![]() We suspect these are really designed to work in tandem with surround bookshelfs. The power specs are fairly modest for tower speakers – the larger 950s would probably suffice in a full sized home theater setting but the smaller two maybe not so much. Given all that, as well as the marginally low response floors, these are probably mere 2-way speakers in effect. And this is exactly what they specify on their Q bookshelf speakers that only have this coaxial driver and not the subwoofers. KEF calls their Q towers “two and a half way” speakers and we honestly don’t know what that means – an independent subwoofer driver would seem to have its own crossover, yet KEF only specifies a single crossover threshold at around ~2500 Hz, where the tweeter would take over, which is a fairly standard 2-way design. The tower speakers have the same interesting technology that the popular Q bookshelf speakers have: a single coaxial midrange driver with the tweeter embedded within the woofer, then an additional subwoofer with two same sized passive radiators. Each larger speaker has an incremental increase in power and output, but the design is otherwise the same, so we’ve decided to review all three in one article herein. The Q series added a tower speaker to the lineup that comes in three different sizes, the Q550, Q750, and Q950. KEF’s Q series is their entry level home theater lineup that was built off their long standing and still very popular Q100 bookshelf speaker. *When nominal/RMS power isn’t specified by manufacturer, we use an approximation of ~30% of the specified peak/dynamic power for comparison purposes. CFD-designed portįeaturing a Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) port design with the port repositioned to the rear of the speaker, clarity is improved by reducing the audibility of the midrange leakage through the port.The largest Q950 Important Specs Overview And Comparison Table Model Q550 Q750 Q950 Speaker Type passive, 2-way, ported (<-same ) (<-same ) Continuous Power Handling 39 W* 45 W 60 W Peak Power Handling 130 W 150 W 200 W Impedance 8 ohms 8 ohms 8 ohms Sensitivity (db/W/m) 87 88 91 Response Range 58 - 28k Hz 48 - 28k Hz 44 - 28k Hz Max Volume 110 dB 111 dB 113 dB Woofer Size 5.25 in 6.5 in 8 in Unit Dimensions (w x d x h) 7 x 11 x 34.5 in 8 x 12 x 38.5 in 9.5 x 13 x 42 in Unit Weight 32 lb 36.5 lb 45.5 lb Warranty 5 years (<-same ) (<-same ) With the addition of the damped tweeter loading tube providing a gentle termination of sound produced from the back of the tweeter, lower treble performance is improved dramatically and a new low-distortion inductor on the crossover provides cleaner bass. To optimise the high-resolution purity of the Q Series bookshelf speakers, the Uni-Q driver is repositioned to the centre of the cabinet to reduce unwanted internal resonance and adding refinement to sonic clarity and detail. Uni-Q's ultra-wide dispersion is further enhanced through KEF's 'tangerine' waveguide over the tweeter dome. The result is a more detailed, accurate three-dimensional sound image, which is dispersed more evenly throughout the room than is possible with any conventional speaker. The signature innovation places the tweeter in the acoustic centre of the midrange and bass cone, bringing the acoustic idea of a single point source closer than ever to realisation. "Sit anywhere" Uni-Q soundĪt the heart of the evolved Q Series is the Uni-Q driver array. KEF's Uni-Q driver array plus Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) port tech equals high resolution and big sound. Q Series bookshelf speakers excel in small spaces. A Uni-Q driver and CFD port mean it punches way above its weight. The Q150 proves that the best things come in small packages. Featuring the signature KEF Uni-Q driver array with Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) port design, the Q150s deliver detailed natural sound with high clarity and tight bass. The remarkable Q Series bookshelf speakers excel when space is limited.
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