Of the many landmark innovations KEF has pioneered, arguably the greatest of all is Uni-Q, with its outstanding acoustic clarity and off-axis dispersion. The first complete product range to showcase Uni-Q in every model was the Q Series and now, after almost 20 years of continuous development, the latest iteration of this award-winning line raises the bar even higher, both subjectively and objectively. A compact yet powerful floorstander, the iQ50 shares the exceptionally wide, even dispersion that characterises the range, together with KEF’s legendary build quality. The 19mm (0.75in) tweeter, identical to the larger models, is built into the 130mm (5.25in) version of KEF’s latest Uni-Q high frequency/midrange array. Coupled with a new lightweight dual composite long throw bass driver of the same size in a two and a half-way configuration the new iQ50 is an accomplished performer as satellites in a 5.1 package or as a dedicated two channel system. With the inherent sweetness that makes...
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