KEF's C-Series speakers move downmarket, lose Uni-Q driver

by Steven Kim posted Oct 17th 2008 at 9:58AM

The point source Uni-Q driver that positions the midrange concentric with the tweeter has been a hallmark of KEF speakers for a long time. But times and budgets being what they are, the company's new entry-level C-Series of speakers have ditched the Uni-Q setup, but kept some high-profile features like 0.75-inch aluminum tweeters and gold-plated terminal strips bridging the dual binding posts. There's something for everyone in the line: the C1 and C3 (pictured) are monitors at $240 and $300 per pair, respectively; the C5 and C7 ($325 and $400 each) are for floorstander fans; if you've just got to have the exact same speaker all across the front the C6LCR ($250 each) is for you; and the C4 subwoofer will fill out the bass for $400. All available in any color, as long as it's black.

Filed under: Speakers, Others

Tags: c-series, c1, c3, c4, c5, c6lcr, c7, kef, speakers, subwoofer, uni-q

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Jeff N. @ Oct 17th 2008 12:12PM

Kef Speakers with out their trademark UniQ drivers. Doesn't seem right. Costs most of gotten out of hand for the UniQ driver.

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CJ Guest @ Oct 17th 2008 1:37PM

The allure to KEF (and Tannoy for that matter) is their concentric speaker design! The UniQ allows for much better and wider soundstage. It's a shame that they have non-UniQ line, but they had the Coda line in the mix a few years ago which didn't have the concentric. And just like then, the Egg speakers from the KHT line were sonically very close and about the same price (and much smaller!). I'd choose the Eggs over the C-series as well.

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