KEF Reference 2 Meta - A high-end HiFi centre speaker that delivers lifelike sound for both movies and music. Featuring an advanced 12th generation Uni-Q® speaker system and MAT™ technology, this speaker is designed for those with a smaller space but want full-spectrum sound and the highest quality reproduction. The Reference 2 Meta can be used as a centre or LCR speaker, giving your home cinema system maximum clarity, detail and precision. Hand-assembled in the UK, this speaker continues KEF’s tradition of setting the benchmark in the world of HiFi audio.
Recommended amplifier power: 50 - 300W
Sensitivity (2.83V/1m): 86 dB
Impedance: 4 Ω (min. 3.2 Ω)
Crossover frequency: 450 Hz, 2.1 kHz
Frequency range (±3dB): 80Hz – 35kHz
DESCRIPTION
Featuring 12th generation Uni-Q ® driver array with MAT™, Reference 2 Meta center speaker (can be used as Left-Centre-Right speaker) has the uncanny ability to completely immerse you in both music and movies. Designed for people with smaller rooms but demand full-scale, high-performance sound, Reference 2 Meta delivers on both fronts.
The benchmark of benchmarks
Since 1973, The Reference has continually set the benchmark for loudspeakers and sound reproduction. Pioneering the use of digital technologies to achieve the highest audio accuracy, each pair can be matched within 0.5dB to the laboratory-maintained reference standard.
Always innovating
Since the first Reference speaker, KEF engineers have continued to innovate using what is possible with The Reference. Ground-breaking in its first incarnation, each subsequent iteration of The Reference has added to the world's knowledge of the science of acoustics.
Designed, engineered and handcrafted in the UK
Since 1961, we have been creating remarkable award-winning loudspeakers at our UK home in Maidstone, Kent. As our flagship HiFi speakers, The Reference is still being designed, engineered, and handcrafted in Maidstone today.
TECHNICAL DATA
Design
Three-way closed box
Drive units
Uni-Q driver array:
HF: 25 mm (1 in.) aluminum dome with MAT
MF: 125 mm (5 in.) aluminum cone
Bass units:
LF: 2 x 165 mm (6.5 in.) aluminum cone
Frequency range free field (-6dB)
65Hz - 45kHz
Frequency range typical in room bass response (-6dB)
46Hz
Frequency response (±3dB)
80Hz – 35kHz
Crossover frequency
450Hz, 2.1kHz
Amplifier requirements
50 - 300W
Sensitivity (2.83V/1m)
86dB
Harmonic distortion 2nd & 3rd harmonics (90dB, 1m)
<0.5% 40Hz – 100kHz
<0.2% 200Hz – 2kHz
<0.1% 2kHz - 20kHz
Maximum output (peak sound pressure level at 1m with pink noise)
113.5dB
Impedance
4 Ω (min. 3.2 Ω)
Weight
22.8 kg (50.3 lbs.)
Dimensions (H x W x D)(with grille and terminal)
205 x 630 x 335 mm (8.1 x 24.8 x 13.2 in.)
Dimensions (H x W x D)(with grille, terminal & plinth)
N/A
DOCUMENTS
User manual (EN)