To Boldly Go! REGA Kyte 

I think turntables, cd transports and amps are all strong from Rega, but these speakers were terrible as were many of their rs series speakers, when I heard them at a U.K. show and when I was trialing Rega speakers. The kyte with the 1000 turntable system. Buying a speaker or active system from a audiophile or pro audio brand missing the TT was the way to go and it stood out how average these kytes are. I thought the system lacked dynamics and detail and it was bland hifi.

I bought a pair of the new Rega Kytes based on Steve G's review and he was spot on! They sound spectacular with energy, clarity, speed, rhythm and dynamics that are just way too good for only $795 a pair.. Rega is onto something here with this new cabinet design of the Kyte as it gives the speaker life and a wide open soundstage that's very engaging... great job Rega!

David Lima couple of hundred more and you are into Dynaudio emit 20 territory which are much better speakers

@@13thnotehifireviews7 I owned a pair of the Emit 20's but sold them and got Dali Rubicon 2's, which were more $ and much better than the Emits. I also liked the comparatively priced Dali Opticon 2's better that the Emits. The original Emits are way overrated in my opinion; maybe the recently redesigned new Emits are better? The Kytes are on par with old Emits I had and to me the Kytes sound livelier with more energy and musicality. Plus, I only paid $599 for new open box Kytes and can tell you they are very enjoyable and well worth the money... thanks!

@@davidlima8194 Hi David, what are you driving them with? How are they with rock music ( i mostly mean 60s-80s classic rock)?

That’s great, enjoy

The UK sound . dull. cerwin Vega or polk.

​@@jamesirving7763Nearly makes sense. Keep trying.

Thank you

That’s so nice, I appreciate it

Sounds like a Ferrari coming at ya!

This looks like a bookshelf speaker to me. I bet this would sound great if they put in a larger speaker cone for bass underneath the other two, making it a three cone system.

35 XTI If you nominal speaker stereo imaging and soundstage are truly extraordinary

Actually as I understand it the reference line one is made entirely in great Britain maybe I’m wrong but that’s what I remember seeing

He is insane. The Kytes are the best speakers I have heard up to 3000usd

@@keplermission4947 excuse me?

@@keplermission4947 Yeah I figured you wouldn’t respond. I watched the video in its entirety, including some parts twice. When Rega uses an unorthodox manufacturing method like this it’s usually for a reason. And even if that reason is cost savings you would normally expect them to be quite articulate in explaining what, if any, trades off they see. They are not known as a budget brand, and while not the highest of high end, this kind of product is a bit odd for them. Steve says nothing about it. Hence my question. And what does shipping weight have to do with it? Here’s one simple example: Neodymium magnets weigh far less than conventional but are costlier and stronger. Shipping weight would be much lighter vs an inferior magnet. I see you didn’t really read my question, you just wrote an idiotic response.

@@keplermission4947 I’ll use any expression I wish.

@@keplermission4947 troll

@@edd2771 I think the reasoning behind the cabinet is basically to reduce the manufacturing costs, but without compromising sound quality. It’s impossible to make a conventional cabinet in the UK and compete at this price. Rega does like to innovate and I admire them for it. Personally they don’t appeal and I’d probably rather buy one of the many used / vintage British-made gems that are still available pretty cheaply here in the UK. In fact I have, since my main speakers are some lovely old Tannoy Eatons. But I guess that’s not really the point and the Kite gives them the opportunity to offer a complete new system at around £1000, UK manufactured and of pretty good quality.

Great Plains audio - OKC, OK - still making Altec Lansing stuff…. They are the real deal

This is true. I just bought anew McIntosh amp and it completely changed my system for the better.

Would you be interested in selling them?

@@deeplyclosetedindividual i don't think so, very happy with them.

@@xstensl8823 thank you for responding, and happy listening!

So do I!

So do I, but I'm interested to know the differences between the RS1 and Kyte. The RS1's can sound a little thin, lacking a fullness and weight in sound.

I already did one on audio vocabulary, check the playlists

@@SteveGuttenbergAudiophiliac wow! I will check it right away!

They look like GIK panels...

Brexit has really shot the UK in the foot. Many businesses aren’t shipping to the EU. If they do there are now extra customs fees. UK businesses are seeing less demand from that.

@@cosmic-fortytwoadd in the partial collapse of the distribution chains, spiralling raw material costs, and general poor supply of components and it's a real shit sandwich.

@@cosmic-fortytwo so much for that idea

Nothing to do with Brexit! The UK had a far, far larger manufacturing base in 1973 (the year we joined the EEC, the predecessor of the EU). Britain has a great opportunity to thrive outside the EU but it depends on the actions of our government.

Actually your statement no longer is true, they are now producing the aya loudspeaker which is essentially a floor standing version of this speaker. Quite a bit different though in manufacture, made out of a type of glass reinforced cement, actually very interesting and not overly expensive at 2,200 US

$800 ? How about $80k resin Wilsons?

@@FOH3663 even if I could afford Wilson Audio speakers, I would never waste my money on such excessive opulence no matter what they were made of.

Horowitz at home is a great recording! I love the hell out of it.

Sure, and you guys get to see each others system. Audiophiles can feel alienated, but now you get to see each other’s stuff.

Right, the majority of UK companies don’t manufacture in the UK.

QUAD are Chinese owned now and have been for a number of years. They are no longer a British company.

Really, thank you so much

I thanks for watching! I will trywill try, but I always show the picture of the cover of the album. The title of the album and the artist name is right there.

Not even their turntables? Bought mine in `81 and it still takes some beating. Cost me a couple of drive belts in 40 years. My experience has been good , Tempted by an Io amp.

@@billycaspersghost7528 hi bud it was the turntables it was just over five years ago and it was a new p3 the same issue with five models I kept getting and it was witnessed in Glasgow audio just wouldn't track any of my vinyl so brought the albums in to try in the branch on the purchased turntable they just wouldn't track tried them on their other set up decks and just for some reason I was plagued with bad models and it ended up I was in Glasgow audio more times back and forth wound up purchasing a pro ject instead and had no issues

@@johnkeenan9495 Maybe it was a batch issue. Quality control was/is the biggest failing of UK manufacturing. I work in UK manufacturing and still despair at times. I try to buy British whenever I can but I`m not a wanker about it. Sad thing is most issues are idiotic and inexcusable and for a momentary issue years of bad feeling and bad publicity result.

@@billycaspersghost7528 who knows bud it was costing me time off work and more or less £10.00 in bus fares every time

@@billycaspersghost7528 Lots of interest in flags in the UK. Less in QC.

Fair enough, but those ceramic braces are an indication that the engineers were aware of the need to strengthen the cabinet.

I liked: the sound, the style, made in UK, and lifetime warranty. Which, by the way, you will never see in an active speaker! Lifetime warranty.

Why would he lie?

@@ricochet243 Steve, by his own admission, doesn’t like to give bad reviews. I could be wrong but having watched for years I found this recommendation was a bit tepid, and knowing his admiration for the brand, I think he pulled some punches here. Just my opinion.

It wouldn't do to fall out with Rega and Steve likes to be ultra fair. But Yea..... You can see he wanted to describe these speakers as a 'disappointing little squawk box"

Pretty intuitive comments here, I would say that after watching him since he got on RU-vid as well as reading him in the early days of stereo review as a young teenager and budding audiophile, I think he is saying "nice speaker but not for $850" 😊

I came away with the same conclusion - he was definitely underwhelmed. Which is kind of a shame because I've been somewhat intrigued by the Rega IO, and the Kytes seemed like a perfect fit for that amp.

Yes, but I’m assuming Chinese people take pride in the best Chinese designed and manufactured products. And likewise UK citizens take pride in UK designed.and manufactured products. Am I missing something?

I understand what your saying and sorta agree but some folks can't accomadate Maggie's no matter how cheap they are. In small rooms where speakers need space ( Maggie's do need space all around them to sound best) Maggie's would not be a good choice. I nice high quality bookshelf or monitor and perhaps a small rel sub would be hard to beat. If you had the space and on a budget, yeah Maggie's and a sub would be my choice.

@@brandonburr4900 You are right of course, but my argument was not about convenience but about sound reproduction--- all of those things audiophiles look for in a speaker. I have owned Maggies for 40 years in all sorts of rooms. I have always been able to fit the room to the Maggie. Bookshelf speakers, no matter how gaudy, expensive or well built, cannot in any way compare in presence, soundstaging, imaging and so on to the LRS. An LRS in a tiny room would sound better than the Regas in a tiny room. My guess would be that a man who buys the Regas is being nagged by his wife. The old "wife acceptance factor" dodge. If you are an audiophile who is as well a henpecked husband, move into the garage.

@@mikeaustin3485 thanks for the reply. I have always bought a set of Maggie's on many occationtions. I love how you can move the smaller ones around when not in use but I had to keep bringing myself back down to reality with not having enough space behind them and to the side in my small room. Yeah those speakers are not to popular with the significant other for sure...but honestly what speakers really are? Lol. Perhaps the nicer looking wood trimmed Maggie's of the past would be better lol. Another thing with trying Maggie's is shipping them and worrying about damage. All Maggie' boxes are big. Perhaps someday I will have a pair!

@@brandonburr4900 I have been lucky in that my significant others have never complained about the Magnepans. (And it would not have mattered if they had.) My last girlfriend was herself an audiophile, owning a pair of 3.7s. I have bi-amped 3.3s pulled far from the back wall, which is covered with Japanese screens. My sidewalls are bookcases. Incidentally, I bought my Maggies when I lived in Argentina, shipped them to the US and stored them for a year, used them for two years here in Oklahoma, then shipped them to Magnepan to get refurbished, who then shipped them back. They should last until I die.

Rega’s entry integrated. The iO is terrific

@@SteveGuttenbergAudiophiliac I’ve heard the Brio multiple times and it’s certainly great!! My point is just, I think it’s high time that Rega embrace RU-vid reviews at large and for the full range of their products 😀

@@SteveGuttenbergAudiophiliac Rega Aethos in the house.. Hands down the best amp I’ve ever had here. It’s just… wow! Engaging, open but smooth, powerful but with flow and delicacy. Sounds larger than life, full and engaging even at low volumes. Very class A like. Rega should send you one ;-)

Have you auditioned them then?

PhotoTube A cheap two way bookshelf. What is unique about them? Can you pick them out in a room full of other cheap two ways?

@@JEG6919 It's what they sound like that matters compared to competitors at the price. Rega put a lot of thought and original thinking into all their designs and do not blindly follow the latest tends like many other manufacturers.

PhotoTube you will be lucky to get 25 bucks for them in a yard sale in the future. Rega is not a speaker company. Stick with brands that fare well over time.

@@JEG6919 Says someone who has never heard them and buys on the basis of spec sheets. Rega has been making speakers for many years and even makes some of the drive units which is something that cannot be said of many "speaker manufacturers".