KEF XQ10, Брошюра и характеристики

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This ethos goes right back to 1961, when the company was
founded in the UK in an old Nissen hut near Maidstone, Kent
by the visionary sound engineer Raymond Cooke. A leading
authority on transducer technology, his passion for achieving the
most natural reproduction of recorded sound led to landmark
innovations such as the Model LS3/5a. This professional near-field
monitor was designed by the BBC’s engineering department
around KEF drive units, and is still treasured for its unique neutral
tonal balance, extended treble response and astonishing bass
response. The spirit of this cherished ‘heritage’ model lives on
today in the new XQ10 compact monitor speaker featured on
pages 10 – 11 of this brochure.
THE
K E F P e d i g r e e
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Design superiority is ultimately about people, not things – and
it’s only by attracting outstanding talent that KEF has achieved
such an enviable worldwide reputation for innovation and
engineering integrity.
KEF loudspeakers have ranked among the finest in the world in
every decade since. No other manufacturer in the field has a more
distinguished track record of design innovation, from revolutionary
driver concepts and radical new materials to the dozens of patent-
protected innovations to increase listening pleasure.
The exclusive limited edition Muon concept is a case in point.
Produced in collaboration with Internationally renowned
British Designer Ross Lovegrove, these giant organic columns of
superformed aluminium take the art of loudspeaker design to a
new level, where exquisite engineering meets inspired creativity.
The new XQ Series is the product of this same uncompromising
passion for excellence. Audition them, and you’ll hear what a
difference it makes.
A N U N R I VA l l E D p E D I g R E E
Tomoyoshi Ezaki of Octavia’s Exton division – with his Reference Series studio monitors
Muon – a KEF concept designed by Ross Lovegrove
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Photograph: Martyn Goddard.
Courtesy Sunday Telegraph
Colour Supplement.