For people who really love sound, the matte walnut with dark gray matte front Kanta N°3 Floorstanding Speaker is a new benchmark in high-fidelity from Focal. The Kanta N°3 features Focal's exclusive Flax cone drivers with Focal's NIC technology to provide unparalleled neutrality and accuracy in sound reproduction. For the high frequencies, Focal has developed an inverted dome tweeter made from pure beryllium, which promises high-frequency response up to 40 kHz for incredible detail. Along with the precision drivers, Focal's multiple-port Powerflow system lowers dynamic compression while increasing depth and impact.

This acoustic masterpiece performs at its best in large rooms, from 430 to 860 ft². Adjustable floor spikes are included with protective cups for placement on any flooring. All Focal speaker drivers are developed and manufactured in France by Focal.

3-Way Speaker Design    1" IAL3 Pure Beryllium Tweeter    6.5" Flax Midrange Driver    Dual 8" Flax Bass Woofers    Matte Walnut Wood Cabinet    Matte Dark Gray HDP Front Panel    33 Hz to 40 kHz Frequency Response    40 to 400W Recommended Amplifier Power    8-Ohm Nominal Impedance    Magnetic Grilles

For the Kanta series, a Flax sandwich cone speaker has been combined with a Beryllium tweeter. This unique flax/beryllium combination gives audio incredible warmth and musicality. Made in France, the patented flax cone has already proven itself in other Focal speakers, like the Aria 948. The midrange speaker uses TMD (Tuned Mass Damping) suspension, and every Kanta series speaker is also equipped with an NIC (Neutral Inductance Circuit) motor, which stabilizes the magnetic field for perfectly defined sound and better controlled bass. The IAL3 beryllium tweeter combines the IAL (Infinite Acoustic Loading) and IHL (Infinite Horn Loading) tweeter features, both of which help with the absorption of waves, thus reducing distortion.

Due to its incredible rigidity, beryllium represents the ultimate material for a tweeter dome. Able to cover more than five octaves (1 to 40 kHz), you may ask yourself why does Focal strive for an extended response at 40 kHz, if the human ear can only hear up to 20 kHz? If you can extend frequency response, you will improve the perception of transients and other micro details.

The linearity of the speaker's response curve is mainly a function of three conflicting parameters: lightness, rigidity, and damping. Currently, only one material permits a joining of these parameters: Beryllium. For domes with identical masses, beryllium is seven times more rigid than titanium or aluminum, the latter two well known for their rigidity. This results in a sound wave propagation three times faster than titanium and two and a half times faster than aluminum. In the end, the linearity of the frequency response curve, the acoustic transparency, and the impulse response of the beryllium tweeter are maximized and offer near-perfect sound.

Flax cones are made of a high-quality flax fiber core enclosed by two thin layers of glass fiber. Flax is twice as light as fiberglass, because the fiber is hollow. It also has very-low elasticity, which makes it ideal to increase the flexural rigidity of the sandwich structure. To design a high-performance diaphragm, you have to optimize a complex set of criteria, which are for the most part contradictory. The composite solution using flax in a sandwich structure with fiberglass skins is a very harmonious way of combining low mass with high internal damping, high velocity of sound, and high flexural rigidity.

The flax cone is made in France exclusively by Focal since 2013. With their original design, the cone is entirely oriented towards acoustic performance. Flax cone are characterized by their natural sound, with low coloration, their richness of reproduction in the midrange register and their tighter bass.

With the Kanta series, everything is designed and made to create acoustic softness and warmth, including the density and stiffness of the front panel and cabinet materials, softened angles, and double port vents. The cabinet is made from one-piece integrally molded wood. The front panel is molded in one piece from High-Density Polymer (HDP). This material has excellent performance; it is 70% denser than MDF, 15% stiffer, and provides 25% more damping. The one-piece front panel totally eliminates any sound diffraction. The Zamac base also brings out masses of character. With its spikes and cups, the base provides great stability from a very small footprint. Additionally, the Kanta N°3 incorporates Focal's Powerflow technology with two vents, on the front and rear faces, to limit bass compression.

Related Questions and Answers

Q: 1. Can this fit a 5D Mark3 and Canon 24-105 lens? Also, how about a 1Dx?

A: The interior dimensions on Tamrac Tradewind 3.6 Shoulder Bagare 6.5 x 6.5 x 3.5 in. The Canon EOS 5D Mark III and kit lens 24-105mm L would only fit if the lens is detached from the camera body.

Q: 2. Which size would fit my Canon R8 + RF 24-105 f4? Thanks

A: The Tamrac Tradewind Zoom Bag 2.1 will fit the Canon R8 and the 24-105mm f/4 perfectly.

Q: 3. Does Cavision manufacture a deadcat to go with this? If not, what third party manufactured dead cat would fit this windshield?

A: Cavision does offer a fur windjammer designed for use with the SWS1040 blimp. The MFR model number is SWJ1040. B&H does not have this item available in stock and it is not currently listed on the website, but we may be able to order it for you. Please contact us by phone or through live chat on the website for further assistance. Here is a link to the manufacturer's item page: http://www.cavision.com/audio/windjammers/SWJ1040.htm

Q: 4. Will this fit the Nikon Z6 + FTZ + Tokina 16-28mm f/2.8 or the Nikon Z6 + Nikon 24-70mm F/4S?

A: This Tradewind 2.4 will fit either combination.

Q: 5. Would this fit the e-m1x? It's about 6x6" on the viewfinder side and then 6" deep depending on the lens mounted.

A: The camera unit internal dimensions available with Manfrotto Chicago Backpack 30 (Small, Dark Gray) is 9.8 x 8.3 x 3.9" inches. Your Olympus OM-D E-M1X Mirrorless Camera is 5.7 x 5.8 x 3". If you need to have a lens attach on the camera body it most be a lens under 1'' height.

Q: 6. Is this the blimp or the dead cat?

A: Blimp style; Cavision SWS1040 Blimp-Style Windshield (Dark Gray) BH #CASWJ1040D • MFR #SWS1040D

Q: 7. Will this fit a Canon EOS RP with a 35mm lens attached?

A: No, it would not. The Tamrac Tradewind Zoom Bag 1.4 would be too small for your listed gear. If you are looking at a case in this series for your usage needs, as the minimum option, I would recommend the Tamrac Tradewind Zoom Bag 2.4 (Dark Gray), B&H # TATWZ2.4DG, for your usage needs.

Q: 8. Will this fit a Nikon Z8 w/24-120 lens?

A: The Tamrac Tradewind Zoom Bag 2.1 (Dark Gray) has internal dimensions of 5.9 x 3.7 x 5.9" (15 x 9.5 x 15cm), so it will not fit the Nikon Z8 with a 24-120mm lens.

Q: 9. Hi, is this a good fit for Sony a7iv with Sigma 24-70 2.8 attached? Thanks!

A: The Tamrac Tradewind Zoom Bag 2.4 is too small for your A7 IV with the Sigma 24-70mm lens attached. A better option is the Lowepro ProTactic TLZ 70 AW Convertible Camera Bag (Black), BH # LOLP37278. https://bhpho.to/3OCZ9Sz

Q: 10. Will this fit a Canon EOS R50 with the 18-45 lens?

A: Tamrac Tradewind Zoom Bag 2.1 dimensions are 6 x5.5 x4 inches therefore Canon EOS R50 Mirrorless Camera with 18-45mm Lens fits perfectly.