Crossover frequencies: 400Hz, 2.8kHz
The KEF Ci5160REF-THX is built to the same exacting standards as the REFERENCE speakers . And like all REFERENCE speakers, the Ci5160REF comes with the REFERENCE Build Certificate signed by the craftsman who built it.
At the heart of the Ci5160REF-THX is the 11th generation of KEF's signature innovation: the Uni-Q point source MF/HF driver array. With a 25mm vented aluminum dome tweeter at the exact acoustic center of a 125mm mid-range driver, both act as a single source that floods the listening space evenly with a flawless natural sound field.
Like everything else about THE REFERENCE, the bespoke 160mm LF driver optimized for in-wall use, is a class apart. With a massive vented magnet assembly and a large aluminum wire voice coil driving an exceptionally light, stiff and strong alloy cone, the dynamics and power handling are superb.
KEF engineers computer-modeled the ideal crossover networks before exhaustively auditioning every high-grade component to select those with the lowest distortion and the smoothest response. Perfectionism takes time, but the difference is clear. Nothing is overlooked – the HF and LF crossovers are even mounted on separate boards to minimize crosstalk.
