Focal Kanta No. 3

The reference model in Focal’s Kanta range. Delivers a commanding musical performance in an appropriately large room.

$19,498 (pair)

  • Special order.

  • Made in France.

  • 5 year warranty.

 
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Advantages of the Focal Kanta No. 3

  • Pure beryllium inverted dome tweeter and flax cone main drivers for a detailed and musically engaging sound.

  • Dual 8” bass drivers for a commanding and dynamic performance in large rooms.

  • Cabinet built from premium materials and available in a variety of luxurious finish options.

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Walnut gloss cabinet
Ivory matte front

Black gloss cabinet
Black matte front

White gloss cabinet
White matte front

“The sound is simply that: sound. You’re not hearing ‘bass’ and ‘midrange’ and ‘treble’, you’re hearing all three, perfectly melded, totally cohesive and seemingly indivisible.”
— What Hi-Fi?

The Focal Kanta No. 3 in greater detail

It can be challenging filling a large space with quality sound. A speaker’s work is in pressurising the room and the larger the room, the harder the speaker has to work. Too often speakers with larger bass drivers fall short of the accuracy and speed found in those with smaller, more agile woofers. Fortunately that is not the case with Focal’s Kanta No. 3. To be sure, you did need a large room to hear these speakers at their best; give them the space to sing, however, and sing they will!

What astonishes us most about the Kanta No. 3 is just how fast and tight it’s bass response is, when well-positioned in an appropriate listening room. There is the requisite added depth over the smaller Kanta No. 2 you’d expect with dual 8” bass drivers, as well as a larger sense of scale with extended dynamics. More importantly, however, there is still control and definition. This is not a boomy speaker by any stretch.

Of course Focal’s pure beryllium inverted dome tweeter sounds magical, as it always does. It works in tandem with the flax sandwich cone midrange driver to paint a grand soundstage as deep as it is wide. Every musician is placed with pinpoint precision. Close your eyes and you are in the room with your favourite artist, hearing your favourite songs as if for the first time.

Sound Advice

  • The Focal Kanta No. 3 will sound great right out of the box, but it will sound better after 100 - 150 hours of use.

  • For best results, we recommend a minimum of 30” of distance from the back wall to the back of the speaker.

  • We recommend high performance speaker cable to get the most out of your system.

Focal Kanta No. 3 Technical Specifications

Dimensions:
50 25/64" x 15 13/64" x 20 15/32" (HxWxD)

Drivers:
2x8” bass driver, 6 1/2” midrange, 1” tweeter

Impedance:
8 ohms

Sensitivity:
91 dB

Finish Options:
Walnut gloss cabinet with black matte or ivory matte front.
Black gloss cabinet with black matte front.
White gloss cabinet with white matte front.