“A description was needed to convey the idea thatevery loudspeakerissubjectto scrutiny atal stagesofasembly, culminatinginafinaltestcomparisonwithalaboratory-maintained reference standard.Hence the method became the name: Reference.” - RaymondCooke,OBE–KEFFounder THEREFERENCE NOWWITHMETAMATERIALABSORPTIONTECHNOLOGY
Thiscircularmaze-likedisksitingatthebackofthe Uni-Qdriverarayismadeupofatotalof30tubesof diferentlengthsandsizes,eachtunedtoadiferent frequencytoabsorbawidebandwidthofsoundwith extremelyhigheficiency.Theresultisapurer,even morenaturalacousticperformance. ACLASSAPART Hand-builtbymastercraftsmenatthesameriverside locationwhereKEFwasfoundedin1961,everymodel inTheReferencerangeisbuilttoKEF’sexceptional standards.TherangeincludesTheReference5Meta andReference3Metafloorstandingspeakers,the Reference1Metastand mountspeakerand the Reference 4 Metaand Reference 2 Metacentre speakersthatcanbeusedasleft-centre-right(LCR) speakersplustheReference8b,apowerful1000-wat subwoofer.High-fidelityperformancewithcomplete multi-channelversatility.
The Reference has continualy set the benchmarkforloudspeakerssinceitslaunch in1973.Theperfectreproductionofrecorded sound iswhatTheReferencehasalways stoodfor. DETAILREMASTERED Now,inthelatestevolution,TheReference incorporates KEF’s latest innovation: Metamaterial Absorption Technology (MAT)™ - advanced engineering meets inspireddesign. AtrulyrevolutionarytoolinKEF’sacoustic armoury,MATismathematicalyoptimisedto absorbthemaximum unwantedsoundfrom therearofdriverintheminimumofspace.
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