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At KEF, we believe that music should not just reach your ears, but your heart. Our passion for music drives our quest for quality sound, and inspires constant innovation. We develop tools that deliver music faithfully and honestly, in all its glory. We believe that everyone deserves to experience music as it was meant to be heard.

The pleasure of sonic perfection One of life’s great joys is to experience the intensity of an outstanding recorded performance in your own space. Q Series speakers by KEF reproduce recordings in high resolution. The sound is natural and accurate, exactly like the original performance. The Q Series range, now in its eighth iteration, has long delighted those who aspire to fine audio. This edition has been extensively redesigned to enhance the depth and clarity of the sound. Within the collection are sets for every room, budget and taste.

Acoustic excellence is born this way The latest enhancements to Q Series speakers elevate the range to new levels of quality and enjoyment. The new system design is characterised by repositioned drivers and ports. Materials and components have been rethought, updated. Potential sources of distortion have been eliminated. At the hear t of the evolved Q Series is the legendary Uni-Q driver array. This signature innovation places the tweeter in the acoustic centre of the midrange and bass cone, bringing the acoustic ideal of a single point source closer than ever to realisation. Expect to hear...

A word about drums and bass There’s a magnetism in the lower tones. Few can resist the call of a primeval beat echoing from the dawn of humanity. For sheer gut-thumping energy, Q Series speakers will not disappoint. However there’s more to bass than raw power. Much more. The Q Series faithfully reproduces the subtleties of powerful bass instruments. Feel the twangy grunt of a round-wound bass guitar string thumped with a plectrum, the baritone bounce of a kettledrum, the multidimensional majesty of Bach blasted through a massive pipe organ. The nuances of these glories are emphasised with...

Take it from the top A long, tall salutation to KEF traditions, the floorstanders represent the height of excellence in the Q Series range. Within each elegant cabinet are numerous enhancements. The Uni-Q driver is now isolated within a sealed box. The enclosure reduces low frequency load on the Uni-Q and the possibility of intermodulation distortion. Crossovers are upgraded with low distortion inductors. The optimised design requires only a single pair of binding posts. Elements of the Uni-Q driver, ABR and LF driver are constructed with new materials, which subtly enhance performance. To...

Compact speaker, expansive sound The remarkable Q Series bookshelf speakers excel when space is limited. In fact the most discerning listener will be pleased by the quality of the sound produced by our junior family members. To optimise the high resolution sonic image of these speakers we repositioned the Uni-Q driver at the centre of the cabinet. This avoids any possibility of standing waves and reduces resonance within the enclosure. By facing the low frequency port to the rear we reduce the audibility of midrange leakage. Curious about the possibility of coaxing even more from the port,...

Hear, there and everywhere A talented modern sound engineer can take the listener into a rainforest with wildlife above and around... inside the engine room of a doomed steamship... within the royal box at a Viennese opera house. We believe such talent deserves to be heard, and go to great lengths to ensure that an array of Q Series speakers will enable true excellence in surround sound home cinema. To accurately reproduce a film director’s intention, a centre channel speaker is essential. Much of the dialogue and sound effects in a movie are recorded to be produced directly from the front...

A rhapsody in ebony and ivory Understanding that our products will be in use for many years, and very likely decades, KEF designers seek longevity in style. The sculpted Q Series finish epitomises our approach with seamless, sleek cabinets unblemished by visible fittings and joins. Q Series speakers are coated with a fine satin finish in black or white with matching driver colours. Should you wish to conceal the drivers, optional magnetically attached speaker grilles are available. Wall mounting kits are a further option for the bookshelf models.

Two-way bass reflex Two-way bass reflex Two and a half-way bass reflex Two and a half-way bass reflex Two and a half-way bass reflex Two and a half-way bass reflex Drive units 130mm (5.25in.) aluminium Uni-Q 165mm (6.5in.) aluminium Uni-Q 25mm (1in.) vented aluminium 25mm (1in.) vented aluminium dome HF dome HF Drive units 130mm (5.25in.) aluminium Uni-Q 25mm (1in.) vented aluminium dome HF 130mm (5.25in.) Hybrid aluminium LF 2 x 130mm (5.25in.) aluminium ABR 165mm (6.5in.) aluminium Uni-Q 25mm (1in.) vented aluminium dome HF 165mm (6.5in.) Hybrid aluminium LF 2 x 165mm (6.5in.) aluminium...