Reference 1 Meta

Bookshelf Speakers

Impedance: 4 Ω (min. 3.2 Ω)
Sensitivity (2.83V/1m): 85 dB
Frequency response (±3dB): 45 Hz to 35 kHz
Amplifier requirements: 50 to 200 W
Maximum output: 111 dB (peak SPL at 1 m with pink noise)

All specifications

Price $15,000

Includes GST

Finish Satin Walnut/Silver

Available to order: we confirm delivery timing when you order

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Hear the Reference 1 Meta before you decide

Book a private listening session in Belrose and ask for the Reference 1 Meta: we will confirm what we can set up for you. Or audition it at home.

Delivery and collection

Free standard shipping on orders of $300 or more within Australia, and $15 on smaller orders. Western Australia is quoted on request.

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 Reference 1 Meta

Specifications

Design: Three-way bass reflex
Drive units: Uni-Q driver array: HF 25 mm (1 in.) aluminium dome with MAT, MF 125 mm (5 in.) aluminium cone. LF 165 mm (6.5 in.) aluminium cone
Frequency response (±3dB): 45 Hz to 35 kHz
Frequency range free field (-6dB): Short port: 40 Hz to 45 kHz. Long port: 37 Hz to 45 kHz
Typical in-room bass response (-6dB): 30 Hz
Crossover frequencies: 450 Hz, 2.1 kHz
Amplifier requirements: 50 to 200 W
Sensitivity (2.83V/1m): 85 dB
Harmonic distortion, 2nd and 3rd harmonics (90dB, 1m): <0.5% 40 Hz to 100 kHz, <0.2% 200 Hz to 2 kHz, <0.1% 2 kHz to 20 kHz
Maximum output: 111 dB (peak SPL at 1 m with pink noise)
Impedance: 4 Ω (min. 3.2 Ω)
Dimensions with grille and terminal (H x W x D): 440 x 205 x 422 mm
Weight: 18.2 kg per speaker
Finishes: Satin Walnut/Silver, High-Gloss White/Blue, High-Gloss White/Champagne, High-Gloss Black/Grey, High-Gloss Black/Copper
Origin: Hand-built by KEF in Maidstone, Kent, UK
Unit: Sold as a pair

In detail

About the Reference 1 Meta

Overview

Reference 1 Meta is the standmount model in KEF's Reference series, a three-way bass reflex loudspeaker with a 12th generation Uni-Q driver array with Metamaterial Absorption Technology (MAT) above a 165 mm bass driver.

Hand-built by KEF in Maidstone, Kent, UK. KEF states that every pair is matched to within 0.5 dB of its laboratory-maintained reference standard.

Drivers and Technology

12th generation Uni-Q driver array with a 25 mm aluminium dome tweeter and 125 mm aluminium cone midrange, with KEF's tangerine waveguide
Metamaterial Absorption Technology (MAT) behind the tweeter, which KEF states absorbs 99% of the unwanted sound from the rear of the tweeter
Midrange motor with a copper ring in the motor gap to reduce inductance, and a flexible decoupling chassis that isolates the Uni-Q array from the cabinet
165 mm (6.5 in.) aluminium cone bass drivers with a vented magnet assembly and large aluminium voice coil
Flexible Port Technology with two port tube options (short and long) so bass output can be adjusted to suit the room
Shadow Flare front baffle surface designed to reduce cabinet diffraction around the Uni-Q array
Cabinet shape and bracing designed with finite element analysis, with Constrained Layer Damping

Placement and Accessories

Mounting inserts to secure the speaker to KEF's S-RF1 Floor Stand (sold separately)
KEF's S-RF1 Floor Stand places the Uni-Q array at the same height as on the Reference floorstanding models
Reference Meta cloth grille set available separately

By appointment

Hear it in a real room.

Specifications only tell half the story. Book a private listening session in our Belrose showroom, bring the music you know best, and ask for the Reference 1 Meta.

Build it into a cinema

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