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Reference 1 Meta Satin Walnut/Silver

Name: Reference 1 Meta Satin Walnut/Silver
Brand: KEF
SKU: KEF-REFERENCE-1-META-SATIN-WALNUT-SILVER

Model SP4048WA

The one standmount model in the Reference series could be the only loudspeaker you ever need. A three-way model boasting KEF’s 12th generation Uni-Q® driver array with MAT™, Reference 1 Meta is capable of delivering expansive, high-performance sound that goes way beyond what its relatively compact size would suggest was possible.

At a glance

All specifications

Sensitivity: 85 dB (2.83 V / 1 m)
Nominal impedance: 4 ohms
Frequency response: 45 Hz to 35 kHz
Dimensions (W × H × D): 205 × 440 × 422 mm
Weight: 18.2 kg
Driver size: 25 mm

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Overview

The benchmark of bookshelf speakers

EXPLORE THE REFERENCE SERIES

Features

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, every 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 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.

Specifications

Sensitivity: 85 dB (2.83 V / 1 m); How loud it plays for a given signal. Higher sensitivity needs less amplifier power.
Nominal impedance: 4 ohms; The electrical load your amplifier drives. System Builder checks it against the amplifier you pick.
Frequency response: 45 Hz to 35 kHz; The range of pitches it reproduces, from deep bass to the top of the treble.
Dimensions (W × H × D): 205 × 440 × 422 mm; Width, height and depth, without cables.
Weight: 18.2 kg; Per unit, out of the box.
Driver size: 25 mm
Model code: KEF-REFERENCE-1-META-SATIN-WALNUT-SILVER; Quote it when you ask a specialist.

Specifications

Design: Three-way bass reflex
Drive units: Uni-Q driver array: HF: 25 mm (1 in.) aluminium dome with MAT MF: 125 mm (5 in.) aluminium cone Bass units: LF: 165 mm (6.5 in.) aluminium cone
Frequency range free field (-6dB): Short port: 40Hz -45kHz Long port: 37Hz - 45kHz
Frequency range typical in room bass response (-6dB): 30Hz
Frequency response (±3dB): 45Hz – 35kHz
Crossover frequency: 450 Hz, 2.1 kHz
Amplifier requirements: 50 - 200W
Sensitivity (2.83V/1m): 85dB
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): 111dB
Impedance: 4 Ω (min. 3.2 Ω)
Weight: 18.2 kg (40.1 lbs.)
Dimensions (H x W x D)(with grille and terminal): 440 x 205 x 422 mm(17.3 x 8.1 x 16.6 in.)
Dimensions (H x W x D)(with grille, terminal & plinth): N/A