KEF, renowned British manufacturer of audiophile-quality speakers, has
unveiled MUON, a distinctively new loudspeaker that features audio
innovation and a cutting-edge, ultra-modern design. The speakers are
the direct result of the marriage between KEF’s engineering team and
visionary designer Ross Lovegrove, one of the leading industrial
designers of our time. These loudspeakers, standing nearly 7 feet tall,
were recently unveiled during the famed Milan design fair, arguably the
most prestigious design gathering in the world.
The
central aim of the MUON project was to create the ultimate in sound
technology and design innovation. These ultra-exclusive speakers will
be limited in production to just 100 pairs and will be sold in only 10
cities worldwide, including New York and Los Angeles.
Rarely has such a sublime union of form, function and manufacturing
integrity been realized in the commercial world. “We wanted to push our
technology to new limits,” said Dr. Andrew Watson, KEF’s Senior
Acoustic Engineer. The result is an unparalleled loudspeaker that will
bring unbelievable sound quality to serious audiophiles as well as
music lovers. MUON is an exquisite example of British engineering and
design at its very best.”
The MUON loudspeaker is made from super-formed aluminum, which uses a
similar molding process to vacuum forming. Malleable sheets of heated
aluminum were used to achieve otherwise impossible shapes. The eventual
form of the loudspeaker was the result of a careful convergence between
Ross Lovegrove’s design aesthetics and the physics of sound. The
process by which it was conceived meant that, in effect, Ross Lovegrove
was sculpting the sound by ‘skinning’ the technology with purposeful
form.
MUON’s four-way speaker system mounted into the front of the structure
with its powerful bass drivers is one of the elements that make it so
superior. But it is also the upper mid-range and treble where some of
MUON’s key technology lies in the form of the Uni-Q® drive unit array,
remarkable in its construction and delivering a seamless sonic picture
throughout the listening environment.
KEF has also used its Acoustic Compliance Enhancement (ACE) technology,
which enables them to effectively double the available volume through
adsorption of air molecules by activated carbon, or ‘magic dust’. The
two additional bass drivers mounted on the back of MUON help to produce
a remarkably clean and open sound by dealing with room effects.
Finally, the 6mm thick, heavily damped aluminum shell provides a
totally rigid structure that minimizes any sound-distorting vibrations.
As a truly contemporary art form appropriate for 21st century living,
MUON is unequivocally at the apex of speaker design and technology.
Simply stated, MUON is the best you can get.
Source: Press Release
