KEF R8 Meta Atmos Surround Speakers

The KEF R8 Meta Atmos Surround Speakers are the latest among the company’s powerful devices, which have made KEF such a successful company. The speaker configuration helps to envelop the listener in a sphere of immersive cinematic audio inside the home. Transforming the listener into the character and the movie with exceptional clarity and sound quality.

KEF R8 Meta Atmos Surround Speakers

KEF R8 Meta atmos are designed to be used in KEF’s latest R series and integrated with other speakers. Metamaterial technology is one of the features of these first-class rear speakers. The speakers are available in black gloss, white gloss, and walnut.

New Paradigm with Metamaterial Absorption Technology

The Acoustic Metamaterials Group was the entity that gave birth to MAT (Metamaterial Absorption Technology). Metamaterials are materials with altered properties to enable them to behave in a manner not found in nature. This material’s ability is equal to that of the material, which almost wholly absorbs the sound energy. Thus, the distortion is less, and the sound is closer to the original recording.

Top Performance Surround Speaker

The Uni-Q driver array is an innovative feature of the R8 Meta. It minimizes diffraction so that a single channel is made correctly. Un-Q’s unique feature is that its driver is a single-point source.

Surround Sound and Dolby Atmos

R9 Meta is the perfect match for the R series range’s center speaker and subwoofer. It can also be placed on one of the floor standers to act as the height channel in a Dolby Atmos arrangement. Dolby Atmos is a sound system that places sound objects in a 3D space.

The sound is generated from the positions of the objects. The system comprises a lower twenty-three channels and an upper ten for three-dimensional effects.

Unique Shadow Flare

All “R” series products come equipped with a shadow flare ring that fits around the drivers. Diffraction can cause distortion. The shadow ring thwarts this adverse effect, establishing shadow regions that absorb diffraction. The outcome is an improvement in clarity. A sounded note from a string instrument is a good example of the extent of the improvement.

A New Dimension Of Sound

The KEF R8 Meta Atmos Surround Speakers combine the impression of depth and verticality with horizontal stereo speaker performance.  Causing the sound to bounce up and off the top surface of the room. The speakers utilize this process to create the Dolby Atmos movement, which is technically brilliant and gives the full surround sound effect.

Features & Benefits

• Innovative Meta Material Technology: By eliminating 99% of the rejected sound. The groundbreaking Meta Material Absorption Technology guarantees unmatched sound clarity and immersive listening experiences.
• Unique Cabinet Design: The one-of-a-kind cabinet design. Featuring a patented offset flexible port.
• 12th Generation Uni-Q Driver: This state-of-the-art sound technology offers precise sound dispersion and a lifelike soundstage. Creating a genuinely immersive three-dimensional audio experience.
• Minimalistic and Modern Aesthetics: The KEF R8 Meta Atmos Surround Speakers exhibit a sleek design and a sumptuous finish. That adapts seamlessly to contemporary home decor.

Technical Specifications

• Design: Two-way closed box
• Drive Units: Uni-Q Driver Array: HF: 25mm (1in.). Vented dome with Metamaterial Absorption Technology. MF: 125mm (5in.) cone. Bass units: LF: 2x 130mm (5.25in.) hybrid.
• Frequency Response: 40Hz – 50kHz (-6dB)
• Sensitivity: 85dB (2.83V/1m)
• Dimensions: 340 x 180 x 246 mm (H x W x D)
• Weight: 7.75kg

Summary of the KEF R8 Meta Atmos Surround Speakers

The KEF R8 Meta Atmos Surround Speakers are premium Atmos speakers for home cinema. KEF’s sound engineers have taken a lot of inspiration from the KEF Reference Series technologies. With Metamaterial Absorption Technology, there is extremely low distortion. You will listen to the sound you want with fantastic clarity and enhanced sound reproduction.

Enhanced Clarity and Outstanding Sound Reproduction

The KEF R8 Meta Atmos Speakers can be mounted via keyhole slots on walls or fixed to rubber feet for an upward-firing configuration. This will be useful, especially in homes where the walls may not be appropriate. Feel the sound of a perfect surround cinema. It has a 12th-generation Uni-Q® array with MAT™ to steer the sound for genuine 3D results.

Immersive Audio Experience

KEF is again at the forefront of 3D surround sound innovation by utilizing these new speakers in the R Series, which once more demonstrates its capability in building an immersive audio experience known from modern cinemas.