New review by Russ Gates of Stereo Mojo

"The Kayak is one of the most relaxed, non fatiguing speakers I’ve ever heard."

"The voicing is fantastic – the timber and tonal balance was very natural and real."

"Male and Female vocals shine, and do I mean shine."

"It wasn’t just the speakers that seemed to vanish, I vanished - everything seemed to vanish. There was only the music, and that friend is a real treat."

"The Kayak doesn’t sound like a small speaker..."

New review by Ed Kobesky of Positive Feedback Online

"...the Kayak does much of what the LS3/5a is reputed to, yet with better midrange dynamics than I remember hearing from
my old Rogers pair and certainly improved transient response. They're also exactly $1000 less expensive than
the celebrated, current-production LS3/5a V2 from Stirling Broadcast."

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The Kayak: you must hear it to believe it Dimensions: 8 X 5.5 X 6.5 inches 20 X 14 X 17 cm The Kayak, like other of Role Audio loudspeakers, is designed to deliver the performance of large loudspeakers in the smallest possible design. It is so accurate that it sonically disappears at a distance of less than two feet from the listener. Although it measures only 5.5 inches wide by 8 inches high by 6.5 inches deep the Kayak will fill any moderately sized room with accurate, full range, non-fatiguing music. It is small and beautiful enough to place almost anywhere. And it is fully magnetically shielded so it may be placed near to CRTs. You can play loudly of softly. Either way, it will out-class the competition. When it comes to construction, the Kayak is as high-end as it gets: From its immaculately finished acoustic suspension cabinets, which are constructed in-house for the highest quality control, to its transducers and crossover components, no cost is spared. It uses one of the finest soft dome tweeters available which is mated to an extraordinarily accurate woven carbon fiber cone woofer. Inside, the Kayak has design features which are unprecedented for a speaker at its price point: film foil capacitor, metal oxide resistor, laminated perfect lay coil, DH Labs silver plated copper wire to the tweeter, and oxygen free multi-strand copper wire to the woofer. Then we outfit the Kayak with the Superior (TM) five-way binding posts, some of the finest in the industry. Little wonder that in a short time the Kayak has become a reference in the industry! (optional bi-wire terminals and jumpers) read tnt review of Kayak

"For me the Role Kayak speakers are the desktop equivalent of the original ProAc Tablettes. They don't look like much, yet they are monumental miniature speakers. I've rarely heard desktop speakers that can so totally vanish while creating a seamlessly convincing soundstage." (Steve Stone, enjoythemusic.com, 9/05) "...the Role Audio Kayaks best the [BBC/Rogers] LS3/5as quite nearly across the board. When we consider that the final version of the BBC monitor was priced at almost $1500 the amazing value of the Kayak is fully understood." (M.L. Gneier, tnt-audio.com, Italy, May 2001) "Even when placed less than two feet from my listening position a pair of Kayaks not only become sonically invisible, but they produce a humungous soundstage that rivals my reference Aerial Acoustics Model 5A. The Kayak's image also has just as much lateral precision as the Areals. But unlike the Areals, and every other speaker I've had in my desktop system, the Kayaks just vamoose." (Steve Stone, enjoythemusic.com, 9/05) "...the Kayaks do an astounding job of creating a three-dimensional depth. On my own live concert recordings even the wall reflections at the far back of the stage have realistic separation from the back row of instruments." (Steve Stone, enjoythemusic.com, 9/05) "I was doing some work on my computer when the sound of the Adagio-Allegro wafted down the hallway and into my office. The sound of the strings, the very music, was breathing with life. I went into my listening room and was enthralled. The Kayaks capture the spirit of the baroque instruments and the sense of space superbly, for a speaker of any price. Once again, truth of tone and timbre creates an emotionally stirring musical experience. Excellent..." (M.L. Gneier, tnt-audio.com, Italy, May 2001) "...I was completely captivated by the Kayaks. Once you hear the Kayak speaker in nearfield environment you may flip out..." (Steve Stone, enjoythemusic.com, 9/05) the Kayak is impressively designed, assembled & outfitted." (M.L. Gneier, tnt-audio.com, Italy, May 2001) See the Kayak Armada System read enjoythemusic.com review of Kayak    (scroll down)