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Founded in 1961, KEF has been providing the world's audiophiles with unparalleled sound quality, field-leading acoustic research, and a standard for everyone else to live up to. From classics such as 1975's world-renowned KEF LS3/5A to modern landmarks like the Blade and MUON, KEF strives to bring the natural beauty of live music and the power of spoken word completely unaltered to the ears of its users.
Q100 Bookshelf Loudspeaker
Good things come in small packages
Shortly after we gave the Q Series a fresh new look in 2011, Hi-Fi Vision boldly claimed the Q100 bookshelf speaker sets 'the sound benchmark for compact loudspeakers very high'. Fortunately nothing has changed between then and now, so the Q100 is still exactly that great.
The Q100 prominently features our point-source Uni-Q driver array, which is engineered to produce an exceptionally accurate, three-dimensional soundstage that evenly envelopes any room. While the Q100 is sold in pairs, you'll swear you're hearing your music from more than just the duo time and time again.
One Source To Rule Them All
The Q100 features a 5.25 inch Uni-Q driver array with a 1 inch aluminum dome tweeter at its acoustic center. This Uni-Q driver array offers fast and clean midrange response, thanks to a braced magnesium/aluminum alloy cone and with KEF’s Z-flex surround smoothing the transition to the front panel. Based on the state-of-the-art HF driver developed for our flagship Blade, the Q100 boasts a much larger dome tweeter for increased sensitivity and distortion-free power handling.
Perfect Size, Perfect Sound
The KEF Q100 stands just under a foot tall, making it perfect for any bookshelf, home entertainment system, or smaller area in your home. The Q100 can also be paired up with any floorstanding speakers, center channels, or subwoofers from the KEF Q Series as a home theater system, ensuring an even and outstanding audio experience.
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| Q100 | R100 | Q300 | LS50 | |
| Uni-Q Driver | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Bass Driver(s) | Uni-Q Driver Array | Uni-Q Driver Array | Uni-Q Driver Array | Uni-Q Driver Array |
| Frequency Response | 49Hz - 40kHz (±3dB) | 56Hz - 28kHz (±3dB) | 42Hz - 40kHz (±3dB) | 79Hz - 28kHz (±3dB) |
| Crossover Frequencies | 2.5kHz | 2.5kHz | 2.5kHz | 2.2kHz |
| Amplifier Requirements | 10W - 100W | 25W - 100W | 15W - 120W | 25W - 100W |
| Sensitivity | 86dB | 86dB | 87dB | 85dB |
| Maximum Output | 107dB | 107dB | 110dB | 106dB |
| Weight | 13 lbs | 14.5 lbs | 17 lbs | 15.9 lbs |
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There can't be a better speaker set for $250 out there right now. I set these up in sub-optimal conditions and A/B'd them real quick with my recently purchased R500's. Neither are fully broken in, but the Q100 was fresh out of the box. The R500's sounded better, of course, but the small margin by which they differed was startling. They have similar midrange and soundstage. Q has smaller but tighter bass, as to be expected, but it was still way more bass than this little driver should produce. It really is interesting to put your ear up to one driver and hear nearly the whole spectrum. The R has more clarity and sparkle. I bought these as side surrounds and now I want to buy another set for my office as a stereo set. At this price, it's super tempting, especially because they won't last forever.I drive my main 5 speakers with an Outlaw 750 at 150 watts per channel and my Emotiva UMC-200 as DAC and preamp, with room correction enabled. I can't speak to how these sound with smaller amps, but they sound great in my room with my setup. For side surrounds in a high end setup, I think these are more than adequate. I had considered the R100, R800ds, LS50, KEF Eggs, and T301, all of which would have been considerably more expensive. First three are insane overkill and are rear ported. Last two are overpriced for what you get. The Q100 is probably a better speaker than the Eggs or T301 and also cheaper. They're front ported and come with a keyhole mount, which is perfect for surround duty. However, the wedge they give you to even it out when mounted is completely inadequate. I added 1 inch foam pieces wrapped in black duct tape and double stick taped in the four corners to stabilize them. They seriously just swing around with the included hardware. My cats jumped on those things and they nearly flew off the wall from the momentum, lol. Please see pics for my solution. They work very well. Clearance is EXACTLY one inch.
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FEDERICO HANZA
Sonido mejor que los ultimos 1590
Reviewed in Mexico 🇲🇽 on December 31, 2018
maurizio
Piccoli capolavori!
Reviewed in Italy 🇮🇹 on June 27, 2019
maurizio
Reviewed in Italy 🇮🇹 on June 27, 2019
Ho voluto attendere qualche tempo (un mese)prima di rilasciare il presente feedback in quanto tutte le casse acustiche nuove e in particolar modo le Kef necessitano di un periodo di "rodaggio" minimo.
Ho preso le Q 100 per un secondo impianto per il quale cercavo un diffusore di piccole dimensioni che ricalcasse la personalità sonica dei miei diffusori principali,ovvero delle Kef Reference 3.
Ebbene le Q 100 non hanno tradito le aspettative e mantengono il "Family Sound" delle serie più pregiate,merito di quel capolavoro di tecnica chiamato Uni-q (l'altoparlante coassiale che equipaggia queste casse qui presente nella ottava o nona release ).
Come suonano?
Le sto pilotando con un best buy delle amplificazioni low budget(ma solo nel prezzo)
ovvero lo Yamaha A S-301 ;il match a mio avviso è molto riuscito ,l'integrato spinge le piccole Q 100 restituendo un ottima perfomance sonora,quindi ottima dinamica complessiva,basso presente ma non invadente( comunque inaspettato per qualità e quantità),timbrica molto raffinata
se si tiene conto delle cifre in ballo;
il sistema si destreggia bene con tutti i generi musicali ,ma si esprime al meglio con la classica,
le Kef dal canto loro restituiscono una coerenza tonale e una piacevolezza complessiva sconosciuta a tanti diffusori,sono casse che si lasciano ascoltare per ore e risultano estremamente godibili anche da posizioni d'ascolto non convenzionli ,merito della dispersione laterale dell'Uni-q.
Un consiglio a chi vorrà acquistarle:
associatele ad un buon amplificatore non necessariamente potente ma di qualità ,una buona sorgente e cavi idonei e avrete la possibilità di ottenere un risultato sonico di rilievo senza investire grosse cifre,per ultimo ,lasciatele suonare almeno un mesetto ,noterete che dopo questo lasso di tempo la performance sonora sarà notevolmente migliorata.
Per me, un picolo grande diffusore.
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