ProAc Speakers -
Emotive Midrange and Musical Cohesion That Rivals Can't Match.
Response K1

Flagship standmounters deliver a masterful sonic balancing act.   

OUR VERDICT - 5 Stars

ProAc’s K1 offer a deeply satisfying listen with an emotive midrange and musical cohesion that rivals can’t match

This is a tough part of the market to crack, with exceptional performers available from almost every major speaker manufacturer. We counted five-star reviews for the likes of the Audiovector R1 Arreté, Bowers & Wilkins 805 D3, Fyne Audio F1-8, JBL L100 Classic, KEF Reference 1 and Spendor’s Classic 1/2 in just the last few years. There’s something to please every taste here, and it’s hard to go wrong with any of them.

Yet, the ProAc K1 still manage to stand out among such talent. These aren’t necessarily the very best in one specific area – though we do love their wonderful midrange – but they still deliver a balance of sound that is utterly spellbinding in the right system. ProAc may have waited 12 years to release a K series standmounter, but that wait was well worth it.

By What Hi-Fi? May 06, 2021

The premium ProAc range the 'K series has now been in production for the last 12 years. The K3, K6 K8 and most recently the K6 Sig have proven to have been very popular choices for people looking for the ultimate in sound reproduction. With this success we have been asked for a stand mounted K series speaker which we have been developing.

The K1 is a special stand mounted version using the Kevlar cone as in the K range and the tweeter is also our proven ribbon unit. Certain modifications have been made to the Cabinet, bass driver and tweeter to make it adaptable for us to be able to develop this to be suitable for a stand mounted loudspeaker.

Although the K1 is a stand mounted loudspeaker is has a surprisingly extended and accurate bass response with the usual beautiful midrange from the K series bass driver used within the K series.

The unique K design which has been incorporated into the K1 sees a cabinet which is bottom ported and a specially designed dedicated stand to complement and bring out the best in the K1, the K1 stand will be available separately from the loudspeakers.

The K1 considering its size gives an impressive sound stage for a stand mounted loudspeaker with an almost electrostatic open midrange and very accurate bass.