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Important safety information

General care of your system

Thank you for purchasing KEF Blade Meta speakers. They have been designed to faithfully reproduce 

high quality sound over many years of use and should provide realist ic reproduct ion of music and 

speech. Please take a lit tle t ime to read these instruct ions prior to use.

Your KEF Blade Meta speakers are tall, slim and extremely heavy. Installed correctly on a smooth, level 

surface, your speakers should be ent irely safe to listen to and to live with.

However, if you live with small children, large pets, the inf irm, have uneven f looring or unusually thick 

carpet ing in your home, then correct adjustment of the foot assemblies is imperat ive if safe, stable 

operat ion is to be achieved.

Warning: The metal tweeter dome has a protect ive wave guide at the centre of the Uni-Q

®

 driver 

array; if this is compromised and the dome itself is dented, it will permanently impair performance.

1. Read this manual carefully, 

especially the safety  

informat ion,  before  at tempt ing 

to assemble and operate  

the system.

1. Avoid temperature extremes.

2. Avoid damp.

3. Avoid direct sunlight.

4. Clean with the KEF cloth provided.

5. Do not use spirit based cleaners.

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4. Trailing cables are dangerous. 

Ensure all cables are secure  

and  t idy.

2. Follow the unpacking and 

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cartons. Please note that  

lif t ing the system requires  

two able-bodied persons.

3. Never connect the system 

directly to the electricity supply.

5. When stripping cables use 

only tools designed specif ically 

for the purpose i.e. correct wire 

cut ters or cable strippers. 

Summary of Contents for BLADE ONE Meta

Page 1: ...User Manual BLADE Meta BLADE...

Page 2: ...be achieved Warning The metal tweeter dome has a protective wave guide at the centre of the Uni Q driver array if this is compromised and the dome itself is dented it will permanently impair performan...

Page 3: ...ing handling and after care 6 Adjusting the feet and or spikes 7 Speaker placement and room acoustics 8 Amplifier to speaker connections 10 Amplifier requirements and power handling 11 Single bi wire...

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Page 5: ...cking nuts each Blade Meta speaker also comes with pucks to protect wood floors stability of each speaker by gently rocking it from side to side front to back and diagonally Often you will find that t...

Page 6: ...mmend that you star with the speaker facing flat into the room with no toe in A more focussed centre image may be achieved in your room with a small degree of toe in but overall soundstage width may b...

Page 7: ...speaker Correct polarity or phase is vital to the proper operation of the system If the connections are not made correctly the sound will deteriorate giving poor bass output and a diffuse presentation...

Page 8: ...seriously compromise the overall sound of your hi fi system u 1oll m7v _ _b _ t b vr h u 1 0 0 v 7 ou 1omm 1 m o u 7 vr h uv It is good practice to keep the cables as short as possible The left and r...

Page 9: ...range typical in room bass response 6dB 20Hz 25Hz Frequency response 3dB 35 Hz 35k Hz 33 Hz 35k Hz Crossover frequencies 350 Hz 2k Hz 450 Hz 2 2k Hz Amplifier requirements 50 400W 50 400W mvb b l 88...

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Page 11: ...P N K290268ML Issue 1 09 2021 GP Acoustics UK Limited Eccleston Road Tovil Maidstone Kent ME15 6QP UK KEF com For product registration please visit kef world BladeMetaReg...

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