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Muon Technology Overview

Muon’s four-way speaker system with its powerful bass drivers is one of the elements that makes it so superior. But it is also the upper mid-range and treble where some of the Muon’s key technology lies in the form of the Uni-Q® drive unit array, remarkable in its construction and delivering a seamless sonic picture throughout the listening environment. KEF has also used its Acoustic Compliance Enhancement (ACE) technology, which enables them to effectively double the available volume through adsorption of air molecules by activated carbon. The two additional bass drivers mounted in the back of Muon help to produce a remarkably clean and open sound by dealing with room effects. Finally the 6mm thick, heavily damped aluminium shell provides a totally rigid structure that minimises any sound-distorting vibrations.

As KEF’s Head of Acoustics, Andrew Watson states ‘We wanted to take our technology to the limit and develop some more along the way’. The upshot is an unparalleled loudspeaker that brings an unbelievable sound quality to music lovers and serious audiophiles.

Uni-Q

KEF’s patented ’sit anywhere’ Uni-Q driver places the tweeter in the acoustic centre of the midrange cone. This allows both midrange cone and tweeter to act as a single, focused source of sound that is dispersed widely and evenly throughout the room. The practical benefit is that great sound can be experienced from anywhere in the listening environment removing the "sweet spot" effect. Find out more about Uni-Q.

 

ACE

KEF's way of dramatically increasing the effective volume (and therefore output) of bass driver enclosures by adding granules of activated carbon, whose adsorption characteristics reduce resistance to each backward movement of the cone. ACE-enabled loudspeakers perform like units up to two times their size, subjectively as well as objectively. Find out more about ACE.