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Uni-Q Loudspeakers - The Range
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KEF - THE FACTS AND THE FEELING ‘Fresh ideas are what we breathe - but only obsession with detail can make them work’ Raymond Cooke MBE 1925 - 1996 Founder of KEF People who know sound, know KEF. It’s a name that commands such respect because we’ve never based on technology originally developed for the NASA space been a ‘me too’ manufacturer. Ever since the early days of hi-fi, programme and protected by world wide patents. No other our approach has been driven by a passionate belief in the powe
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KEF LOUDSPEAKERS What to look for when choosing your speakers Of all the elements in your audio system, changing your speakers your kind of music or film soundtrack in your room at the volume can make the biggest difference in sound quality. As a rule of you most enjoy. Although technical specifications are helpful, thumb, the speakers in a basic two-channel hi-fi system often you can only find which model best suits your personal account for about a third of the total system cost. preferences b
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The continuing evolution of KEF’s legendary Reference Series has With only midrange frequencies to handle, movement of the always been based on the concept of benchmark precision. Uni-Q cone is so modest that virtually no distortion is caused Every time a new generation of models is developed to by intermodulation with the tweeter. Like the bass drivers, incorporate more sophisticated technologies, we build an open chassis design - minimises acoustic reflection prototypes that are as close to pe
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assembly allowing it to be effectively decoupled Model 207 from the cabinet to improve imaging and A true five-way design, the 207 is instantly integration while minimising colouration. recognisable by the cast aluminium pod, which is Both long-throw 250mm (10”) bass drivers have shaped to damp the internal sound field of KEF’s their own dedicated enclosures, tuned to different new generation Uni-Q upper midrange driver. frequencies for better performance in real rooms. Beneath the state-of-the-
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Model 201 All the latest Reference Series technology packed into a neat bookshelf package. The same sophisticated elliptical titanium dome Hypertweeter. The same carefully damped cast aluminium enclosure for the 5th generation Uni-Q driver, with its thermoplastic rubber surround moulded on to the cone to avoid the slightest acoustic discontinuity. The same ultra-low distortion LF motor systems for bass power with un-compromised accuracy. There’s certainly no compromise on build quality either. G
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The look of XQ - an evolution of the new Reference Series But hey - when the technology inside creates such beautiful aesthetic - is about function, not fashion. From the chromed steel sound, they deserve to look special. Hypertweeter pod to the curves of the cabinet, everything is With all models magnetically shielded and identically voiced, calculated to produce a cleaner, purer sound. the XQ Series fills the room with the kind of breathtaking Admittedly, the finish is a bit of an extravagance
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The latest evolution of the acclaimed Q Series demonstrates how Uni-Q ‘pod’ and curved section cabinets, echoes the latest the listening benefits of KEF technology leadership cascade down Reference series. Every model features a new design of 3 from the Reference Series to more affordable ranges. Uni-Q driver array whose 19mm ( / 4”) metal dome tweeter is a As the name implies, New Q has all the inherent advantages of direct development from the Reference HF unit, and the same KEF Uni-Q: seamles
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Q1 Q2ds All the benefits of the latest Q Series in a The new Q2ds dipole surrounds create the perfect compact speaker with the power to fill the ‘diffuse’ surround effect, as experienced in movie 1 room with big sounds. It has the same Uni-Q theatres, by utilising two 165mm (6 /2”) Uni-Q arrays. driver array as the floorstanding models, The addition of a downward firing reflex loaded 130mm 1 reproducing the frequency spectrum with (5 /4”) bass driver adds weight to the surround effects. Envelopi
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POWERED SUBWOOFERS The Powered Subwoofer (PSW) plays a vital part in exploiting the styling to match. In each case, both frequency cut-off and output full potential of DVD and other digital formats. The KEF range levels are easily adjusted to match the main speakers and offers logical steps in amplifier power, and bass performance with room acoustics. PSW5000 PSW4000 The ultimate powered subwoofer - as it Serious stuff. No less than 500W of high efficiency Class D would have to be in order to m
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SPECIFICATIONS Reference Series Model 207 205 203 201 206DS 204c 202c Design five-way reflex four-way reflex four-way reflex four-way reflex four-way reflex four-way reflex four-way reflex 1 1 1 1 1 Drive units LF: 2 x 250mm (10”) LF: 2 x 200mm (8”) LF: 2 x 165mm (6 ⁄2”) LF: 1 x 165mm (6 ⁄2”) LF: 2 x 165mm (6 ⁄2”) LF: 4 x 165mm (6 ⁄2”) LF: 2 x 165mm (6 ⁄2”) 1 1 1 1 1 1 LMF: 1 x 250mm (10”) MF: 1 x 165mm (6 ⁄2”) MF: 1 x 165mm (6 ⁄2”) MF: 1 x 165mm (6 ⁄2”) MF: 2 x 165mm (6 ⁄2”) MF: 1 x 165mm (6 ⁄2
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KEF AUDIO (UK), Eccleston Road,Tovil, Maidstone, Kent, ME15 6QP U.K. Telephone: + 44 (0) 1622 672261 Fax: + 44 (0) 1622 750653 www.kef.com KEF America, 10 Timber Lane, Marlboro, New Jersey 07746 U.S.A. Telephone: +(1) 732 683 2356 Fax: +(1) 732 683 2358 www.kefamerica.com KEF Austria, Germany, Liechtenstein, Switzerland: GP Acoustics GMBH, Heinrichstraße 51, D-44536 Lünen, Deutschland. Tel: +49 (0) 231 9860-320 Fax: +49 (0) 231 9860-330 Email: sales@gp-gmbh.com www.gp-gmbh.com KEF and
