KEF R Series - On the Boat from China to U.S.A.
KEF R Series -- Big company, Bigger Engineering Dept. !!
Featuring many of KEF’s latest innovations in premium hi-fi and home theatre loudspeaker technology, the all-new R Series makes genuine audiophile standards of entertainment more affordable than ever before. Stunningly fluent new Uni-Q driver arrays combine with
potent new bass drivers and many ingenious refinements to create a rich, spacious sound image of such accuracy that
it approaches the benchmark standards of KEF’s legendary Reference Series.
The new Uni-Q MF/HF driver array is a masterpiece. Midrange response is amazingly
fast and clean, thanks to a braced
magnesium/aluminium alloy cone, with
KEF’s Z-flex surround smoothing the transition to the front panel and a sturdy
die-cast aluminium chassis that prevents resonance being transferred to the cabinet. At the acoustic center of the mid-range cone is the sophisticated vented tweeter that endows
KEF Blade with such startlingly pure HF response. With a
large neodymium magnet and a computer-optimized dome structure so stiff that it operates pistonically over its entire working range, the
upper registers are articulated with flawless precision – and to capitalize on Uni-Q’s point source characteristics, KEF’s
‘tangerine’ waveguide helps to disperse the higher frequencies evenly across a wider angle to flood the room with an intricate and refreshingly natural soundfield. Operating together as a single, perfectly integrated voice, the array as a whole delivers a sweet, accurate sound of unprecedented clarity.
The new bass driver is equally impressive. The combination of a massive
vented magnet assembly and a large, lightweight aluminium voice coil driving a light, stiff and strong hybrid cone assures clean, deep and uncompressed bass output with superb dynamics and power handling.
Inside the cabinets (in a choice of classic Piano Black and real wood veneer finishes in Rosewood or Walnut) every single component confirms KEF’s technology leadership. Computer-designed crossovers allow the level of each driver to be fine-tuned for a smoother, flatter response.
Constrained layer damping panels prevent cabinet vibration from muddying the mid-range and bass – even the airflow through the reflex ports is managed using
computational fluid dynamics to optimise acoustic integrity.
With nine timelessly handsome models including three assertive floor standers, two bookshelf speakers, two fully-specified center channels, dipole surrounds and a matching subwoofer, the all-new R Series represents a decisive step forward in the enjoyment of music or film. By incorporating the high end technologies of KEF Blade in a classically elegant format, it gives serious audiophiles phenomenally accurate reproduction that neither adds to nor subtracts from the original recording: refined, spacious and exquisitely detailed. For those whose appreciation of true audio excellence outstrips their bank balance, it’s the perfect buy.
The Phenomenal R Series -- Totally GORGEOUS !!
The R Series UniQ Driver - Blades Little Brother
No Driver Phase Plugs either - just Pure Engr. Innovation and they Measure as Such!
