KEF Reference 5 Meta

KEF Reference 5 Meta hos Lefflers Ljud & Bildupplevelser i Norrköping

The benchmark of HiFi speakers

Detail remastered. An icon redefined for tomorrow.
The essential for any audiophile. Hand built by the masters who set the standard for audio quality, The Reference has been the benchmark for loudspeakers and sound reproduction. The Reference is an embodiment of KEF’s philosophy and the relentless pursuit of perfection. Now with Metamaterial Absorption Technology (MAT™).

The flagship of The Reference Series is the model that all other high-performance loudspeakers compare themselves against. Now with the extraordinarily capable 12th generation Uni-Q® driver array with MAT™, Reference 5 Meta exemplifies the passion for innovation that underpins KEF’s design philosophy.

Since 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.

Always innovating
Since 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.

Design
Three-way bass reflex
Drive units
Uni-Q driver array:HF: 25 mm (1 in.) aluminium dome with MATMF: 125 mm (5 in.) aluminium coneBass units:LF: 4 x 165 mm (6.5 in.) aluminium cone
Frequency range free field (-6dB)
Short port: 35Hz - 45kHzLong port: 32Hz - 45kHz
Frequency range typical in room bass response (-6dB)
25Hz
Frequency response (±3dB)
40Hz – 35kHz

Crossover frequency
450 Hz, 2.1 kHz
Amplifier requirements
50 - 400W
Sensitivity (2.83V/1m)
88dB
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)
116dB

Impedance
4 Ω (min. 3.2 Ω)
Weight
60.2 kg (132.7 lbs.)
Dimensions (H x W x D)(with grille and terminal)
1350 x 205 x 462 mm(53.1 x 8.1 x 18.2 in.)
Dimensions (H x W x D)(with grille, terminal & plinth)
1402 x 323 x 467 mm(55.2 x 12.7 x 18.4 in.)

Designed, engineered and handcrafted in UK
Since 1961, we have been creating remarkable award-winning loudspeakers at our UK home in Maidstone, Kent. As our flagship HiFi speakers, The Reference is still being designed, engineered, and handcrafted in Maidstone today.