Summary of REFERENCE 201/2
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Visionary quality. Honesty. Innovation. These qualities are why kef commands such respect among audiophiles. Ever since the pioneering acoustics engineer raymond cooke founded the company in 1961, kef innovation has helped to shape the evolution of modern audio technologies. His vision holds true to...
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Heritage in a world where everything is relative, kef reference series has always stood for absolute standards. The design approach has always been consistent: to give some of the world’s most gifted acoustics engineers the freedom to set a new performance yardstick. After years of research and pain...
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Precision as kef’s signature technology, the uni-q concept is renowned for its uncannily natural sound and stable imaging. In the uni-q configuration the tweeter is mounted at the centre of the midrange cone so that their acoustic centres are at the same point in space. The outputs from the two unit...
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Austin interesting things can happen when you push beyond normal limits. Senior acoustics engineer, dr. Andrew watson and the reference series design team set out to build the most natural sounding loudspeakers possible, irrespective of cost or practical constraints. The ‘austin’ concept was the res...
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Crossover the new reference series responds even more musically than its acclaimed predecessors by combining design innovation with an exceptionally rigorous approach to the specification of each component. The crossovers, for example, are computer-modelled to optimise amplitude and phase behaviour ...
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Dedicated lower midrange kef’s high-end uni-q loudspeakers have had the benefit of a dedicated lower midrange driver since 1989. By allowing each section of the frequency range to be optimised for its specific role, this configuration creates much smoother transitions between the uni-q array and the...
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Attention to detail pride for all the technological innovation inside the new reference series, the personal commitment to build quality remains true to the uncompromised standards originally set by raymond cooke. The exceptional finish speaks for itself, but the same obsessive attention to detail a...
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Model 207/2 in a word, bliss. As kef’s flagship loudspeaker, every inch of model 207/2 is designed to make what you hear sound totally real. This is where all the latest kef technology breakthroughs find their finest expression; sound quality, bandwidth and dynamics are second to none. Bass extensio...
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Trutone mastering is the critical final step in the production of cd, dvd or vinyl releases, and trutone mastering labs is one of the world’s most respected exponents. With state of the art studios on the manhattan site of the former record plant used by lennon, springsteen and the who, the company ...
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Model 205/2 a giant among full bandwidth floorstanders. Whether you prefer stradivarius or stratocaster, model 205/2 is a sublimely musical performer when it comes to conveying the nuances of recorded sound. The new uni-q array is so perfectly attuned to reproducing the human voice that vocals acqui...
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Valued the reference series story is ultimately about people more than technology – the engineers and designers who create it, the highly skilled craftsmen who build it, and most important of all, the people who enjoy the end product. The point is, everyone in the reference series team is driven by ...
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Model 203/2 the three-way bass reflex model 203/2 shares the technical virtuosity that makes the larger floorstanders great, but in a more compact package – the same new generation kef technologies, the same carefully chosen high quality components and the same unrivalled build quality. Computer opt...
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Model 201/2 like the movement of a precision chronometer, model 201/2 proves that engineering excellence has nothing to do with size. A three-way bass reflex design, model 201/2 packs all the benefits of the latest reference series technology into an elegantly compact cabinet. The same sensational n...
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Exton studios to showcase the extraordinary acoustic capabilities of the new reference series, kef turned to octavia records, the multiple award-winning classical music label. With a list of credits extending from art garfunkel to ashkenazy, the tokyo-based studio is an acknowledged centre of excell...
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Model 204/2c movie stars don’t come more charismatic than this; expansive, engrossing and disarmingly natural. Together with breathtaking sonic accuracy and spatial precision, these are the qualities a great centre channel loudspeaker aspires to – and the pleasingly slim model 204/2c has them all. N...
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Model 202/2c the same enhanced point source effect. The same broad, even dispersion characteristics. The same essential truthfulness. The three-way bass reflex model 202/2c has all the acoustic virtuosity of the 204/2c, but with a single 165mm (6.5in.) bass driver on each side of the mechanically de...
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Technicolor anvil is a leading uk audio post-production house for film and high-end television drama. The company has earned an industry-wide reputation for quality, producing the soundtracks for movies like mrs. Brown, i want candy and shooter as well as recording the music for titles including sup...
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Model 206/2ds for creating cinema-quality surround sound effects, there’s no substitute for the right high-end dipole loudspeaker. And with the new 165mm (6.5in.) uni-q point source drivers alongside kef’s ultra-low distortion 200mm (8in.) bass driver, the three-way closed box model 206/2ds is just ...
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Model 208 with no less than 500w of high efficiency class d amplifier powering a 300mm (12in.) long-throw ultra-low distortion driver in a bass reflex enclosure, model 208 floods the listening area with gloriously extended, immaculately controlled bass. Output level, phase and the low pass filter fr...
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Model 207/2 model 205/2 design : bass reflex three-way bookshelf loudspeaker, magnetically shielded. Drive unit array : 1 x 165mm (6.5in.) lf, 1 x 165mm (6.5in.) uni-q mf including a 25mm (1in.) titanium hf. Frequency response : (@ 15° horizontally off axis ± 3db) 55hz - 60khz crossover frequencies ...
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Veneers light to dark chocolate brown, occasionally with a purplish cast and darker streaks, growing more lustrous with age. The deep shine brings out the rich character of the slightly open, generally straight grain. High gloss american walnut piano black high gloss cherry satin sycamore like the d...
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Handcrafted in the united kingdom gp acoustics (uk) ltd., eccleston road,tovil, maidstone, kent, me15 6qp u.K. Telephone + 44 (0) 1622 672261 fax: + 44 (0) 1622 750653 gp acoustics (us) inc., 10 timber lane, marlboro, new jersey 07746 u.S.A. Telephone +(1) 732 683 2356 fax: +(1) 732 683 2358 gp acou...