KEF revealed its much anticipated R Series speakers, along with details of prices.
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The R range will sit above KEF’s Q series but below the company’s Reference range, effectively replacing the XQ series.
The line-up includes two standmount speakers, three floorstanders, a dipole surround option, a matching subwoofer and a choice of two centre speakers.
All will be available in Rosewood or Walnut real wood veneers as well as a piano-black high-gloss finish (pictured).
The KEF R100 standmount is a two-way design that stands 28cm-high, while the larger R300 is a three-way measuring 38.5cm. Both include aluminium tweeters and the midrange/bass drivers use KEF’s Uni-Q driver array.
The R series floorstanders are all three-way designs. The R500 stands 1m tall and includes two 5.25in bass drivers and a 5in midrange driver, the 1.1m R700 increases the two woofers to 6.5in and the top-of-the-range 1.2m R900 has two 8in bass drivers and a 5.25in midrange unit.
The R200c and R600c centre speakers are both three-way designs measuring 53cm and 63cm respectively. The R200c uses a 1in tweeter, a 5in midrange and a pair of 5.25 woofers while the R600c has 6.5in woofers.
The R800ds is a three-way dipole surround speaker with two Uni-Q 1in/5.25in arrays and the R400b subwoofer can churn out 500 watts of class D amplification from its 9in driver and 36.5 × 33×35cm frame.
UK prices for the R Series:
KEF R100 two-way bass reflex bookshelf speaker £600/pr
KEF R300 three-way bass reflex bookshelf speaker £1,000/pr
KEF R500 three-way bass reflex floorstander £1,500/pr
KEF R700 three-way bass reflex floorstander £2,000/pr
KEF R900 three-way bass reflex floorstander £2,750/pr
R200c three-way bass reflex centre channel speaker £650 each
R600c three-way bass reflex centre channel speaker £900 each
R800ds three-way dipole speaker £1,000/pr
R400b closed-box powered subwoofer £1,000