The Q500 is KEF's modest sized floorstanding loudspeaker in the Q Series family of home audio speakers. Q500 features a specially-voiced 5.25" aluminum Uni-Q driver and 1" vented aluminium dome tweeter. First you'll notice the striking clarity of the vocals and the fluidly articulate mid range response. Then the massive bass extension and flawless imaging will let you discover (or re-discover) the pure joy of this great sounding speaker!
A Class Above
At its heart of the Q Series popularity is the specially designed Uni-Q driver array. Derived from the Concept Blade project, featuring a larger high performance vented tweeter mounted at the acoustic center of a specially engineered metal cone LF/MF driver, Q500 combines lavishly extended bandwidth with effortless dynamics, imperceptible distortion and outstanding acoustic clarity.
Uni-Q Driver Array
Thanks to the latest computer modelling techniques, years of painstaking development and a dash of design genius, this iteration of the Uni-Q concept packs a formidable complement of design innovations. Based on the state-of-the-art HF driver developed for Concept Blade, Q Series boasts a much larger dome tweeter for increased sensitivity and distortion-free power handling. It plays as loud as it plays true.
Bring On The Bass
Featuring state-of-the-art aluminium cone technology just like the Uni-Q array, the Q Series' advanced bass driver is a tour de force in its own right. A die-cast aluminium chassis rigidly locates the high efficiency vented magnet assembly to prevent unwanted resonance, and the large voice coil ensures impressive power handling. Its musicality is impeccable: seductively tuneful and well controlled, and complemented by dedicated front-firing auxiliary bass radiators (ABRs).
SPECIFICATION
Design: Two and a half-way bass reflex
Drive Units: 130mm (5.25in.) aluminium Uni-Q 25mm (1in.) vented aluminium dome HF 130mm (5.25in.) aluminium LF 2 x 130mm (5.25in.) aluminium ABR
Frequency response ±3dB: 40Hz - 40kHz
Crossover frequency: 2.5kHz
Amplifier requirements: 15 - 130W
Sensitivity (2.83V/1m): 87dB
Maximum output (SPL): 110dB
Impedance: 8 ohms
Weight: 15kg (33.1lbs)
Dimensions (H x W x D): 870 x 180 x 272 mm (34.3 x 7.1 x 10.7 in.)
Dimensions with plinth (H x W x D): 917 x 295 x 312 mm (36.1 x 11.6 x 12.3 in.)