KEF T101C Centre Speaker

Here we have a single T101C Centre Speaker from British manufacturer KEF. Designed to be slim and unobtrusive this “lifestyle” speaker comes complete with stand. It is in good condition noting a few small blemishes and some residue from an old label on the rear – please refer to photographs. Furthermore it will be suitably packaged along our normal three month warranty.
KEF Say….
With KEF’s new T Series, you get exceptionally slim profile speakers that generate all the intricacy, spaciousness and dynamic range of a high end conventional design.
You’d expect no less from KEF. With some of the finest speakers in the world to our credit, ours is a 50-year success story of innovation that includes unrivalled experience of home theatre: our multi-award winning systems have for years been the standard by which others are judged.
No wonder even the most demanding listeners love the new T Series the first time they hear it – and when you discover the unique technologies crammed into each slender enclosure, you understand why…
As one of the world’s thinnest high performance home theatre systems, the new T Series combines several landmark innovations: a radical new ultra-low profile bass and midrange driver, and a large, fully vented new tweeter. By incorporating both in cabinets only 35mm (just over 1.25in.) deep, the T Series brings you all the pleasures of true audiophile quality sound in a speaker that perfectly complements the aesthetics of the latest flat screen TVs.
Instead of a cone, the radical new twin-layer bass and midrange unit has a flat diaphragm whose rigidity throughout the frequency range is maintained by very fine stiffening ribs, with the driver as a whole acting as a stressed member to help eliminate any unwanted resonance from the slim cabinet. The resulting response is as clean, accurate and distortion-free as a quality conventional speaker, with none of the bulk.
In addition to minimising the height of the magnets, we placed the entire suspension outside the magnet system so that it adds nothing to its height. Whether you opt for the standard satellite and centre speakers or the larger models with additional bass/midrange drivers, the result is an exceptionally shallow unit that allows the enclosure to have the same installed depth as current flat screen TVs without compromising acoustic integrity in the slightest. Lush yet well controlled, it’s the kind of performance that brings soundtrack effects to life with a real sense of drama.
The generous size of the sophisticated new 25mm (1in.) vented tweeter specially developed for the T Series allows exceptionally accurate reproduction, especially of the human voice. And silken, effortlessly pure high notes. The clarity is outstanding, even played loud.
KEF’s unique ‘tangerine’ waveguide helps to disperse the sound image evenly throughout the room. The combined effect is remarkable: you find yourself immersed in a dense three-dimensional sound picture that completely engages you with what’s happening on screen.
Everything about the new T Series has been designed from first principles to achieve a sleek, unobtrusive look that matches the styling of modern TVs while still maintaining the high standard of audio fidelity KEF is famous for.
The precision etched logo and chamfered black anodised aluminium side trims hint at the meticulous attention to detail and superb build quality of what’s inside.
Specifications:
Design: Two-way closed box
Drive Units: MF: 115mm dual layer; HF: 25mm aluminium HF
Frequency Response: 80 Hz – 30 kHz
Crossover Frequency: 1.7 kHz
Amplifier Requirements: 10 – 100 W
Sensitivity: 87 dB (2.83 V / 1 m)
Maximum Output (SPL): 107 dB
Impedance: 8 Ω
Internal Volume: 0.7 Litres
Dimensions: 330 (H) x 140 (W) x 35 (D) mm
Weight: 1.0 kg