ProAc’s flagship K-series loudspeakers stand out amongst the crowd; their beautiful real wood cabinets are phenomenally constructed paying meticulous attention to every detail to ensure the maximum rigidity and dampening. Finished to perfection and with exclusive Kevlar drivers, the K-Series are the ultimate high end loudspeakers from ProAc, designed to satisfy audiophiles familiar with the brand’s outstanding sound quality and entice those who are not. We’re excited to welcome ProAc’s latest entries to the audio market and to the K-Series, the K1 standmount speakers and the K10 floorstanders.
Hand-Crafted Design
Each ProAc speaker is handcrafted by their expert technicians, a methodology that elevates the brand on to the pedal-stool that is the most loved British hi-fi brands. The K-Range consists of beautifully elegant speakers, available in a range of high quality real wood finishes designed to look good in any listening room. ProAc’s design philosophy is deeply integrated in every speaker, as they make it their mission to achieve the most realistic sonic performance defined by transparency, pin-point imaging, minimal colouration and exceptional musical detail. The K-Range is a collection that highlights the of the best of Proac’s engineering and sound enhancing technologies.
Kevlar Cone Technology
You’ve no doubt seen the infamous sunny yellow cone in pair of loudspeakers before. This infamous Kevlar cone, made with aramid fibres is a popular material for driver cones as offers greater strength than carbon fibre and is able to produce a wider sound dispersion. Kevlar has been incorporated into ProAc’s drivers due to it’s fantastic sonic abilities. The Kevlar cones are made during a very lengthy process that requires them to be hand-crafted from a mold. Additionally, they are lightweight yet rigid and prove to be a fantastic material to get that warm sounding “sweet spot” from your speakers, with impressive bass and midrange extension and frequency response.
K1
The K1 reference level bookshelf speaker is the first of its kind in the K-Series. It was recently launched at the Bristol Hi-Fi show, where it’s star features were unveiled – a standmount bookshelf design with modified cabinet and Kevlar mid/bass driver and ultra-lightweight tweeter. K1’s standmount design is completely unique, we’ve not seen another like it that blends so seamlessly into the speakers outer cabinet. Housed within this classically elegant and beautifully slim cabinet is the 6.5″ Kevlar driver and ribbon tweeter that has a diaphragm no heavier than human hair. The K1 is ideal for those who are looking for ProAc’s flagship quality sound from a smaller package. Having heard the K1’s phenomenal potential, we keenly await our demo pair, however we have DT8, D20r, DB1 and D2R on permanent demo in the meantime.
K3
The K3 floorstanding speaker was once the entry level model before the introduction of the K1. Measuring just over 1 metre in height, is the most compact floorstanding model, sitting beneath the K6 and K10 speakers. ProAc specially developed the mid-range driver unit with two Kevlar Cones exclusively for the K3. What’s more than that it’s Kevlar cone midrange and bass unit was specially created for a wonderfully open and detailed midrange, with a phase plug and vented port for a fast and dynamic bass response. It’s a fairly big jump to from the K3 to the K6, so with the signature Proac Kevlar features intact and great sound at a lower price, the K3 speaker really sets the pace.
K6
Since the entry of the K10, this floorstander is now the mid-range floorstanding speaker sitting above the K3 and the K1. The K6 has been ProAc’s most popular floorstanding speaker to date. Not only stunning to look at with its real wood resonant reducing cabinet, the K6 sounds impeccable and is kitted-out with a strong list of features. The bass drive unit is made up of two lightweight ProAc Kevlar cones that seamlessly crossover to the 2″ soft dome midrange. The high frequencies are beautifully reproduced by a ribbon alnico dome tweeter. An invisible vent pushes a fast and exciting floorfilling bass and the impressive driver unit work in unity to produce a perfectly natural sound. Looking for a guaranteed high end loudspeaker performance? Look no further than the K6.
K10
Introducing the newest addition to the K-Series, the K10 floorstander which now sits at the very top of the range. This model celebrates 10 years of the range and is an accumulation of everything ProAc have achieved for high fidelity, aesthetically pleasing audio consumption. Unsurprisingly, after many years in researching the optimum topology for awe-inspiring sound, the K10 offers a fantastic reproduction of the midrange and improved crossover frequency for greater handling . The new K10 flagship floorstander employs two Kevlar-coned 8 inch bass drivers, two midrange drivers and a ribbon tweeter that work in harmony to deliver a wonderfully rich, realistic and sweet sound. This is the best floorstander in the K-Range to date, with it’s recent release at the Bristol Hi-FI Show gaining much attention. We are excited to see just how well this stunning unit performs and await a unit to demonstrate in our showroom. In the meantime, head over to our main website to explore the range further.
Personal Thoughts from Richard our Sales Manager
“Having been a big ProAc fan for many years it is great to a speaker manufacturer who really care, it not just about selling a brand or making money – ProAc care about the sound we listen to and our enjoyment of this is paramount to their ethos. The K series are the ultimate expression of what is capable in loudspeaker design and offers the listener a ruthlessly faithful rendition but with the magic and engagement only a true reference speaker can, no compromise – there is something truly special about K series and K10 just pinged number one on my “lottery win” hit list!”