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Great Sounding KEF Bookshelf Speakers with UNI-Q Q10

Name: Great Sounding KEF Bookshelf Speakers with UNI-Q Q10
Brand: KEF
SKU: 7559
Price: 245.00 CAD
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Categories: Used/Vintage, Speakers, Bookshelf / Monitors

Description

Great Sounding Compact Bookshelf Speakers with UNI-Q drivers, made in England

A medium-sized Q series bookshelf / standmount speaker system equipped with UNI-Q driver.

The unit is equipped with a UNI-Q driver consisting of a 16 cm polypropylene cone type woofer and a 1.9 cm soft dome type tweeter.

In the UNI-Q driver, two units, a cone-type driver and a soft-dome tweeter, are not only made into a coaxial structure, but also placed at exactly the same point with respect to the position of the diaphragm in the depth direction so that the phases between the units are aligned.

In addition, neodymium iron boron, which has 10 times the energy of ferrite, is adopted for the magnetic circuit of the tweeter section, which realizes the miniaturization of the tweeter unit.

This unit is provided with a magnetic shielding to reduce the influence on adjacent video displays.

The crossover network is arranged in the rear terminal by independent wires, and by balancing the frequency range, more faithful playback is possible.

Design: 2-Way, 1-Speaker, Bass Reflex System, Bookshelf Type, Anti-magnetic Design

Drive Complement: For All Bands : 16 cm Coaxial Type (16 cm cone + 1.9 cm dome)

Frequency Response: 60 Hz to 20 kHz ± 3 dB

Nominal Impedance: 6 ohms

Sensitivity: 88 dB at 1m for 2.83V

Compatible Amplifier Output: 10W to 100W

Enclosure Volume: 9 liters

Dimensions: Width 190 mm x Height 317 mm x Depth 260 mm, Width 7.5 inches x Height 12.5 inches x Depth 10.2 inches, Weight: 4.5 kg, 10 lbs

Asking $245 for these Great Sounding KEF Bookshelf Speakers with UNI-Q drivers, made in England

Additional information

Weight	23 lbs
Dimensions	14.2 × 21 × 16.5 in

About brand

KEF at Radique

We service KEF, too. Bring us your own KEF speakers and subwoofers for repair, servicing or restoration (speakers up to 80 lbs each), with a 90-day warranty on the work. See our Audio Service page

KEF was founded in 1961 by former BBC engineer Raymond Cooke, in a Nissen hut on the Kent Engineering & Foundry site in Maidstone, England, which gave the company its name. We carry KEF satellite systems, bookshelf speakers, towers, centre channels and subwoofers. We've had more than 70 KEF listings so far, covering nearly 40 different models. Every used KEF here is inspected, tested and serviced as required, then photographed in-house and covered by our Bumper-to-Bumper Warranty and Perpetual Trade-Back Program. Don't see the model you want? Tell us on First Dibs and we'll email you when one arrives.

The KEF models we've sold most often include the HTS1001.2 satellites and HTC1001.2 centre from the KHT1005.2 system, the KUBE-1 subwoofer, the C75 towers and the Q95c centre.

The KEF story, 1961 to today

Raymond Cooke, a former BBC engineer, founded KEF in 1961 in Maidstone, Kent, and named it after the owner of the site, Kent Engineering & Foundry. Its first speaker, the three-way K1, used a tweeter with a Melinex diaphragm, and the compact Celeste followed.

BBC monitors and Reference. KEF drive units were used in the BBC's LS3/5a mini-monitor of 1975, and KEF built it under licence. The Reference Series followed from 1977.

Uni-Q. In 1988 KEF introduced its Uni-Q driver, which puts the tweeter in the centre of the midrange cone, first in the C Series. Uni-Q went on to the Q Series, the KHT satellite systems of the 2000s such as the "Egg", the LS50 of 2012 and the LS50 Meta of 2020.

Today. KEF belongs to Hong Kong's Gold Peak group, through GP Industries, which also owns Celestion, and it is still based in Maidstone.

Which KEF is which?

1960s and 1970s classics: the K1, Celeste, Concord, Chorale, Cantata, Calinda and Corelli.

Reference Series (from 1977): such as the 103, 104/2 and 105, and the Model 100 centre of the 1990s.

C Series (1985 to about 1991): the first C models, then Uni-Q models from 1988, such as the C35, C95 and the C75 tower.

Q Series (from 1990): several generations, including the Q15 to Q95c of 1997 to 2000.

KHT satellite systems (2000s): the KHT2005 "Egg", the KHT1005 and KHT1005.2 (with HTS1001.2 satellites, an HTC1001.2 centre and the KUBE-1 subwoofer), and the KHT5005.2.

T Series (2010) and LS50 (2012 on): the slim T101 speakers for walls and stands, and the LS50 and LS50 Meta.

Buying used KEF: what to check

Satellites need their sub. KEF's small satellites hand the bass to a subwoofer, so buy them with one or make sure you have one.

Uni-Q drivers. The tweeter sits in the centre of the midrange cone. Check the cone for dents, and make sure every tweeter plays.

Subwoofers. Play a KUBE-1 or PSW subwoofer at volume, and check the surround on the KUBE-1's passive radiator.

T Series. The cabinets are only 35 mm deep and were designed for walls or KEF's own stands, so check that the brackets or stands come with them.

Older models. C Series and Reference models are now 35 to 40 years old, so inspect every surround.

Everything we list is inspected, tested and serviced as required here, and comes with our warranty.