KEF Reference and Blade Meta announced, but where is the R Meta?????

[MarkWinston]

https://uk.kef.com/
Why isnt KEF updating their R series? Afraid of disturbing the LS50 Meta sales? The R series isnt popular enough? How many kidneys I got to sell now?

Prices are as follow -

Blade One Meta: £30,000
Blade Two Meta: £22,500
Reference 5 Meta: £17,500
Reference 3 Meta: £11,500
Reference 1 Meta: £7,500
Reference 4 Meta: £6,500
Reference 2 Meta: £4,750
S-RF1 Floor Stand: £1,000
REF 8b Subwoofer: £6,000
(From Pursuit Perfect System)

 

[gaburko]

They would be crazy to announce R meta as it will cannibalize the Ref series. Meta R is coming, definitely, but it will take a while to make sure the market is skimmed properly

 

[MarkWinston]

 

[MarkWinston]

 

[abdo123]

The reference series is 8 years old while the R series is only 4.

It makes sense to update reference first.

 

[abdo123]

It’s amazing that the blade one is still up to date, what a BEAST.

 

[abdo123]

@sarumbear did you pull the trigger yet?

 

[MarkWinston]

It’s amazing that the blade one is still up to date, what a BEAST.

Blade One Meta is truly an end game speaker. Selling my left nut for a pair, any takers?

 

[Ata]

Nice to see the next gen high end KEF speakers. I expected to see some active speakers, too.

 

[wavesharp]

R Meta and New bigger LS xx Wireless will be released this year.

 

[MarkWinston]

R Meta and New bigger LS xx Wireless will be released this year.

Where did you get this info from?

 

[Crosstalk]

The reference series is 8 years old while the R series is only 4.

It makes sense to update reference first.

Yes but now suddenly r series became undesirable. When everything else has meta, it feels outdated.

 

[thewas]

Hope there will be some white papers on those too as well as some spinorama to see also the other differences except the metamaterial tweeter rear radiation absorber, for example in tuning.

 

[Crosstalk]

R Meta and New bigger LS xx Wireless will be released this year.

I am curious too. People keep spreading the word but nobody showed a proof of this until now about r meta.

 

[Crosstalk]

Hope there will be some white papers on those too as well as some spinorama to see also the other differences except the metamaterial tweeter rear radiation absorber, for example in tuning.

Already the older speakers were quite flat and had low distortions to the level where it wasn’t audible. It was already SOTA, I wonder what these offers better now. The ls50 Orginal had some wavy FR which they fixed : with meta or different crossover,- we don’t know

 

[Crosstalk]

Blade One Meta is truly an end game speaker. Selling my left nut for a pair, any takers?

This is what people thought when the first blade came. They somehow push it further and further.

 

[thewas]

Already the older speakers were quite flat and had low distortions to the level where it wasn’t audible. It was already SOTA, I wonder what these offers better now. The ls50 Orginal had some wavy FR which they fixed : with meta or different crossover,- we don’t know

Yes, will be interesting what the differences will be as like you say for these the bar was set already quite high, although the Blade 1 didn't have as perfect FR as the later Blade 2 or Reference, also there was a lower mids distortion peak on the German Stereoplay measurements so I am sure there the new ones will be better.

 

[MarkWinston]

This is what people thought when the first blade came. They somehow push it further and further.

Blade One or Blade One Meta, either can easily be end game. The OG LS50s were bright as we can see on the spin, the Meta corrected it. The Reference and R were darker sounding speakers, I expect the Meta version to sound overall brighter.

 

[muslhead]

https://uk.kef.com/
Why isnt KEF updating their R series? Afraid of disturbing the LS50 Meta sales? The R series isnt popular enough? How many kidneys I got to sell now?

Prices are as follow -

Blade One Meta: £30,000
Blade Two Meta: £22,500
Reference 5 Meta: £17,500
Reference 3 Meta: £11,500
Reference 1 Meta: £7,500
Reference 4 Meta: £6,500
Reference 2 Meta: £4,750
S-RF1 Floor Stand: £1,000
REF 8b Subwoofer: £6,000
(From Pursuit Perfect System)

Mark, I am guessing the prices listed per pair , correct? If so, not as big of a price hike as i would have expected

 

[Andrew s]

I have to admit to an irrational desire for a pair of blue Blade 2s. Forget the sinorama my expectation bias and pride of ownership would be off the scale
Regards Andrew