Vienna Acoustics The Kiss Including Stands

The Vienna Acoustics The Kiss does something that almost no speaker at any price can do: it puts a seven-octave coincident driver, a dedicated 9-inch woofer, and a precision-adjustable decoupled enclosure system into a package that disappears into your room. This is the same Flat Spider Cone technology from The Music, the Klimt Series flagship, scaled into a smaller three-way design sold here with its matching stands. Designed by Vienna Acoustics' chief designer Peter Gansterer, with its cones produced by Vienna Acoustics in Austria, The Kiss sits in the Klimt Series alongside The Music and represents the same obsession with phase-coherent, single-point-source reproduction.

Key Features of The Kiss

• Coincident Flat Spider Cone Driver: Patented 18cm coaxial midrange covering seven octaves from a single point source, with a 25mm hand-coated silk dome tweeter at its center using a neodymium magnet structure
• 9" Spider-Cone Woofer: Patented ultra-rigid NAWI cone with extremely low mass, in its own vented bass cabinet
• Mechanically Decoupled Music Center: The midrange/tweeter enclosure sits on a drawn aluminum swivel joint with adjustment for both rake angle and toe-in
• First-Order Crossover: Modified first-order topology using highest-grade components for minimal phase shift through the vocal range
• Separate Bass and Midrange Enclosures: Complete mechanical isolation between the woofer cabinet and the Music Center eliminates cabinet resonance transfer
• Room Acoustics Controls: A rear-panel Room Acoustics plate below the bass port carries two controls
• 89dB Sensitivity / 4 Ohm Impedance: Compatible with quality amplifiers from 50 to 180 watts, including well-built tube designs
• Stands Included: Matching 50 lb stands, 29 inches tall including spikes

The Coincident Driver: Seven Octaves From a Single Point

At the heart of The Kiss is the same patented Flat Spider Cone coincident driver found in The Music. This 18cm coaxial design places a hand-coated silk dome tweeter with a neodymium magnet structure at the center of a flat, radially-vaned midrange cone. The result is a single, phase-coherent point source covering the entire seven-octave vocal range and beyond.

The flat cone surface eliminates the time and frequency-specific phase shifts that conventional curved cones produce. The cone material is X3P in a proprietary blend optimized through finite element analysis, manufactured by Vienna Acoustics in Austria. Peter Gansterer used FEA to achieve maximum rigidity while interfering as little as possible with a flat frequency response. The radial vane structure gives a flat piston the dynamic stability that normally requires a conventional cone shape.

Bass Architecture: Port-Loaded Spider-Cone Woofer

The Kiss uses a single 9-inch (23cm) Spider-Cone woofer with Vienna's patented ultra-rigid NAWI cone. This driver is housed in its own independent bass reflex enclosure, mechanically separated from the Music Center above. The port-loaded design reaches a genuine 36Hz, delivering bass extension and authority that belies the compact enclosure dimensions.

The woofer's NAWI cone design prioritizes both stiffness and low mass, a combination that gives The Kiss fast, articulate bass without sacrificing extension. The separate enclosure means the woofer does its work without contaminating the purity of the coincident driver above.

The Adjustable Music Center

The Kiss's upper enclosure (housing the coincident driver) connects to the bass cabinet through a high-tech drawn aluminum swivel joint. This allows independent adjustment of both rake angle (forward/backward tilt) and toe-in (left/right rotation), controlled by precision-threaded screws on the rear panel.

What this means in practice: instead of a single sweet spot where everything locks into focus, The Kiss creates a broad listening zone. You aim the midrange dispersion pattern precisely for your room and seating position, reducing early reflections and broadening the optimal listening area. Setup takes time and attention, but the reward is a speaker that locks in like nothing else once dialed.

The Matching Stand

We sell The Kiss with its matching Vienna Acoustics stands. Each stand weighs 50 lbs and is 29 inches tall including spikes.

Cabinet Construction and Finish

The Kiss is available in Piano Black lacquer and Sapele veneer. Each speaker weighs 95 lbs (43 kg) before the stand, and 145 lbs per side with it.

Explore the Klimt Series and Related Models

The Kiss is part of the Klimt Series, Vienna Acoustics' statement line named after the Austrian painter Gustav Klimt. Related models:

• The Music is the Klimt Series flagship, using three 9-inch woofers and a supertweeter alongside the same coincident driver
• Liszt Reference offers Spidercone bass technology in a slimmer floorstanding cabinet
• Beethoven Concert Grand Reference is the three-woofer floorstander from Vienna's Concert Grand Series
• Maestro Grand Reference is Vienna's center channel for the Liszt and Beethoven Reference models; Poetry is the Klimt Series center

The Listening Room Difference

We're a third-generation family business with a brick-and-mortar showroom in Chestertown, Maryland, and a reputation built on exceptional service and relentless passion for hifi. At this level, every detail matters, and we're here to make sure you get it right. Whether you need help with system matching, setup guidance, or just want to talk through your options before pulling the trigger, owner Mike Hoatson is a phone call away. We don't just ship boxes. We help build systems, and our support lasts well beyond the sale. Call or text 410-239-2020.

Vienna Acoustics The Kiss Specifications