KEF's new flagship, pretty interesting design...

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edited May 2011 in 2 Channel Audio
http://www2.kef.com/us/conceptblade

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"He who fights with monsters should look to it that he himself does not become a monster. And when you gaze long into an abyss the abyss also gazes into you." Friedrich Nietzsche
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  • strider
    strider Posts: 2,568
    edited June 2009
    I like the way they have the woofers mounted.

    It's pretty amazing how well that takes care of cancelling out the vibrations from one another.
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  • Systems
    Systems Posts: 14,873
    edited June 2009
    Very interesting though I'm undecided about the hi tech looks.Being a KEF I bet it sounds excellent.They have apparentlly refined the UNI-Q mid -tweet concept further which should give it outstanding imaging and coherence.
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  • thuffman03
    thuffman03 Posts: 1,325
    edited June 2009
    Interesting design. Would like to give them a listen.
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  • rallyshark
    rallyshark Posts: 417
    edited June 2009
    That just makes me want to build something, as if I didn't already have enough "ideas" in my head:D
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  • danz1906
    danz1906 Posts: 5,144
    edited June 2009
    thuffman03 wrote: »
    Interesting design. Would like to give them a listen.

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  • mmadden28
    mmadden28 Posts: 4,283
    edited June 2009
    Hmm, just a concept right now though.
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  • BlueFox
    BlueFox Posts: 15,251
    edited June 2009
    Polk should add another woofer to the other side of the LSi15.
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  • MillerLiteScott
    MillerLiteScott Posts: 2,561
    edited June 2009
    Looks like a speaker the F1 industry would have designed.

    Very cool. I would love to hear a pair.
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  • slowpolky
    slowpolky Posts: 714
    edited June 2009
    looks like somthing out of a buck rogdrs set. kinda ugly
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  • rallyshark
    rallyshark Posts: 417
    edited June 2009
    MillerLiteScott wrote: »
    Looks like a speaker the F1 industry would have designed.

    Very cool. I would love to hear a pair.

    I agree. The use of carbon fiber is awesome for looks as well as strength. Carbon fiber ain't real cheap right now either. That's not wet lay. That is autoclave perfection carbon. Vacuum sealed to -60psi and baked at 350 degrees. Pure goodness! I love it. A lot of stuff would be so much better and cooler if the F1 industry made it:D
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  • Toolfan66
    Toolfan66 Posts: 17,243
    edited June 2009
    slowpolky wrote: »
    looks like somthing out of a buck rogdrs set. kinda ugly

    "OK" I want to be rude here,but I won't.

    They look tight IMO.
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  • comfortablycurt
    comfortablycurt Posts: 6,745
    edited June 2009
    That's a pretty cool concept. I'd love to give them a listen.

    I'm really diggin the looks too.
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  • F1nut
    F1nut Posts: 50,566
    edited June 2009
    Looks like a work of art to me. Hopefully, they would sound as good as they look.
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  • engtaz
    engtaz Posts: 7,663
    edited June 2009
    interesting. Love to hear them.
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  • pearsall001
    pearsall001 Posts: 5,068
    edited June 2009
    Very stylish design to say the least. I never heard any KEF models...any opinions on them?
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  • Face
    Face Posts: 14,340
    edited June 2009
    Some models can be bright. Otherwise, they usually throw a good soundstage and image well.
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  • Lsi9
    Lsi9 Posts: 616
    edited June 2009
    My speakers use the same method albeit smaller woofers. KEf speakers IMO have some the cleanest treble

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  • zingo
    zingo Posts: 11,258
    edited June 2009
    KEF speakers do have great treble I agree and I always liked how clean my Q70s sounded. As far as the design goes, it does look pretty cool, and the are pretty tall! I'm not sure about the use of carbon fiber as it is a highly resonant material, but coupled with the balsa wood looks live a very interesting combination.
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  • WastelandWand'r
    WastelandWand'r Posts: 466
    edited June 2009
    Cutting edge to be sure, but it looks like a whale flipper to me.
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  • Toolfan66
    Toolfan66 Posts: 17,243
    edited June 2009
    I wonder what the price tag would be on them if they were to go into production.
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  • zingo
    zingo Posts: 11,258
    edited June 2009
    They are going to cost too much to be able to compete with speakers at their price range.
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  • Systems
    Systems Posts: 14,873
    edited June 2009
    I don't have a link but KEF already has a flagship design that IIRC has an MRSP of $100,000.




    edit.here it is.http://www2.kef.com/gb/loudspeakers/muon/muonA bit fugly IMO but it's the performance that counts.
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  • mdoug33
    mdoug33 Posts: 28
    edited June 2009
    Ive heard the muons and they are sick
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  • mdoug33
    mdoug33 Posts: 28
    edited June 2009
    you would be hard pressed to beat the iqs at their price point
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  • [Deleted User]
    [Deleted User] Posts: 1,394
    edited June 2009
    KEF is an amazing speaker line. Ask B&W, they took KEF"S design and made it there own, you could see it in all of their 800 series line.

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  • Face
    Face Posts: 14,340
    edited June 2009
    halenhoang wrote: »
    KEF is an amazing speaker line. Ask B&W, they took KEF"S design and ruined it, you really don't want to listen to their 800 series line.
    Fixed.
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  • dpowell
    dpowell Posts: 3,068
    edited June 2009
    Looks like they're designed to avoid radar detection.
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  • reeltrouble1
    reeltrouble1 Posts: 9,312
    edited June 2009
    dpowell wrote: »
    Looks like they're designed to avoid radar detection.


    hehehe,

    well the write up did say no aesthetic restrictions---think there is a dingus hole??????? I suppose any untethered research and development has to be a good thing.

    I still see these uber dollar type speakers and components being released, looks like those that got the dough for them still do.

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  • steveinaz
    steveinaz Posts: 19,538
    edited June 2009
    KEF definitely thinks outside the box, gotta respect their continuing efforts to improve the loudspeaker and get creative.
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  • JohnLocke88
    JohnLocke88 Posts: 1,150
    edited June 2009
    They are pretty, and I'm a sucker for the high gloss black finish on my KEF KHT3005 sub/sat system, but LOL @ the whale flippers comment... on second glance, I see it.

    Looks to be a very interesting design though.
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