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Everywhere you look, there’s evidence of KEF’s obsessive
attention to build quality.
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The internal bracing is computer optimised to tailor the exact
volume of each enclosure to the drive unit it houses. As simple
as it sounds, even an apparently minor innovation like having the
grilles held in place by concealed magnets subtly improves the
lines of the baffle as well as being a tactile pleasure to use.
Having gone to such lengths to perfect the cabinet design,
an equal amount of thought went into selecting finishes of
commensurate quality: three sleek new mirror-gloss options
(see page 22) in hand matched Birdseye Maple or Khaya
Mahogany veneers as well as classic Piano Black.
This is where advanced technology meets sheer craftsmanship.
And it shows.
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Precision cabinet engineering
to eliminate cabinet vibration
and colouration
Titanium finished driver arrays, for example. Ports radiused
to exactly the right profile with painstaking care. Extruded
aluminium stands that combine stability with discreet style.
Even the shape of the cabinets themselves is determined by
acoustic considerations as much as aesthetic ones. As well as
being inherently more rigid than flat sides, the distinctive curved
panels of the XQ Series are engineered to dissipate any internal
standing waves that might otherwise colour the sound over the
critical midrange frequencies.
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