KEF Audio Uni-Q - Manual (Page 2)

Funny thing, sound.
As the human voice, as music and in film, it’s
one of the great joys of being alive.
But the more you enjoy sound, the more
demanding you become of how it’s
reproduced. Anything that distracts you from
the purity of the original spoils the pleasure -
and with modern recording technologies, the
quality you expect gets higher all the time.
So it is with the legendary Reference Series.
As audiophiles everywhere know, the
Reference Series has always been about
setting new standards. Using the most
advanced digital techniques to analyse the way
sound behaves, we create a new generation of
prototypes that push the boundaries of sonic
performance further still.
After exhaustive measurements under
anechoic conditions and listening tests in
many different real rooms, using various
electronics with both AV and music signals,
these then become the ‘Reference’ to which
every production version must conform, to a
tolerance of just 0.5dB.
Our obsession with audio integrity doesn’t
stop there, though - because however
meticulously manufactured, individual audio
components always perform slightly
differently. So as well as carefully matching
each set of speakers, we make sure every
single driver is partnered by units whose
output is as near identical as possible.
As the first Reference Series speakers
designed specifically for modern extended
bandwidth digital formats, the new models
deliver a more complete experience of sound
than ever before. At their heart are completely
new Uni-Q ® drivers - the ultimate refinement
of KEF’s trademark technology - with a
sophisticated elliptical dome tweeter of
astonishing lucidity and a patented ‘Uni-Form’
flat surround midrange driver. A new titanium
dome hypertweeter that easily outperforms
any conventional supertweeter. Ultra low
distortion bass drivers. Radical new curved
cabinet designs.
The technical sections in this brochure explain
some of the reasons for these speakers’
phenomenal clarity and accuracy. But no
words can explain how they sound.
So having read, please do go and listen.
In every sense, you’ll find it’s a revelation.
The Reference for a new generation