KEF Muon
There can
be few projects in this World where the central aim is to create an ‘ultimate'.
But this was precisely the goal when KEF combined their state-of the-art
acoustic technology with the sensual, organic forms of visionary designer Ross Lovegrove.
The result was Muon - perhaps the most extraordinary audio speaker ever
conceived.
The Muon
loudspeaker is fabricated from super-formed aluminium, which uses a similar
moulding process to vacuum forming. The concept uses malleable sheets of heated
aluminium to achieve otherwise impossible shapes. The eventual form of the
loudspeaker was the result of a careful convergence between Ross Lovegrove's
design aesthetics and the physics of sound. The process by which they were
conceived meant that, in effect, Ross Lovegrove was sculpting the sound by
‘skinning' the technology with purposeful form - the final shape was created
through an evolutionary process that ensured it could only be the form that it
is.
As a
truly contemporary art form appropriate for 21st century living, and limited to
an edition of just 100 pairs, Muon is unequivocally at the apex of speaker
design and technology. Quite simply, it is the best you can get.
Acoustical Specifications
4 x 250mm bass drive units with ultra low distortion neodymium magnet systems
1 x 250mm lower midrange drive unit with ultra low distortion
neodymium magnet system and response tailoring, chromed phase plug
1 x 165mm Uni-Q driver array incorporating a 165mm midrange unit
and a 25mm high frequency unit
2 x 250mm rear mounted bass drivers for low frequency directivity
control
Design Four-way closed box floorstanding loudspeaker ACE enclosure
Drive Units 6 x 250mm (10in.) LF, 1 x 250mm (10in.) LMF, 1 x 165mm (6.5in.)
Uni-Q MF including 25mm (1in.) HF
Crossover Frequencies 120Hz, 300Hz, 2.3kHz
Sensitivity (2.83V/1m) 90dB
Frequency Response (+/-3dB) 25Hz to 60kHz*
Maximum Output 118dB
Input Impedance 4 Ohms
Amplifier Requirements 100 to 400W (typical)
Weight 115kg (253lbs)
Dimensions (H x W x D) 2000 x 600 x 380 mm (78.8 x 23.6 x 15 in.)
Low Frequency Extension * 20Hz (-6dB)
High Frequency Extension* 100kHz (-10dB)
*Typical,
in-room response
