{"product_id":"kef-reference-2-meta-centre-speaker","title":"KEF - Reference 2 Meta - Centre Speaker","description":"\u003ch2\u003eOverview\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eReference 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHand-built by KEF in Maidstone, Kent, UK. 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