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Kanto YU4 140W Powered Bookshelf Speakers with Bluetooth (Matte Black)

& More + Free S/H

$299

$420

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Office Depot and OfficeMax
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Office Depot and OfficeMax has Kanto YU4 140W Powered Bookshelf Speakers with Bluetooth and Phono Preamp on sale as listed below from $299.39. To earn Slickdeals Cashback, before purchase, follow the cashback instructions below (PC extension required, before checkout). Shipping is free.

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Available:
  • Matte Black (YU4MB) $299.39
    • Note, this option is temporarily out of stock. You may order and it will ship when available.
  • Matte White (YU4MW) $299.39
    • Note, this option is temporarily out of stock. You may order and it will ship when available.
  • Bamboo (YU4BAMBOO) $320.79
  • Walnut (YU4WALNUT) $322.99
Specs:
  • Class D Amplifier
  • < 0.25% Total Harmonic Distortion
  • 2.0 kHz Crossover Frequency
  • 2-way Crossover System
  • Auto-Standby Mode
  • 1 inch Silk Dome tweeters
  • 4 inch Kevlar drivers
  • 560 mV Input Sensitivity
  • 140W Peak Power (70 Watts Total RMS)
  • 60 Hz - 20 kHz Frequency Response

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Written by qwikwit | Staff
  • About this deal:
    • Our research indicates that Kanto YU4 140W Powered Bookshelf Speakers with Bluetooth (YU4MB) is $120.60 lower (28.7% savings) than the next best available price from a reputable merchant with prices starting from $419.99 at the time of this posting.
  • About this product:
    • These speakers are rated well at Amazon with 4.7 out of 5 stars based on 138 customer reviews.
  • About this store:
    • Return policy details are here.

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Written by djmvy7
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Office Depot and OfficeMax has Kanto YU4 140W Powered Bookshelf Speakers with Bluetooth and Phono Preamp on sale as listed below from $299.39. To earn Slickdeals Cashback, before purchase, follow the cashback instructions below (PC extension required, before checkout). Shipping is free.

Thanks to community member djmvy7 for sharing this deal.

Available:
  • Matte Black (YU4MB) $299.39
    • Note, this option is temporarily out of stock. You may order and it will ship when available.
  • Matte White (YU4MW) $299.39
    • Note, this option is temporarily out of stock. You may order and it will ship when available.
  • Bamboo (YU4BAMBOO) $320.79
  • Walnut (YU4WALNUT) $322.99
Specs:
  • Class D Amplifier
  • < 0.25% Total Harmonic Distortion
  • 2.0 kHz Crossover Frequency
  • 2-way Crossover System
  • Auto-Standby Mode
  • 1 inch Silk Dome tweeters
  • 4 inch Kevlar drivers
  • 560 mV Input Sensitivity
  • 140W Peak Power (70 Watts Total RMS)
  • 60 Hz - 20 kHz Frequency Response

Editor's Notes

Written by qwikwit | Staff
  • About this deal:
    • Our research indicates that Kanto YU4 140W Powered Bookshelf Speakers with Bluetooth (YU4MB) is $120.60 lower (28.7% savings) than the next best available price from a reputable merchant with prices starting from $419.99 at the time of this posting.
  • About this product:
    • These speakers are rated well at Amazon with 4.7 out of 5 stars based on 138 customer reviews.
  • About this store:
    • Return policy details are here.

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Atomicxe
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The YU's are also on sale for 229 on Amazon they are the same as these except they don't have optical or USB input so if you are ok with just RCA and Bluetooth then you can save an extra $70.

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May 25, 2022
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aparoche
May 25, 2022
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I was contemplating these but I wanted speakers mainly for my computer so I went with the much smaller form factor Vanatoo Transparent Zero. They had a 15% off coupon yesterday.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B0...prod_image
May 25, 2022
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lionel.vargas
May 25, 2022
95 Posts
Quote from AprilWatermelon :
Adding a digital to analog converter internally is probably less than $10 and you can have one cable for PD and signal. I guess this market is too small for innovation.
You would need two digital analog converters and two amplifiers. There's no need for that much complexity in the system. No powered desktop monitor that I know of at this price point and this use case (I am not speaking about actual studio monitors) have both as an active speaker. They are always integrated as one active and one passive.
May 25, 2022
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IAmArray
May 25, 2022
28 Posts
Quote from Orisue :
What kind of subwoofer can you pair with this? Any recommendations?
I recently looked into this question and researched for a week. My findings:

<$100, look for used subs like velodynes, because older high end subwoofers still sound great today. Search "Subwoofer" on your local classified (Craigslist, FB marketplace, etc.), sort by cheapest, and then start googling "model name + review/forums/Reddit." After doing research, choose your favourite!

Above $100, look at Dayton Sub 1200, BIC F12. DO NOT buy the Polk Audio PSW10.

~$500 you start getting into the true subwoofers that have flat extension to 20Hz or lower. SVS, Hsu, REL, etc.
Last edited by IAmArray May 26, 2022 at 05:58 PM.
May 25, 2022
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May 25, 2022
pun
May 25, 2022
1,106 Posts
Quote from aparoche :
I was contemplating these but I wanted speakers mainly for my computer so I went with the much smaller form factor Vanatoo Transparent Zero. They had a 15% off coupon yesterday.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B0...prod_image
I got the same. From days of research, Venatoo T0 is the one.
May 25, 2022
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May 25, 2022
ashirin
May 25, 2022
14 Posts
Quote from Old_Gregg :
But how will they change the volume?!
These speakers come with a remote so you would just use that. If you have another remote with a learning function, you could use that as well. I do this with my Apple TV remote, for instance.
May 25, 2022
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AprilWatermelon
May 25, 2022
799 Posts
Quote from lionel.vargas :
You would need two digital analog converters and two amplifiers. There's no need for that much complexity in the system. No powered desktop monitor that I know of at this price point and this use case (I am not speaking about actual studio monitors) have both as an active speaker. They are always integrated as one active and one passive.
That's fair point but I'm stuck between traditional options like this that adds a lot of cable mess and the cheap $20 Bluetooth speakers. Anything good in the middle?
May 25, 2022
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AprilWatermelon
May 25, 2022
799 Posts
Quote from audax :
I definitely wish these had any kind of usb-in for computer usage, so I'd get a good DAC for the price.

But running a USB line between the left and right?.. Good DACs (which I assume these have) are more than $10, and also speaker wire is also one cable which does signal and power, and assures they are perfectly matched, and can be cut to any length, and also why?? I think you're the only one who wants this.
Daisy chain left and right with single cable - anyone? Just me? Smilie

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May 25, 2022
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aparoche
May 25, 2022
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Quote from pun :
I got the same. From days of research, Venatoo T0 is the one.
Same thing I did. I knew little to nothing about computer/gaming speakers these days and all the reviews pointed me to the Vanatoo T0's.
May 25, 2022
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lionel.vargas
May 25, 2022
95 Posts
Quote from AprilWatermelon :
That's fair point but I'm stuck between traditional options like this that adds a lot of cable mess and the cheap $20 Bluetooth speakers. Anything good in the middle?
I get what you're saying. Power and signal is definitely doable through USB-C, but there are a few of us who would rather not have USB DAC given the fact that many of our systems are not clean at all and draw dirty power through the USB port into the DAC (such as GPU heavy gaming systems). In that case it's preferable to have an optical input, otherwise you're spending a couple hundred bucks on a galvanically isolated external USB DAC.

Still going to need a standard 16 AWG cable to connect the active to the passive one. Unless you really want to spend more for double the equipment.
May 25, 2022
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May 25, 2022
tai_son
May 25, 2022
209 Posts
Quote from AprilWatermelon :
Why can't speakers talk to each other via USBC?
They will talk to each other using 5G, be patient.
May 25, 2022
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May 25, 2022
dbb
May 25, 2022
2,321 Posts
Wish they were the Kanto Tuk. One can dream.
May 25, 2022
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May 25, 2022
ChristianF4373
May 25, 2022
19 Posts
Would I be able to hook these up with a subwoofer to my Amazon Echo Dot. I have a soundbar hooked up to it right now and I'm thinking the sound would be better with these.
May 25, 2022
37 Posts
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May 25, 2022
jr4949
May 25, 2022
37 Posts
Quote from IAmArray :
I recently looked into this question and researched for a week. My findings:


<$100, look for used subs like velodynes, because older high end subwoofers still sound great today. Search "Subwoofer" on your local classified (Craigslist, FB marketplace, etc.), sort by cheapest, and then start googling "model name + review/forums/Reddit." After doing research, choose your favourite!

Above $100, look at Dayton Sub 1200, BIC F12. DO NOT buy the Polk Audio SW10.

~$500 you start getting into the true subwoofers that have flat extension to 20Hz or lower. SVS, Hsu, REL, etc.

I've seen the SW10 recommended elsewhere. any particular reason you're saying to steer clear?
May 26, 2022
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AprilWatermelon
May 26, 2022
799 Posts
Quote from tai_son :
They will talk to each other using 5G, be patient.
Ha nice try but no. Wi-Fi yes like Sonos

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L0wang
May 26, 2022
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Quote from NervousPollution956 :
Awesome. Exactly what I wanted to hear. Thank you
These are higher quality. But they aren't are room filling sound wise. So dialog is good here, action is weak. Many of the sound bars have wireless surround and a sub - this won't compare well.

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