REFERENCE 1
List Price -$7500.00 / pair
Kef Stand --$1500.00 / pair
Skylan custom Stand for Reference 1 -- $850.00 / pair
All the jaw-dropping performance and innovative engineering pioneered for the critically acclaimed LS50 studio monitor, and then some. Reference 1 pairs KEF’s latest 125mm (5 inch) MF/HF Uni-Q driver array with the sensational new 165mm (6.5 inch) alloy cone bass driver to create a compellingly realistic sound stage out of all proportion to its size. Mounted on shelves or stands, Uni-Q’s inherently wide, even dispersion also makes it the perfect rear channel speaker in a home theatre system that effortlessly reveals all the subtleties encoded in modern soundtracks.
Model |
REFERENCE 1 |
Design |
Three-way Bass Reflex |
Drive Units |
Uni-Q driver array:
HF: 25mm (1in.) vented aluminium dome
MF: 125mm (5in.) aluminium
Bass units:
LF: 1 x165mm (6.5in.) aluminium |
Frequency range free field (-6dB) |
Short port: 40Hz - 45kHz
Long port: 37Hz - 45kHz |
Frequency range typical in room bass response (-6dB) |
30Hz |
Frequency response (±3dB) |
45Hz – 35kHz |
Crossover frequency |
350Hz, 2.8kHz |
Amplifier requirements |
50-200W |
Sensitivity (2.83V/ 1m) |
85dB |
Harmonic distortion
2nd & 3rd harmonics (90dB, 1m) |
<0.5% 40Hz – 100kHz
<0.2% 200Hz – 10kHz |
Maximum output
(peak sound pressure level at 1m with pink noise) |
111 dB |
Impedance |
8Ω (min. 3.2Ω) |
Weight |
18.2kg (40.1lbs.) |
Dimensions (H x W x D)
(with grille and terminal) |
440 x 205 x 430 mm
(17.3 x 8.1 x 16.9 in.) |
Finishes |
Deep Piano Black, Satin American Walnut, Luxury Gloss Rosewood |
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