The q series is a fully stocked speaker line capable of satisfying anyones particular slant. Kef iq6c center channel speaker wired series sign in to comment. View online or download kef iq9 installation manual. Selling a pair of nearly mint kef iq9 speakers in dark walnut finish. A fairer comparison would probably be the kef xq10s against the gs20s. For orchestral, big band or compositionally intricate works, were talking devastating accuracy and emotional power. Kef manuals, schematics and brochures hifi manuals. The kef iq9 is, overall, an impressive performer for its size and price, with a wealth of strengths over a broad range of program material that suggests a much more expensive speaker.
Kef iq9 loudspeaker measurements the kef iq9 offered a higherthanaverage voltage sensitivity at an estimated 89. Your question may be answered by sellers, manufacturers, or customers who purchased this item, who are all part of the amazon community. Whether or not its single shortcomingthat midbass emphasisis a problem will depend on your associated equipment and taste in music. Feb 19, 2006 the kef iq9 is, overall, an impressive performer for its size and price, with a wealth of strengths over a broad range of program material that suggests a much more expensive speaker. But this system is not just another retread of a familiar if proprietary. The biggest collection of kef manuals and schematics. The side and back walls form a smooth surface, curved in the shape of ellipse. The classic kef sound is maintained with warm midrange and full low end. It includes three loudspeaker, the iq5, iq7, and the reference iq9. All q speakers feature kefs unusual uniq coincidentdriver array. Thats what i was thinking as i pulled this kef qseries home theater speaker system from its shipping cartons. View and download kef iq90 installation manual online. As ghislain states, it will depend on what youre going to use them for, and the kef s do have a different presentation to the mas, which will also be affected by the electronics theyre going to be used with.
Salutations fellow forum readers and welcome to my advert. Find best deals and buying advice from consumers on kef iq9 from reevoo. After all, they incorporate new uniq technology originally designed for one of the worlds finest speaker ranges, kefs legendary. Superb sound with everything except dub reggae due to lack of low bass. Oct 21, 2008 in my opinion any speaker with a base has got better isolation as long as it has been designed properly. The threeway iq9 towers are stout reminders of the days of fullrange stereo speakers. This line was designed with home theater and digital audio in mind, and they are built to handle the power and dynamics typical of an audioholic s beefy system.
The current iq line represents the fifth generation of this technology that kef has continued to improve on over the years. Download iq1 iq3 iq5 iq7 iq9 iq2c iq6c iq8ds brochure kef. We delete comments that violate our policy, which we encourage you to read. The iq3 is the larger of two iq standmounts, and is based on a solitary 165mm uniq drive unit an exclusive kef coaxial design to handle the bass, midrange and treble. My set had a true maple finish, and the look of blond wood was a welcome relief from the black vinyl that usually stalks my listening room. With an increased internal volume and a second bass driver iq9 took the performance up. These exemplary sounding floor standers rarely come along for sale so fastest fingers first. After 10 days of working out and some repositioning in the room, i have found deep satisfaction with kefs. This website is not affiliated with or sponsored by kef. Jan 14, 2006 hi adrian, for what it is worth, i have been a big kef fan for many years and i have consistently upgraded from one range of kef q series speakers to the next with a mix of two ranges at any given time. We have 3 kef iq9 manuals available for free pdf download. And when complemented by the iq6c and either iq3 or iq7 rear channel speakers, iq9 is a.
And kef do design things properly so i would expect you get better base isolation with the iq90s than with the iq9. I have one pair of kef iq9 floor standers finished in dark apple for sale. I would like to know the opinion of people who have actually listened to the iq9 s or to another model of the series. Embodied the latest achievements, iq series moves closer to reference series by quality, favorably differing by price. Kef iq6c center channel speaker wired series specs cnet. Though its impedance drops to 4 ohms throughout the lower midrange fig. Kef q1 bookshelf speaker speakers by ka7niq general audio topics that dont fit into specific categories.
Kef seems to have spared no effort in designing the iq series. Taking the floorstanders side of the argument this month is the kef iq7. We delete comments that violate our policy, which we encourage you to. I was not impressed with denon 2809 music sounds very bright and mids and lows are somehow not very great. Jul 31, 2006 the iq3 is the larger of two iq standmounts, and is based on a solitary 165mm uniq drive unit an exclusive kef coaxial design to handle the bass, midrange and treble. Then again i have listened to the iq9 and they were pretty good but i have not seen or heard the new versions yet. But significantly its a speaker that features a notsosecret weapon that to a large degree allows it to play both sides of the fence.
The 3way iq90bl floor standing speaker defines kef s new q series of loudspeakers. The 3way iq90bl floor standing speaker defines kefs new q series of loudspeakers. To purchase iq3 spares or accessories, please contact the company via their website or visit an authorised retailer. Best floorstanding speakers in 2018 which is the best floorstanding speaker. Nov 21, 2008 kef iq9, nad c320bee, nad 525bee, panasonic bd30, panasonic plasma. Kef iq9, nad c320bee, nad 525bee, panasonic bd30, panasonic plasma. Download iq1 iq3 iq5 iq7 iq9 iq2c iq6c iq8ds installation manual.
The curved enclosures look really swank and also have acoustical benefits. Were convinced someone sprinkled them with magic dust overnight, such was the transformation in performance the following morning. Find best deals and buying advice from consumers on kef iq7 speakers from reevoo. I have replaced 20 year old celestion sl6 pair with kef iq3, after eliminating ma br2, wharfedale d9. Kefs uniq technology is one of the two keys to the iq1 system, as it has been for other kef systems over many years. Iq2c, iq3, iq5, iq6c, iq7, iq8ds, iq9, psw2500, psw3500. All are threeway bass reflex designs with the iq9 adding a second 6.
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