The very
first KEF compact speaker, in 1961 was the K1, a three-way baffle available in
several formats. Since than, an honourable tradition of music related
"C" series names has held sway. In this thirtieth anniversary year,
the initial "K" returns to identify three models, each of which embodies the
principles, experience, and tradition learned and earned during the past three
decades.
Careful
attention to both visual and acoustic design means that the "K"
Series models are as easy and attractive to integrate into a home environment
as they are capable of reproducing today's sometimes complex and demanding
recordings in a lifelike and convincing manner.
The new
K-Series models featured an attractive ‘louvred’ baffle, a quality 25mm
ferro-fluid cooled tweeter, paper coned bass-midrange drive units for high
sensitivity and substantial cabinets. They were carefully designed to offer an
easy load to the budget amplifiers they were likely to be partnered with.
K120
(1991-93)
In the
design of small loudspeakers every parameter becomes more critical. Only
a'complete system' approach, as employed by KEF, is likely to bring success.
Careful study of drive units, crossover and enclosure, separately and together,
with their interactions, is the means to produce a musically integrated sound.
KEF system design techniques have , in the K 120, produced a supremely musical
small box, designed to produce its specified response when operated on a shelf,
or stand mounted close to a wall.
The K 120 is
a compact two-way speaker which sounds much larger than it looks. The
lightweight 160 mm (6,5") bass/midrange unit provides uncoloured, fast
bass response, whilst the 25 mm 91") fluid-cooled tweeter offers accurate,
uncompressed high-frequency performance of exceptional clarity. A
deeper-than-average cabinet gives an internal volume, and therefore a bass
performance that belies its compact frontal aspect. Ideal for a first or second
system, an audio-visual installation, or as satellites for a subwoofer, the K
120 is a truly outstanding miniature.
Specification:
K 120
System
Type: Two-way, wall/shelf-mount
Enclosure
Type: Closed box
Nominal
Impedance: 8 Ω
Amplifier
Requirements: 10 - 80 W
Frequency
Response: 65 Hz to 20,000 Hz [±3 dB at
2m on reference axis (-6dB at 50Hz)]
Sensitivity: 87 dB at 1m/2.83V (anechoic conditions)
Maximum
Output: 107 dB [on programme peaks under
typical listening conditions]
System: SP3132
Drive
units:
Low
Frequency: bass unit B 160 (SP1283),
High
Frequency: 25mm tweeter (SP1231)
Crossover: SP2176
Dimensions
(H x W x D): 340 x 205 x 246mm
(13,3" x 8,1" x 9,7")
Weight: 5.6kg (12.5 lbs)