KEF R100 Passive Bookshelf Speakers - Piano Gloss Black (Pair) $1249 Delivered (Sydney) @ Apollo Hi-Fi & Video

For the Hi-Fi ozbargainers.

Decent price for the R-series bookshelves.
Way out of budget / necessity so I thought to post as a deal.

Out of the KEF bookshelf speakers this would be my pick. Described as a ‘smoother sounding’ LS50, which some find too analytical and fatiguing.
Current price elsewhere is around $1500.

Note: As always with Uni-Q the driver will reach its best potential with an amplifier providing ample current.

KEF R100

The KEF R100 is a masterpiece in miniaturisation. Fast, clean and agile, with a low-end performance you would expect from a speaker double its size or with a dedicated LF driver, the R100 has a brilliantly designed full range Uni-Q driver array that makes the smallest R Series bookshelf speaker an astonishing performer.

Features

Amazingly fast and clean mid-range response. Startlingly pure high frequencies. All operating as a single perfectly integrated voice to deliver sweet, accurate sounds of unprecedented clarity.

KEF Uni-Q driver array is nothing short of a masterpiece. Unlike conventional speakers, the mid-range cones are rigid magnesium/aluminum constructions that reduce breakup problems. The new mid-range Z-flex surround smoothes the tweeter transition to the front baffle, which results in undistorted high frequencies.

Large voice coils increase power handling and dynamics, reducing distortion and delivering exceptional vocal clarity.

Venting the tweeters reduces pressure behind the dome, increasing midrange bandwidth and lowering distortion. Upper registers are articulated with flawless precision. KEF’s tangerine waveguide helps disperse higher frequencies evenly across a wider angle to flood the room with a sophisticated, refreshingly natural sound field.

Specifications

Design: Two-way bass reflex
Drive Units: Uni-Q driver array:
HF: 25mm (1in.) vented aluminium dome
MF: 130mm (5.25in.) aluminium
Frequency range (-6dB): 49Hz - 45kHz
Frequency response (±3dB): 56Hz - 28kHz
Crossover frequency: 2.5kHz
Amplifier requirements: 25 - 100 W
Sensitivity (2.83V/1m): 86dB
Harmonic distortion: 2nd & 3rd harmonics (90dB, 1m)
Maximum output: 107dB
Nominal impedance: 8ohm (min. 3.2ohm)
Weight: 6.6kg (14.5lbs.)
Dimension (H x W x D) (with grille and terminal): 280 x 180 x 289 mm (11 x 7.1 x 11.4 in.)