Kef Blade one Meta - How is the sound ?

[Pearljam5000]

Interesting insides! Lots of foam stuffing! Is this really worth $27,000 for the Blade 2 Meta!!

Cost to the Dealers $13,500
Cost to manufacture at the most $6,500 parts & labor!

My question is why no sell direct, not have dealers and charge $15,000 more profits for KEF

I think this is the Blade Meta becaue it looks different
With even less foam lol

 

[steve59]

I just want to know which one will be preferred by the wife in the kitchen and which one removes more veils. Let’s not forget the “faster bass”.

JBL charge 4 $129.99 she'll love it. Honestly if someone can't appreciate the levels of audible quality why spend any more than a worksite boombox?

 

[steve59]

I opened up a pair of KEF R107/2's and the bass cabinet was packed solid with dense padding, clearly a change in engineering philosophy.

 

[Tholowrich]

Interesting insides! Lots of foam stuffing! Is this really worth $27,000 for the Blade 2 Meta!!

Cost to the Dealers $13,500
Cost to manufacture at the most $6,500 parts & labor!

My question is why no sell direct, not have dealers and charge $15,000 more profits for KEF

KEF does sell direct to consumer at the same price advertised MSRP price. Probably better to go through a dealer as you could potentially negotiate a discount.

 

[Descartes]

KEF does sell direct to consumer at the same price advertised MSRP price. Probably better to go through a dealer as you could potentially negotiate a discount.

I know, good luck on that!

 

[steve59]

Dealers that don't deal don't get my money.

 

[Pearljam5000]

Why don't they use this driver on the Blade instead of that small one?

 

[Descartes]

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Why don't they use this driver on the Blade instead of that small one?

Yes or better yet make an LS50W with that driver?

I am wondering if this would work as a DIY speaker project?

 

[Kal Rubinson]

Why don't they use this driver on the Blade instead of that small one?

Because you cannot put a 12" driver on a <8" front panel.

Yes or better yet make an LS50W with that driver?
I am wondering if this would work as a DIY speaker project?

I like those questions.

 

[Pearljam5000]

 

[bo_knows]

Just saw this when it came out and was struck by NOT seeing the previous managers and technicians. Maybe they have different team members on different days, vacations, or retirement? Basically what I'm trying to say is, I see a lot of "new" faces vs the older videos of the factory tours.

 

[Descartes]

Just saw this when it came out and was struck by NOT seeing the previous managers and technicians. Maybe they have different team members on different days, vacations, or retirement? Basically what I'm trying to say is, I see a lot of "new" faces vs the older videos of the factory tours.

Love the comments “20 years ago speakers were all wooden boxes!!”
Unfortunately Most of them have not changed?
The Bkades are the only original designs from
KEF!
Compare TVs from 20 years ago and look at today!

 

[this is me]

I took delivery of my custom Blade One Meta about a month ago and they don’t disappoint.
Driven with a pair of Luxman M-10X directly connected to Lumin T2 DAC streamer. I’m using the preamp from the T2 until I decide if I want to get the C900U preamp or wait until Luxman announce the C-10X.

 

[bo_knows]

I took delivery of my custom Blade One Meta about a month ago and they don’t disappoint.
Driven with a pair of Luxman M-10X directly connected to Lumin T2 DAC streamer. I’m using the preamp from the T2 until I decide if I want to get the C900U preamp or wait until Luxman announce the C-10X.

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Beautiful setup, congrats!

 

[Descartes]

I took delivery of my custom Blade One Meta about a month ago and they don’t disappoint.
Driven with a pair of Luxman M-10X directly connected to Lumin T2 DAC streamer. I’m using the preamp from the T2 until I decide if I want to get the C900U preamp or wait until Luxman announce the C-10X.

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Lucky you! Can I come over for a listen?

 

[Pearljam5000]

I took delivery of my custom Blade One Meta about a month ago and they don’t disappoint.
Driven with a pair of Luxman M-10X directly connected to Lumin T2 DAC streamer. I’m using the preamp from the T2 until I decide if I want to get the C900U preamp or wait until Luxman announce the C-10X.

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What's custom about them ?

 

[this is me]

What's custom about them ?

According to KEF, having any color combination other than their standard default set is categorized as “custom finish”.
In my case, it’s the blue Uni-Q in white cabinet. I waited about 5 months.

 

[steve59]

M snow white blades came standard with a silver uniq, congrats on your new meta’s! I love the color combo.

 

[Pearljam5000]

Anyone compared Blade Two Meta to Genelec 8361?

 

[steve59]

Anyone compared Blade Two Meta to Genelec 8361?

Do you mean spins or listening impressions? ASR is so big now there's some of us that put as much weight in personal listening impressions as measurements and Genelec speakers, at least in the US of A are hard to audition. There's enough members banging gongs together for Revel and Genelec that it's kinda refreshing to find threads for other brands here.