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KEF | REFERENCE 1 - Loudspeakers
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The benchmark of bookshelf speakers
The one standmount model in the Reference series could be the only loudspeaker you ever need. A three-way model boasting KEF’s 12th generation Uni-Q® driver array with MAT™, Reference 1 Meta is capable of delivering expansive, high-performance sound that goes way beyond what its relatively compact size would suggest was possible.
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The benchmark of benchmarksSince 1973, The Reference has continually set the benchmark for loudspeakers and sound reproduction. Pioneering the use of digital technologies to achieve the highest audio accuracy, every pair can be matched within 0.5dB to the laboratory-maintained reference standard.
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Always innovatingSince the first Reference speaker, KEF engineers have continued to innovate using what is possible with The Reference. Ground-breaking in its first incarnation, each subsequent iteration of The Reference has added to the world’s knowledge of the science of acoustics.
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Designed, engineered and handcrafted in UK
Since 1961, KEF have been creating remarkable award-winning loudspeakers at our UK home in Maidstone, Kent. As their flagship HiFi speakers, The Reference is still being designed, engineered, and handcrafted in Maidstone today.
Specifications
Design
Three-way bass reflex Drive units Uni-Q driver array: HF: 25 mm (1 in.) aluminium dome with MAT MF: 125 mm (5 in.) aluminium cone Bass units: LF: 165 mm (6.5 in.) aluminium cone Frequency range free field (-6dB) Short port: 40Hz -45kHz Long port: 37Hz - 45kHz Frequency range typical in room bass response (-6dB) 30Hz |
Frequency response (±3dB)
45Hz – 35kHz Crossover frequency 450 Hz, 2.1 kHz Amplifier requirements 50 - 200W Sensitivity (2.83V/1m) 85dB Harmonic distortion 2nd & 3rd harmonics (90dB, 1m) <0.5% 40Hz – 100kHz <0.2% 200Hz – 2kHz <0.1% 2kHz - 20kHz |
Maximum output (peak sound pressure level at 1m with pink noise)
111dB Impedance 4 Ω (min. 3.2 Ω) Weight 18.2 kg (40.1 lbs.) Dimensions (H x W x D)(with grille and terminal) 440 x 205 x 422 mm(17.3 x 8.1 x 16.6 in.) Dimensions (H x W x D)(with grille, terminal & plinth) N/A |