The Kii Audio Threes are small in stature (16" x 8" x 16") and weigh 33 lbs each, heavier than one would expect. There's a reason for this: the six drivers are powered by six DSP-based 250 watt NCore digital amplifiers. Yes folks, that's 1500 watts of Class D amplification, compliments of Hypex designer Bruno Putzey. The supplied Kii Audio solid steel stand (photo above) is matched for the Kii Audio Three's base to sit snugly onto. Standing 27 1/2" tall, they're optimized for the ideal listening position from either your sofa or chair.  

The Kii Audio Three is designed with Active Wave Focusing technology, which the manufacturer describes thus: A loophole in acoustics says that small directive speakers are possible—if you have enough drivers and you feed them the exact right signal. The THREE has a total of 6 (six) ways, front, side and rear, working together to throw the sound in one direction only without relying on a baffle. The THREEs ability to direct bass is comparable to, but much better controlled than, that of a traditional speaker several meters wide.

Verdict: Extremely natural, richly textured, spatially detailed, stupendous microdynamics, phenomenal bass