kef q series 5.25 2 way bookshelf speakers

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The bass will probably be lacking, compared to other 3-way tower speakers at least, without a subwoofer – 2-way speakers will generally underperform in that regard because they’re just not really designed to pump out full bass. 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.

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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. Please do get in touch if you would like a demonstration or wish to purchase.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 ) Unilet Sound & Vision are official retail partners for KEF Audio, providing sales, advice and assistance on their entire range of high-quality audio products. With award-winning depth and clarity, and representing exceptional value, the Q Series continues to win praise globally by unlocking detail and depth in whatever one chooses to listen to. KEF believes that everybody deserves great sound, hence why their Q Series range takes cutting-edge acoustic technology from other premium ranges including the Reference and Blade loudspeakers and opens them to a wider selection of people.

Drive Units: 130mm (5.25in.) aluminium Uni-Q / 25mm (1in.) vented aluminium dome HF.

The term bookshelf speaker became popular as very illustrative of the space required for such an enclosure. Beginning in the 1960’s, some manufacturers began making more expensive, compact high fidelity speakers, catering for a demand for smaller speakers from hifi enthusiasts who lived in small apartments, with little or no space for large speaker enclosures. Traditionally, high quality home loudspeakers were exclusively large, floor-standing speaker enclosures, whereas small speaker cabinets had reputation of low price and low audio quality. This is the compact bookshelf or stand-mounted speaker that really punches way above its weight. Q150 proves that the best things come in small packages. This combination equals high resolution and big sound.

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Q Series bookshelf speakers really do excel in small spaces, in no small part thanks to the KEF Uni-Q driver array, plus CFD (Computational Fluid Dynamics) port technology.

Kef q series 5.25 2 way bookshelf speakers