautiful finishing and very solid construction, I can’t imagine I will ever replace them. As a reference my electronics are Naim pre, power and streamer, Denafrips DDC and DAC and proximity to the rear wall that works best for me is 30 cm.

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  6. Mike Giblenn

    505 review

    Still running these speakers as only had for 3 months. Upgraded from super 10a’s. most noticeable is bass response, superb from a relatively small enclosure.
    Treble is very accurate and very well balanced with the bass. I have had numerous speakers over the years but can’t imagine a better performer for the price and size.
    A big thank you to the Audiobarn for great service as well.

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  7. David Metcalf

    Titan 505 perfection

    Owned these a few months having first heard them at Bristol 2019 playing a Spanish tinged version of Wish You Were Here, amongst some other very cool stuff on the Kudos playlist. They are stunning in every way: resolution, imaging, bass and build quality. I am hearing stuff on tracks I have played thousands of times that I have never heard before. They look stunning too. The best pair of speakers I have ever heard . And I have heard a lot! Service from The Department of Music, Petworth was also exceptional. I am a very, very happy customer.

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