Reference 2 Meta

Centre Speaker

Impedance: 4 Ω (min. 3.2 Ω)
Sensitivity (2.83V/1m): 86 dB
Frequency response (±3dB): 80 Hz to 35 kHz
Amplifier requirements: 50 to 300 W
Dimensions with grille and terminal (H x W x D): 205 x 630 x 335 mm

All specifications

Price $10,000

Includes GST

Finish Satin Walnut/Silver

Available to order: we confirm delivery timing when you order

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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

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KEF Reference 2 Meta

Specifications

Design: Three-way closed box
Drive units: Uni-Q driver array: HF 25 mm (1 in.) aluminium dome with MAT, MF 125 mm (5 in.) aluminium cone. LF 2 x 165 mm (6.5 in.) aluminium cone
Frequency response (±3dB): 80 Hz to 35 kHz
Frequency range free field (-6dB): 65 Hz to 45 kHz
Typical in-room bass response (-6dB): 46 Hz
Crossover frequencies: 450 Hz, 2.1 kHz
Amplifier requirements: 50 to 300 W
Sensitivity (2.83V/1m): 86 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: 113.5 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): 205 x 630 x 335 mm
Weight: 22.8 kg
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 individually

In detail

About the Reference 2 Meta

Overview

Reference 2 Meta is the compact centre speaker in KEF's Reference series. KEF describes it as a centre speaker that can also be used as a left, centre or right (LCR) speaker. It is a three-way closed box design with a 12th generation Uni-Q driver array with Metamaterial Absorption Technology (MAT) between two 165 mm bass drivers.

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
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
Closed box (sealed) cabinet

Home Theatre Use

Centre channel speaker that KEF also specifies for left, centre and right (LCR) use
Shares the same Uni-Q with MAT driver array as the other Reference Meta models
Reference Meta cloth grille set available separately

Cinema design

Part of something bigger.

The Reference 2 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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