KEF Reference 205 / 2 speakers review: Best choice for your entertainment

Equipped with Uni-Q speaker tubers unique design, Reference 205 / 2 for the characteristic sound quality, responsive to the needs of demanding audiophile.

When naming the speaker manufacturer has seniority and prestige in Europe, can not fail to KEF. Founded 60 years of the decade, manufacturers speakers from the UK has always been a pioneer in the technology industry's sound world. Among them, notably the first computer used for testing and product design or integrated treble speaker into the mid speaker to get better sound quality.


Reference 205 / 2 is a new product launch should bring all the traditional making a name KEF also equipped with modern technology, the company's most effective. Therefore, product quality characteristic sound, responsive to the needs of the demanding audiophile ears.

Form three-way speakers have multiple versions in different colors, black piano, black oak to cherry red. KEF claims all enclosures are made by hand from the cutting of wood to the varnish.

Design.

The product size is not large, only 1,105 x 285 x 433 mm and weighs 33 kg, consistent with the listening room is medium size but not too small for the large hearing room. The cabinet is designed slightly curved on the back. This work not only shaped but also avoid the impulse longitudinal sound affects hearing.

Seen from above, a module protrude from the enclosure of about 7 cm containing concentric two speakers. This is a special speaker of KEF called Uni-Q, including a 1-inch treble and a 6.5-inch mids. This design helps the two speakers inside the activity more in tune, while allowing Uni-Q may sound frequency response of the ordinary other than the treble. This is confirmed features KEF's name for more than 20 years.

Below Uni-Q speaker are two 8-inch woofer with a paper diaphragm speaker is treated specially for warm sound quality that remains long after the speaker operating at large capacity. Two woofers use a large negative roll to avoid the heat generated by friction distorted sound. Immediately below each subwoofer is a sound 3-inch hole, designed quite strange. In fact the sound into the matrix inside the hole and then exit without directly below and outside to see.

Audio signal to speakers used in the Reference, which form 205 / 2 are designed, manufactured and tested by computer to ensure high accuracy, then this component is listen and corrected by experts KEF to bring natural product needs.

Testing and evaluation.

One of the strengths of the Reference 205 / 2 is audio the very precise and easy identification. This is shown clearly in the classical symphony. The listener can feel the obvious difference between the instrument position different. Reproduction of the product space is also expressed through the jazz with vocal cover. Specifically, stage performances are moving about the space between two speakers that do not slanting before or after.

The bass warm and precise surprising midrange band is also outstanding advantages of the product, even when compared with other advanced speakers. In fact, this is probably the power to attract the listener's Reference 205 / 2. An experiment with Spanish Harlem songs from the album The Raven   of Rebecca Pidgeon singer showed high female soprano voice is shown in great detail and vivid, especially in the first second hearing is sure to conquer the most fastidious ears.

Although Reference 205 / 2 rated frequency response at 45Hz lower limit is reached, the listener can still see a lot more useful the bass speakers in the listening room when set up properly. 2 speaker bass are good performance woofer capable of reproducing low-range sound with deep and wide bass that is more extensive. Differences with intermediate speakers / other popular, the bass of the Reference 205 / 2 felt not by the volume setting that by the true nature of this band sounds.