Product details

DESCRIPTION

A New Benchmark for Bookshelf Performance

The R3 Meta redefines what a bookshelf speaker can achieve. Sharing the same driver technology as the flagship R11 Meta, it is a true three‑way design—a rarity in its class. With KEF’s 12th‑generation Uni‑Q® driver array with Metamaterial Absorption Technology (MAT™) and a powerful 6.5‑inch hybrid aluminium bass driver, the R3 Meta delivers astonishing detail, dynamics, and bass performance.

Whether used for high‑fidelity stereo listening or as part of a premium home theatre system, the R3 Meta offers a level of transparency and musicality that sets a new standard.


An Icon Born from The Reference

The R3 Meta inherits several innovations from KEF’s flagship Reference Series, including:

  • Advanced driver geometry
  • Optimized cabinet bracing
  • High‑precision crossover design

These technologies work together to deliver a sound that is natural, open, and effortlessly detailed.

SPECIFICATION

Design

  • Three‑way bass reflex

Drive Units

  • Uni‑Q® Driver Array:HF: 25 mm (1 in.) vented aluminium dome with MATMF: 125 mm (5 in.) aluminium cone
  • Bass Unit:LF: 165 mm (6.5 in.) hybrid aluminium cone

Crossover

  • Crossover frequencies: 420 Hz, 2.3 kHz

Frequency Performance

  • Frequency range (‑6dB): 38 Hz – 50 kHz
  • Typical in‑room bass response (‑6dB): 30 Hz
  • Frequency response (±3dB): 58 Hz – 28 kHz

Harmonic Distortion (90dB, 1m)

  • <1% above 73 Hz
  • <0.5% from 90 Hz – 20 kHz

Maximum Output

  • 110 dB

Amplifier Requirements

  • 15 – 180W

Impedance

  • Nominal impedance: 4 Ω
  • Minimum impedance: 3.2 Ω

Sensitivity

  • 87 dB (2.83V/1m)

Weight

  • 12.4 kg (27.3 lbs.) per unit

Dimensions (H × W × D) with Terminal

  • 422 × 200 × 336 mm
  • (16.6 × 7.9 × 13.2 in.)

Finishes

  • Black Gloss
  • White Gloss
  • Walnut
  • Indigo Gloss Special Edition

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