Loudspeakers

For buyers unable to stretch to the Q11 Meta’s asking price, or in search of more compact solutions, KEF’s new series includes not only additional floorstander and standmount options (plus home cinema-centric Dolby Atmos and centre channel enclosures) – it also introduces two designs not seen before in any Q range. The Q Concerto Meta (£1099), a three-way standmount akin to KEF’s R3 Meta and Reference 1 Meta models, partners its Uni-Q array with a single 165mm bass driver and takes its name from the manufacturer’s first ever three-way standmount, the Concerto model of 1969. Meanwhile, the Q4 Meta [£349 each] is a radical departure from the KEF norm, being a slim (142mm deep) on-wall two-way speaker, with side-facing bass reflex port, and designed for both discreet music listening and surround sound applications.

Rounding out the lineup are the Q7 Meta (£1350), another three-way floorstander but with only two of the Q11 Meta’s three bass drivers; the Q3 Meta (£649) and Q1 Meta (£499) standmounts; the Q6 Meta centre channel/LCR speaker; and the Q8a Dolby Atmos surround unit, which can be either wall-mounted or positioned on top of its Q Meta siblings. There’s no dedicated subwoofer in the range, with KEF instead recommending its KC and Kube models.