Kii THREE + BXT BASS EXTENSION Speaker System: Full Review and Listening Test

In this video I review the Kii THREE BXT Speaker System. The BXT is an extension module which turns the Kii THREE into a veritable floor standing loudspeaker with 16 additional drivers. The Kii THREE BXT System is absolutely unique as it combines a line source with horizontal directivity control. The BXT makes full use of the Kii THREEs technology and adds more frequency range and SPL to the game while still being a cardioid system that, despite its size, does not interact with the room. Astoundingly enough small rooms profit a lot from the line source concept.
0:00 Intro
0:15 Kii THREE BXT: Floor standing DSP controlled High-End playback system
1:06 Kii THREE Speakers: Active Wave Focusing Filter
2:42 Kii THREE BXT: Cardioid System
4:16 Kii CONTROL
4:36 BXT Extension Module
10:32 Floor Stand
11:29 Listening Test
19:02 My Feedback
21:26 Final Thoughts: Comparing with ATCs
22:06 Conclusion
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I am not being sponsored by the companies. I purchased the speakers by myself. Everything I say in this video is my personal opinion. You may use other speakers depending on your personal taste and studio room.

[@muziekkamer]

Thanks for the video!

[@lk0707]

Wow ! congratz on this purchase. I bet they sounds amazing. I personally prefer flush mounting systems.

[@tomjansen3432]

thx for the nice review

[@Aquiiin]

Are you really sure they work better for mix and mastering work with the Extension in your room? When I tested the Extension System they were of course amazing but also felt like a huge wall of sound and very wide, even in the lows. That might be too much for some rooms. Even tho at lower volumes they naturally compensated more for the fletcher munson curve. But I tested them in a big room. And I have to add I was hugely impressed by the Kii Seven
Awesome Channel bwt! Cheers Tom

[@richiejelen]

Great review ! I’m planning to buy the threes solo. How’s kii’s ‘in house’ conversion ? Should I bother with a separate dac for itb work ? Thanks

[@moogmastering]

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Thanks for your feedback, you don't need to worry, the conversion is good.👌

[@bakerlefdaoui6801]

Thank you for the detailed video. If you were starting out mastering with a "restricted" budget, would you go kii three + some Analog gear or invest everything in the Kii Three BXT and stay in the box ? Im talking mastering genres like EDM and Pop/Hip Hop

[@moogmastering]

Invest in your room acoustic treatment and your speakers. This is priority no.1. With the plugins nowadays you can get a good result in the box. There is no need to go out of the box until you have invested in your room and speakers. Next priority is a good converter. AD/DA conversion has to be on a professional level, then you can invest in outboard gear.

[@bakerlefdaoui6801]

Thank you for the quick answer. Here is the thing, I want to open a mastering studio, and I have at my disposal around 35k $ for speakers and gear, the room acoustics has its own budget. I was wondering if investing 20k in kii three and 15k in analog equipment + converters was better than getting the whole bxt setup and staying in the box. Im a believer in digital processing but analog chain is a strong marketing point for getting clients, in my country at least. Since where I live I can't demo any gear or speaker, my question is kii three + analog gear and later upgrade BXT? or BXT in the box and later get analog gear ? Thank you very much@@moogmastering

[@moogmastering]

Starting with Kii Three + analog outboard gear is a good choice assumed you have a well treated room and good converters. You can upgrade to the BXT at any time later.

[@bakerlefdaoui6801]

Thank you !@@moogmastering

[@lk0707]

I would start with sickest possible acoustic design. My speakers costs 12K Euro, but acoustic 20K Euros. Acoustic is a key to good sounding mixes or masters.

[@sigurtsigurt549]

i would welcome measurement with and without bxt

[@moogmastering]

I did measurements with and without BXT, but these were individual settings influenced among other things by my room. In my room the measurements improved with the BXT and AVAAs. I am satisfied with my current setup.

[@666Blackhead]

It's quite expensive for what it can do. JBL is much cheaper and can easily do that much.