KEF Q500 Floorstanding Speakers Black (Pair)

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It is really difficult to find fault for its sound quality. The Uni-Q technology is really integral to the quality of this speaker. The KEF Q550 is one of the best floorstanding speakers in the market. Build Quality

Web kef q100 manuals & user guides. Web manuals and user guides for kef q100. Also support or get the. Web Kef Q100 Q100Wh User Manual. I tried the speaker in different position ,it is currently placed in top of a shelf . I have also tried some isolation at the bottom with some rubber and it acually had an effect on the bass as it became nuch more tighter. An also tried to bung the front port, though the sound was less bass but the clarity of the SQ enhanced a bit. As of now I am listening without the bungs after a month or so with the bungs. As I am writing this, the Q100 are playing 'The call of the Valley' a must listen Indian classic music the ambience it creates is excellent. I own the Q100 for more than a year, and it has grown on me. Initially the sound was not that clean ,it seemed a bit muddled, but over time it has changed . I dont know if it is break in or such, but it took a preety long time to sound it best.The KEF Q550 also has a great omnidirectional response, which means that the sound stage and frequency response stays consistent even if you move away from the speaker’s sweet spot. This, sadly, is all undermined by the Q700s’ low-frequency reproduction. The passive radiators hum along, with little regard for the beginning or end of notes; the subsequent blow to definition and organisation is mortal. Thinking that my perception of the Q500’s leanness in the upper bass might somehow have been due to listening to loudspeakers (such as the Sunfire CRM-2) that not only use but also require a subwoofer, I connected my Sunfire TS-EQ10 sub and made the appropriate adjustments. While the overall low-bass response was bolstered with the sub’s inclusion (as expected), the previously described accentuation of the midrange and treble regions was unchanged, confirming that the response characteristics I was hearing were “errors” of commission rather than omission. Using the KEF Q400b series subwoofer, which was designed and co-engineered for use as part of a total system with the Q Series speakers, will definitely improve the bottom end but will likely not change the overall tonal balance. Bass duty is handled by a 5.25 inch aluminum woofer and two 5.25 Auxiliary Bass Radiators (ABR), fitted with newly developed surround and suspension to ensure optimal control of the lower frequencies. Sound Quality

But the real highlight of the Q500 speakers lies on it’s new Uni-Q array consisting of one 130mm (5.25in.) aluminium LF driver and two 130mm (5.25in.) aluminium ABRs for enhanced bass response while on top of them we find one 25mm (1in.) vented aluminium dome for the high frequencies and is based on the state-of-the-art HF driver developed for the Concept Blade. This pair of speakers has received a very significant professionally-installed upgrade over the standard Q-50 configuration. The original early 90's UniQ mid-tweeter array in each speaker has been replaced with a set from the succeeding generation, straight from its top-of-the-line flagship model, the Q75. As KEF describes it: "The 165_19 format Uni-Q array included a low profile surround that was moulded onto the cone to provide not only an improved cone-surround mechanical termination and a subsequently smoother mid-band response, but also a more continuous waveguide for the high frequency tweeter radiation. The result was a step-up in smoothness and tonal neutrality." That is a mouthful, that it basically means these new driver designs were a big step forward in sound fidelity from the previous generation. The last KEF speakers I spent any time with were the Blade 2 and the LS50 – both members of the Concept end of the KEF design thinking. The R500 by contrast is a more conventional design but none the worse for this. Simply put, this is a beautifully proportioned design that uses the slim cabinet and driver layout to look elegant and symmetrical both as a pair and as a single unit. The review samples are in the walnut finish and this works absolutely brilliantly to complement the lines and leave the KEF feeling like a piece of furniture.The KEF Q550 clothe grille is designed for those who wish to conceal the speaker drivers. It complements and creates a sleek appearance for the Q550 speaker. The clothe grille has a magnetic mount design which allows you to attach/detach the grille. At a modest 92cm high, the KEF Q700s aren’t the burliest floorstanders you’ll encounter, but still manage to look somewhat imposing. This will probably partly explain the less than stellar bass response from the CM8's which otherwise sounded more even, if a bit unexciting in comparison. That however might be a good thing for prolonged listening. But once they reach the beach and the front doors open is where the Q500 show their excellence. It’s not that they can produce all this loudness happening but how they are recreating every sound. There is so much information during this scene that many times you are lost in all this audio cacophony. The Q500s manage to control all this masterfully by being able to give even the smallest of details. German machine guns produce a very trumping sound when firing while the characteristic ping of allied empty magazines are heard more clear than ever. Bullets hitting the marine boats and the tank hedgehogs are heard with great impact while artillery explosions on the beach feel menacing and more real than ever.