MODEL REFERENCE 4

牌子:  KEF
價錢: $25000

Review 1 of 18
Price Paid:  $1400.00 from E-bay (uk)

Summary:
Supurb speakers, I have only owned these for about 6 months ! I bought these to replace my KEF Reference 1's (which are excellent aswell) I would recommend these speakers to anyone with a room big enough to let these babys sing....... Very good off-axis response, Excellent bass response, Very Spacious mid & Sweet KEF Uni-Q treble. These are as much at home in 2ch music as thay are in a full H/T system. I can not say any thing bad about these apart from you will need a serious amp to run these as thay are very current hungry, these need at least 200w into true 4 Ohm to really perform at there best.....Also worth running bi-wired/amped If you intend on buying a pair I would take a friend along as these are about 50kg each!!!!!! Also worth going for the duluxe finish, I have the Rosetta baur finish it is simply beatiful.

Strengths:
Sweet KEF Uni-Q Treble, Very deep & controled bass, Perfect & Spacious mid Best speaker I have heard for a while !!

Weaknesses:
Is there any ???????? Maybe the fact you need a big room for these !

Similar Products Used:
KEF Reference 1's Ruark Prologue 'R' Linn Ninka

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Rating
Reviewed by:
Geo(Unregistered User)
(Audio Enthusiast)

Review Date
November 3, 2003
Overall Rating
5 of 5

Value Rating
5 of 5

Used product for
3 Months to 1 year

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  Review 2 of 18
Price Paid:  $2500.00

Summary:
Bought these to replace my trusty 105/3's. WOW, I expected a step up in quality, but this was a huge leap forward. It is a myth that big KEF's can be driven or fed by midrange equipment, they may sound OK but as soon as a better component is inserted into the chain these speakers will instantly sound better. They are a reviewers dream for comparing amps or source components. Biamp them and use ONLY with top of the range equipment and they are a bargain!!

Strengths:
Ruthlessy analytical of all components in the chain.

Weaknesses:
See above, do not use with budget or mid priced equipment.

Similar Products Used:
Martin Logan, B&W, Sonus Faber floorstanders.

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Reviewed by:
HyTekCat(Unregistered User)
(AudioPhile)

Review Date
October 7, 2003
Overall Rating
5 of 5

Value Rating
4 of 5

Used product for
More than 1 year

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3.00 of 5, 2.00 votes

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  Review 3 of 18
Price Paid:  $0

Summary:
Well, what more can be said for these great speakers? Design is top-notch, beautiful in appearance, solid construction, well damped, extremely low resonance cabinets, and a full, rich, very satisfying sound. I've owned these marvels since 1997, and haven't really given much thought to upgrading them. I've auditioned others at the dealer, but haven't had any desire to change them. They're currently connected to a Proceed HPA3 via internal bi-wire Kimber Bifocals and sound astronomical. Detail, dynamics, bass, imaging, palpability, liquidity, airiness... All present, in abundance. The music is presented in a most involving way.

Strengths:
Design, construction, presentation.

Weaknesses:
Hmmmm.....

Similar Products Used:
Kef Model 2 (rear) Kef 200c (center) Kef TDM-34DS (sides)

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Rating
Reviewed by:
geminisix(Unregistered User)
(AudioPhile)

Review Date
October 1, 2003
Overall Rating
5 of 5

Value Rating
5 of 5

Used product for
1 to 3 months

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  Review 4 of 18
Price Paid:  $3500.00 from creative audio shrew

Summary:
Found the reference 1.2 not quite classy enough. The 4.2 reference really are huge and heavy and are certainly the best speakers have ever heard. They will take the power of any amplifier,Kef recommend at least 50 watts. use a Musical Fidelity 270.2 power amplifier. Like the uniq drivers which sound open yet very impressive.

Strengths:
awesome.

Weaknesses:
perhaps a little slow sounding at times otherwise none.

Similar Products Used:
kef 1.2, Linn Kelidh.

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Reviewed by:
styx rogan(Unregistered User)
(Casual Listener)

Review Date
April 17, 2003
Overall Rating
5 of 5

Value Rating
2 of 5

Used product for
1 to 3 months

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  Review 5 of 18
Price Paid:  $3600.00 from e bay

Summary:
These are some god awesome speakers. I was one of those that bought Ref 3 instead of the 4's and always wished I got the 4's. Lots of people say you don't need a subwoofer with these for home theater but they are wrong. These speakers make excellent front speaker for an awesome home theater system.

Strengths:
Play all kinds of music flawlessly

Weaknesses:
Weigh a ton cost a fortune

Similar Products Used:
Kef Reference 3

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