KEF Q3 Meta (Walnut)

KEF Q3 Meta
2-way bookshelf speaker with Uni-Q driver

The Q3 Meta was designed as a compact, elegant package delivering precise sound quality. The 16.5 cm 12th generation Uni-Q drivers with MAT™ provide flawless clarity at all times. Whether you're expanding your home theater system or enjoying your favorite music, this bookshelf speaker delivers high-fidelity sound with exceptional depth and detail.

Revolutionary sound absorption with MAT

The core innovation of the Q series is the integrated Metamaterial Absorption Technology (MAT)1, a revolutionary breakthrough that allows the latest 12th generation Uni-Q drivers to perform with unprecedented precision and clarity.
MAT is a highly complex, labyrinth-like structure where each branched channel efficiently absorbs a specific frequency. Together, the channels act like an acoustic black hole, absorbing 99% of unwanted sound coming from the back of the tweeter, eliminating resulting distortions and delivering a purer, more natural acoustic performance.

 

Improved crossover with 1000 measurements

A key component of the Q series is the more sensitive crossover, ensuring seamless integration of all speaker components. To achieve this, our engineers conducted over 1000 specific measurements for each speaker model in our anechoic chamber in Maidstone, UK, using a specialized reference microphone setup. Thanks to these extensive on- and off-axis measurements, our team gained a thorough understanding of each model's acoustic interactions and, through advanced simulations and cutting-edge prototyping, achieved precise crossover design. This meticulous process was first applied during the development of the LS50 Meta and has been further refined for the latest Blade, Reference, and R series. This ensures a precise signal path and optimizations for the best possible performance for every speaker model.

 

Shadow Flare for enhanced transparency

Shadow Flare4, derived from our flagship models, represents another improvement for the evolved Q series. This design reduces unwanted reflections at the corners of the speaker cabinets, allowing the 12th generation Uni-Q drivers with MAT to reach their full potential. Shadow Flare is a precisely engineered surface that improves sound radiation from the Uni-Q drivers. This means the tweeter no longer has a "line of sight" to the cabinet edges, creating a "shadow zone" where the potential for reflections is highest, thus reducing acoustic effects to a negligible level. The enhanced clarity and fine detail reproduction make listening a truly immersive experience. Subtle nuances like the delicate brush of a jazz brush on a cymbal or the complex overtones of a piano are rendered much more clearly with the Q series.