Name: Kef R7 Meta
Brand: Kef
SKU: 11588
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Kef R7 Meta

Kef R7 Meta is the “middle” floorstanding speaker of the all-new R Meta Series. Equipped with 2 165 mm aluminum bass woofers and the famous Uni-Q coaxial driver – with 125 mm midrange and 25 mm aluminum dome tweeters aligned – the R7 Meta now also finally integrates Metamaterials absorption technology, exceeding all expectations and tests in this price range. It thus reconfirms itself as the ideal choice for both classic sterophonic “audiophile” music listening and in multichannel systems, to really shake when watching the most compelling movies.

Kef R7 Meta the best floorstanding HiFi speakers

Kef R7 Meta are the quintessential floorstanding HiFi speakers. Within Kef’s legendary and newly revamped R Meta series, the R7 Meta sit squarely in the middle between the entry-level R5 model and the incredible top-of-the-line Kef R11s. While providing the same ease of in-room placement as the more compact model, These R7 Meta’s feature an impressive 165 mm woofers that allow them to go even lower, in fact they are able to go as low as 33 Hz in this case.

The various speakers in the R Meta range feature the same design, and all are equipped with the same celebrated Uni-Q mid-high driver, now in its twelfth edition, and also implement the latest generation of Metamaterials technology.

While Maidstone’s engineers had already made more than 1,000 individual changes to the design of these speakers with the previous 2021 revamp, now with the Meta revolution the result-both aesthetic and sonic-of one of the most beloved speaker lines ever is truly evident.
It is no coincidence that the new Meta R-Series draws heavily, from the technological innovations that spawned Kef’s flagship series: Reference Meta.

For the first time today, top-notch High End performance is accessible at a fraction of the price at which this performance is usually offered, thus within the reach of every enthusiast. Kef R7 Meta is for all intents and purposes a High Fidelity floorstanding speaker, on a par with the rest of its series. For excellent but more reasonably priced sonorizations, we recommend turning your gaze to the Q Series.

The New Meta Technology

Kef has made it its mission for more than 60 years to constantly push technological limits to achieve the highest sound quality. In fact, an incredible amount of patents and enhancements converge in this revamped Meta R series in order to deliver even deeper and more detailed sound.

Starting with MAT™ technology which, developed in collaboration with the Acoustic Metamaterials Group, is tangible proof of this brand’s capability, which is in fact disrupting the acoustic engineering market.
This innovative Metamaterials Absorption Technology (MAT), found at the centra of the new Meta R Series, uses a complex labyrinth-like structure to absorb 99 percent of unwanted resonances from the back of the driver.

This approach is able to eliminate all distortion and vibration, thus returning a much purer and more natural sound than speakers that use different approaches and only achieve 60 percent absorption.

Metamaterials are created from existing materials but specially designed to exhibit unique properties. Among other things, this innovation has enabled Kef to win the What Hi-Fi award as Innovation of the Year 2020 and to greatly improve the performance of benchmarks such as LS50 Meta and Wireless II, LS60 Wireless, as well as the absolute benchmarks Kef Blade Meta and Kef Reference Meta.

Now at last, Kef’s R series also joins the range of products that offer such faithful sound that will make you fall in love with every recording, literally hurling you with emotion inside your favorite live performances!

R7 features the 12th revolution Uni-Q

Inspired by natural spherical sound emission, the Uni-Q is the hallmark of Kef’s signature sonority and consists of a tweeter grafted right in the acoustic center of the cone.
The result is a single body and thus a single final driver: frequencies will thus be emitted from the same point in space, allowing the sound to propagate evenly throughout the room, eliminating the limited concept of a “sweet spot.”

The design of the Uni-Q patent has been researched since 1988 and has also won numerous awards. Today – now in its 12th revision – however, it has been completely redesigned to accommodate the revolutionary MAT™ technology inside.
First, the conical waveguide that couples the dome to the new metamaterial absorber has been redesigned. It now also integrates two rings of porous material to improve detail and clarity.
The new design also continues in the midrange, with a new magnetic motor assembly, now with very low distortion. This allows a longer driver excursion, effectively expanding the frequency extension.

Finally, not to be underestimated is the wide angular dispersion – always an incredible Kef peculiarity.

All these upgrades offer an end result sounding even more natural, free of coloration, and with remarkable dynamics.

Kef R7 Meta in the Room

For more than six decades, Kef has been dedicated to the pursuit of perfection in high-quality audio reproduction.
Guided by a passion for acoustics, the Maidstone-based brand has always collaborated with internationally renowned industrial designers to create cutting-edge loudspeakers that combine innovative technologies with ultra-modern looks.

Kef R7 Meta, like the full range, is available in three elegant classic colors, with all the tone-on-tone details giving this floorstanding speaker a timeless look: glossy black, glossy white, and walnut.
Kef also wanted to create a truly eye-catching special edition for this R7 Meta finished in Polished Titanium with a Red driver, and one for the R3 Meta, with an Indigo Gloss finish and gold Uni-Q, which makes the bookshelf model truly unique.

The size of these speakers, combined with their high-level low-frequency performance-possible thanks to the equipment of two 165 mm woofers and the dual rear reflex- makes them easy to place in a medium-sized room. For sounding large rooms, however, we suggest the integration within the set-up of a subwoofer to give the “right punch” to your recordings.

R7 Meta are also ideal as front speakers for a high-end Sorround design. In fact, the R Meta line also includes a Dolby Atmos model and two LCR speakers R2 and R6 Meta, which can be placed either vertically or horizontally, as center, rear or side channels, to create a custom home cinema system!

Shadow Flare

In the R7 Meta speakers, as in the entire revamped line, Kef has implemented a technology derived from the first emblazoned Reference Series. Here the famous Tangerine Waveguide, or waveguide offered by the Uni-Q, is supported by the innovative “Shadow Flare,” the special outer ring that seamlessly connects the driver to the rest of the cabinet.
This innovation was intentional and designed for a very specific purpose: to drastically reduce the diffraction effects created in a classically shaped speaker with edges and corners. The combined use of the latest generation Uni-Q and Shadow Flare enables the British manufacturer to produce an ultra-performing, monolithic and elegant speaker with a modern design.
This makes it possible to take sonic realism to the extreme without having to spend crazy money on elaborately shaped cabinets. Thus more resources are allocated where the sound is generated.

New Patented Grilles of Kef R7

Subject of a patent, the front grilles of this new Meta R series take advantage of more than 1,800 holes, made by laser, for each driver and are created by hot fusing dimicrofiber and 13 different layers of composite materials. The resultant is a new type of magnetic protection that does not affect the sound in the slightest.
R7’s brand new protective grilles of the R7 Meta are, in themselves, a masterpiece.
Ultra-thin, ultra-rigid and elegant, they are tone-on-tone with the speaker’s finish, effectively revolutionizing speaker protection design. A true Kef-style touch of class.

Kef R7 Meta

Kef R7 Meta