U.Okay. speaker maker KEF has given its widespread Q Collection lineup of speakers its first improve in seven years, bringing the corporate’s audiophile Metamaterial Absorption Know-how (MAT) and different fine-tunings to the speaker vary that spans an reasonably priced $600 to $2,200.
The brand new KEF Q Collection with MAT household is an eight-speaker assortment that can be utilized in a easy stereo setup appropriate for music (and/or vinyl record) lovers or constructed out right into a multi-channel home theater configuration full with up-firing peak audio system for the immersive, Dolby Atmos surround sound fanatic.
What units this iteration of the Q Collection (the ninth time it’s been revamped since its 1991 debut) other than its predecessors is that KEF has added its sound-absorbing MAT innovation that may be discovered on a number of of its high-end audio system, together with the LS50 Meta wi-fi audio system, Reference line, and others.
KEF’s MAT consists of a maze-like ingredient within the speaker building with channels that every absorbs a selected frequency. The outcome, KEF says, is a component that “acts as an acoustic black gap, absorbing 99% of the undesirable sound,” making for a fantastically distortion-free and pure sound.
All eight of the Q Collection Meta audio system combines the MAT with the most recent twelfth technology of KEF’s famend Uni-Q driver array design, with every speaker being particularly designed and tuned based mostly on their measurement and depth so the driving force array and the metameterial work collectively to additional enhance readability and element.
Further adjustments to the Q Collection vary embrace a transfer away from the two-way speaker design to a three-way design within the floorstanding Q7 Meta and Q11 Meta audio system, in addition to with the bookshelf Q Concerto Meta and Q6 Meta heart audio system. The change guarantees so as to add higher frequency separation between the mids and highs with a brand new bass driver additionally doing rather more of the low-end lifting for what KEF says is deeper and cleaner bass.
The brand new Q Collection lineup consists of: The slimmer and extra compact Q7 Meta and Q11 Meta floorstanding audio system; three bookshelf/stand-mounters that improve in measurement up the vary and embrace the Q1 Meta, Q3 Meta, and the latest addition, the Q Concerto Meta that could be a throwback to the KEF Concerto bookshelf from 1969; KEF’s first on-wall speaker, the compact This fall Meta that can be utilized in a left-center-right (LCR) configuration or as surrounds; the extra conventional Q6 Meta heart speaker that will also be LCR or encompass configured; and the Q8 Meta, a flexible peak speaker that may both be positioned on high of the M7 or M11 floorstanders or wall-mounted as encompass audio system.
Like its predecessors, the brand new KEF Q Collection is available in Satin Black, Satin White, and Walnut finishes, however this time round their magnetic grilles are included (grilles have been beforehand offered individually within the Q Collection).
Right here’s a full pricing an availability breakdown of the Q Collection Meta speaker lineup:
- Q1 Meta: $600 per pair — bookshelf, two-way
- Q3 Meta: $800 per pair — bookshelf, two-way
- Q Concerto Meta: $1,300 per pair — bookshelf, upgraded from two-way to three-way
- Q6 Meta: $800 every — heart speaker, upgraded from two-way to three-way, will also be utilized in a left/heart/proper configuration
- Q7 Meta: $900 every — floorstander, upgraded from two-way to three-way
- Q11 Meta: $1,100 every — floorstander, upgraded from two-way to three-way
- Q8 Meta: $800 per pair — peak speaker or can be utilized as a wall-mounted encompass speaker
- This fall Meta: $500 every — on-wall speaker, will also be used as a LCR or encompass speaker
The KEF Q Collection Meta audio system shall be out there at KEF’s website as follows:
- Q Concerto Meta — Obtainable starting September 26, as a part of myKEF’s member early entry unique.
- Q11 Meta, Q7 Meta, Q3 Meta, Q1 Meta, Q6 Meta, Q8 Meta — out there from October 10.
- This fall Meta, SQ1 Flooring stand, PQ1 Plinth Spike Equipment — out there this winter.
