Q8 Meta

Surround Speakers

Impedance: 4 Ω (min. 3.2 Ω)
Sensitivity (2.83 V/1 m): 86 dB
Frequency response (±3 dB): 105 Hz to 20 kHz
Amplifier requirements: 10 to 150 W
Maximum output: 109 dB

All specifications

Price $1,199

Includes GST

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Our designers match it to your room, screen and seating, then install and calibrate the lot. Start with it in our 3D builder, or talk to us.

Delivery and collection

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Pick up from our Belrose showroom: call ahead so we can have it ready.

Set-up and installation

Our team can deliver, install and set up your system, from speaker placement to a full cinema calibration. Ask us for a quote when you order.

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KEF Q8 Meta

Specifications

Design: Two-way closed box
Drive units: Uni-Q driver array: HF 25 mm (1 in.) vented aluminium dome with MAT, MF/LF 130 mm (5.25 in.) aluminium cone
Frequency response (±3 dB): 105 Hz to 20 kHz
Frequency range (-6 dB): 96 Hz to 20 kHz
Typical in-room bass response (-6 dB): 90 Hz
Crossover frequency: 2.7 kHz
Amplifier requirements: 10 to 150 W
Sensitivity (2.83 V/1 m): 86 dB
Harmonic distortion (90 dB, 1 m): <2% 145 Hz and above, <1% 170 Hz to 20 kHz
Maximum output: 109 dB
Impedance: 4 Ω (min. 3.2 Ω)
Dimensions (H x W x D, with terminal): 176 x 180 x 259 mm per speaker
Weight: 4.5 kg per speaker
Finishes: Satin Black / Satin White / Walnut
Unit: Sold as a pair

In detail

About the Q8 Meta

Overview

The Q8 Meta is a compact two-way closed box speaker that KEF describes as a Dolby Atmos surround speaker. It can be wall mounted as a surround or rear speaker using its integrated wall mount, or placed on top of another speaker to reflect sound off the ceiling as a Dolby Atmos height channel, without in-ceiling installation.

It uses a 130 mm (5.25 in.) 12th generation Uni-Q driver array with Metamaterial Absorption Technology (MAT), matching the rest of the Q Series.

Drivers and Technology

12th generation Uni-Q driver array, with the tweeter at the centre of the midrange/bass cone so both radiate from the same point
Metamaterial Absorption Technology (MAT): a maze-like absorber behind the tweeter that KEF states absorbs 99% of the unwanted sound from the rear of the dome
Crossover developed by KEF from more than 1,000 on- and off-axis measurements per model in its anechoic chamber in Maidstone, UK
Tweeter rear chamber vent enlarged by 250% (per KEF) so more of the rear sound reaches the MAT absorber
25 mm (1 in.) vented aluminium dome tweeter with MAT and 130 mm (5.25 in.) aluminium cone

Installation and Use

Integrated wall mount feature for surround or rear placement, wall mounting template included
Can be placed on top of a front speaker to reflect Dolby Atmos height effects off the ceiling
Requires a Dolby Atmos capable AV receiver or processor for Atmos playback
Colour-matched magnetic grilles included
Finishes: Satin Black, Satin White, Walnut

In the Box

Q8 Meta speakers (pair)
Magnetic grilles (pair)
Rubber feet
Port bungs
Wall mounting template
User manual

Cinema design

Part of something bigger.

The Q8 Meta is one piece of a room. We design the screen, speakers, acoustics and seating around it, then install and calibrate the lot, so it all works as one.

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