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Specifications

KHT5005

perfect sound wherever you are

KHT9000

HTS/HTC5001

PSW2500

KHT9000

Design

Satellite / Centre

Powered subwoofer

Satellite / Centre

Drive units

75 mm (3 in.) Uni-Q array

Closed box 250 mm (10 in.)

3 way closed box, 165 mm (61 /2 in.) Uni-Q array with

with 15 mm (0.6 in.) HF,

19 mm (3 /4 in.) HF, 2 x 165 mm (61 /2 in.) LF

2 x 75 mm (3 in.) LF
Frequency response (± 3dB)

100 Hz - 30 kHz

30 Hz - 150 Hz

75 Hz - 27 kHz

Power handling

100 W

N/A

30 - 150 W

Amplifier

N/A

250 W

N/A

Sensitivity (2.83V/1m)

87 dB

N/A

88 dB

Maximum output (SPL)

104 dB

108 dB

111 dB

Impedance

8 <

N/A

8 < (min 3.2 <)

Internal volume

1.4 litres

15.4 litres

11.5 litres

Weight

2 kg (4.4 lbs)

14.5 kg (31.9 lbs)

9.9 kg (21.8 lbs)

419 x 88 x 127 mm /

360 x 495 x 325 mm /

555 x 250 x 125 mm /

16.5 x 3.46 x 5.0 in.

14.2 x 19.5 x 12.8 in.

21.8 x 9.8 x 4.9 in.

Dimensions

Satellite

(H x W x D)
Centre

250 x 555 x 125 mm /
9.8 x 21.8 x 4.9 in.

Cabinet finishes

Silver

Silver

Silver

PL1445EN

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Content

KEF and the KHT story

KEF and the KHT story
Technology Uni-Q®
Technology ACE
KHT 1005
KHT 2005.2
KHT 5005
KHT 9000 ACE
Subwoofers
Specifications

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The more sophisticated that digital audio

of KEF’s trademark Uni-Q technology and

formats become, the better your speakers need

a new generation of powered subwoofers,

to be. Which to choose, though? Manufacturers

there’s a formidable line-up of options to choose

come and go. Design trends appear, then fade

from. They’re all designed to reproduce every last

away. But with KEF, you’re dealing with people

detail encoded in the latest home

who’ve been consistently innovating since 1961.

entertainment formats, and having identical drivers for the satellite and centre speakers of each

The KEF Home Theatre (KHT) series is a good

system guarantees a perfect tonal match.

example. By bringing audiophile quality sound to

Naturally, they’re all magnetically shielded to

affordable home entertainment,

avoid interference with your other equipment.

it’s been breaking new ground ever since it was

And although each has its own distinctive look,

first introduced. As its many awards and 5-star

every system is engineered with acoustically

ratings prove, the original outperformed every con-

inert cast aluminium enclosures and high

ventional system in its class.

end components including new metal dome
tweeters to create an accurate and

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compellingly real 3D soundscape - and with the

advantage even further, whatever your budget.

ultra-wide dispersion characteristics of KEF’s Uni-

With the introduction of radically innovative con-

Q point source array, it’s enjoyed with equal

cepts like Acoustic Compliance Enhancement

pleasure by everyone in the room.

www.kefamerica.com

KEF and Uni-Q are registered trademarks. Uni-Q is protected under GB patent 2 236929 and U.S. Pat. No. 5,548,657. Worldwide patents pending. KEF reserve the right, in line with
continuing research and development, to amend or change specifications. The photographs in this catalogue show speakers in various finishes some of which may not be available in
your territory. This catalogue is printed using chlorine-free materials and is fully recyclable.

But the latest KHT systems extend this

(ACE), the latest refinements

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Effect of ACE on a 10 litre closed
box loudspeaker

Technology

Uni-Q

ACE

KEF’s patented Uni-Q driver configuration dis-

Based on those developed for the legendary

The holy grail of loudspeaker design has always

of activated carbon into the enclosure

difference for the listener. By enhancing

perses the sound image over a much larger area

Reference Series, the Uni-Q arrays in the new

been to generate big bass from small boxes. The

- a material containing millions of pores

compliance by anything from 150% to 300%,

than a conventional speaker, instead of being

KHT range are the most sophisticated yet, with

trouble is, the laws of physics make this almost

ranging in size from visible fissures to holes

ACE-enabled loudspeakers perform like units up

restricted to a small ‘sweet spot’.

new metal dome HF drivers that reproduce the

impossible to achieve, as bass extension relates

a few molecules across. One of its

to three times their size. In trials of

This outstanding off-axis response is made pos-

human voice with breathtaking accuracy. In

directly to efficiency and cabinet size.

characteristics is a capacity for physical adsorp-

identical Uni-Q arrays fitted to an ACE

sible by using aerospace materials to

purely practical terms, the larger sound image

Continuing a 40-year tradition of genuine design

tion, the gravity-like molecular force in which a

enclosure 40% smaller than the test cabinet,

engineer a high performance tweeter that’s

gives you far greater flexibility in placing your

innovation, KEF engineers have now developed a

substance (usually a gas) accumulates in a thin

not only did the listeners agree that bass was

small enough to mount in the exact acoustic

speakers where they look best. For home theatre,

way of overcoming this apparently insoluble limi-

film on the surface of a solid. In the ACE loud-

undiminished - they unanimously preferred the

centre of the bass/midrange cone so that both

it means that you experience even the subtlest

tation. It’s called Acoustic Compliance

speaker when the cone moves inwards the air

bass attack of the ACE version. And that’s

act as a single point source – an ideal that so

3D soundtrack effects with the same clarity and

Enhancement (ACE), and it works like this. In con-

pressure increases, triggering adsorption of air

the acid test of any radical breakthrough in

far, only KEF has achieved.

realism wherever you sit.

ventional speakers, cone motion is restricted by the

molecules from the free air into the carbon. This

audio design: subjectively as well as objectively,

acoustic pressure in the enclosure as the air is

removal of air

ACE enriches the listening experience.

alternately compressed and expanded by the

molecules from the free air causes the internal

cone moving in and out. The smaller the enclo-

pressure to decrease. When the cone moves

sure, the greater the pressure that acts on the

outwards the opposite happens and the

cone. By dramatically reducing this pressure, ACE

carbon gives out air molecules. The ACE material

allows the cone to move as freely as it would in a

is constantly acting to reduce the pressure vari-

much larger cabinet, generating bass extension

ations in the enclosure in a

out of all proportion to its actual size.

controlled and linear fashion.

This is achieved by introducing granules

It’s an innovation that makes an amazing

Conventional loudspeaker dispersion showing
narrow ‘sweet spot’

Excellent dispersion characteristics common
with all Uni-Q based products showing wider
listening area

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KHT 1005
They may look cute - but they sound

The curvy die-cast aluminium enclosures

anything but. Experiencing a movie or favourite

nate the diffractions and internal resonances that

elimi-

ema setting for even weightier bass punch, its
attack is as forceful as it

album through KHT 1005 is like seeing an old

so often blur the output of conventional small

is accurate. Whether you prefer shelf mounting,

friend after a makeover: fresh, involving, more

speakers, so the sound is cleaner and crisper.

optional wall brackets or floor stands with inter-

intense. The centre and satellite speakers all

The sound image is completed by

nal cable management, the installation

have KEF’s stunning new 75 mm (3”) Uni-Q driv-

the new slot-ported PSW1000.2 subwoofer, its

is as discreet as can be - until you press ‘play’,

er – the smallest ever made, its 15 mm (0.6”) metal

100-watt onboard power amp driving

and the whole room fills with immaculate three-

dome tweeter and double neodymium magnets

a 200 mm (8”) long throw down-firing bass unit.

dimensional sound. Matt silver finish.

delivering the extended bandwidth you normally

With output fully adjustable for phase, frequency

get with much larger units.

and level, a ground lift to prevent hum and a cin-

Discreet design

Smallest ever Uni-Q array 75 mm (3”) with
15 mm (0.6”) aluminium dome tweeter (top)
Cast aluminium enclosure (bottom)

“The sound & music are 50% of
the entertainment in a movie.”

George Lucas

Optional floor stands

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KHT 2005.2
Charismatic is the only word to describe it. Like

ter power handling and driven by twin neodymi-

frequency and level controls allow you to fine

the multi-award-winning KHT 2005 from which it

um magnets,

tune the output to get the perfect balance with

evolved, the new reflex-ported KHT 2005.2

HF reproduction is startling – even whispered dia-

the satellite speakers and your

pushes the performance envelope of midrange

logue is pin-sharp. But the real magic lies

room acoustics. An ingenious multi-directional

home theatre like no other system. The spec

in the way all the system components

base makes it easy to place each satellite wher-

tells part of the story: with parabolic enclosures

work together. The tonal match is perfect,

ever it suits you: on a flat surface, at an angle

computer optimised to eliminate cabinet distor-

and transitions are so smooth you simply can’t

on walls, or on the optional floor stands.

tions, the full range centre and satellites all feature

hear them. Like all KHT series subwoofers,

It all adds up to a chic, superbly engineered sys-

KEF’s new 100 mm (4”) Uni-Q array incorporating
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the 19 mm ( /4”) aluminium dome tweeter from

the matching 250-watt PSW2010 has a

tem that delivers way beyond what you’d expect

cinema setting for even more bass ‘slam’ with

for the price. Available in matt silver finish or

the acclaimed Q series. Ferrofluid cooled for bet-

movie sound effects, and individual phase,

soft black.

PSW2010 active subwoofer

Cable management system built into mounting
brack et (top) Soft black finish (bottom)

1 00 mm (4”) Uni-Q driver
with twin neodymium magnet
3
system and 19 mm ( /4”) aluminium dome tweeter
(top) Adjustable stand (bottom)

“Wait a minute, wait a minute.
You ain’t heard nothing yet!”

Al Jolson 1886 - 1950
The Jazz Singer, October 6th 1927

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KHT 5005
The cool minimalism of these slender cast

Whether you’re watching a film or chilling out to

distortion-free bass. Individually adjustable phase,

aluminium column speakers belies the

a few tracks, they sound as clean as they look.

frequency and level controls

sophistication of the technology that makes

KEF’s characteristic attention to detail in every-

(with 12dB/24dB variable slope switching) allow

them sound so authoritative. Flanked by a pair

thing from the audiophile grade wiring and internal

you to fine tune the output to your personal

of 75 mm (3”) long throw bass drivers with

components to the curvature of the cabinets max-

preferences and the acoustics

ultra-low distortion motor systems, the Uni-Q

imises the Uni-Q performance advantage, creating

of the room – and with the choice of floor

array has KEF’s 15 mm (0.6”) metal dome HF

a big, expansive sound that’s accurate enough to

stands, wall brackets and either short

driver at the acoustic centre of the 75 mm (3”)

clarify every nuance in the recording. The sensa-

or infinitely adjustable height desk stands,

midrange cone to disperse a seamless sonic

tional new elliptical PSW 2500 subwoofer for KHT

you can place the satellite speakers wherever

image evenly throughout the listening area. And

5005 is a closed box design with a 250 mm

they look best. Matt silver finish.

what an image it is - richly textured and spatially

(10”) long-throw driver that pumps out a genuine

precise in every dimension.

250 watts of

3 Way, closed box design 75 mm (3”)
Uni-Q driver and bass units Die-cast
aluminium enclosure

PSW 2500 subwoofer (top) Rear panel
controls (bottom)

“It’s always the best policy to allow
the film to speak for itself.”

Stanley Kubrick 1928 - 1999

Wall or Table top mounting options

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KHT 9000 ACE
As the flagship system of the KHT family,

ultra-low distortion motors for low frequency

the connections automatically

KHT 9000 ACE combines KEF’s latest

response that’s as lucid as it is gutsy - and

select either the free space or wall mount

performance enhancing innovation with an

thanks to KEF’s Acoustic Compliance

response setting. The wall filter has a unique form

uncompromised technical specification to create a

Enhancement, what you actually hear is the level

which corrects for both the fundamental wall

true audiophile quality 3D sound picture: incredi-

of bass extension that’s only normally obtainable

reflection below 200Hz and the second mode at

bly spacious, intricately detailed and totally
1
engrossing. The 165 mm (6 /2”) Uni-Q driver

with much larger speakers.

700Hz allowing unprecedented

To achieve a genuinely integrated look that com-

tonal accuracy for a wall mounted speaker.

array brings out the full emotional depth and tex-

plements modern interiors, you have the option

Available separately, and with a choice of com-

ture of vocals, whether sung, shouted, spoken or

of wall brackets or infinitely adjustable desk or

patible powered subwoofers, you’re

whispered – hardly surprising, since it’s exactly the

floor stands with stand-mounted

free to tailor yourself the set-up that best suits

same unit as you’ll find on the high end Q and XQ

terminals connecting to the drivers via an ingen-

your tastes. If you take your entertainment seri-

series. On either side,

ious sliding track system. Depending on the

ously, it’s a blue chip investment in

a matching pair of long throw bass drivers with

mounting system chosen, stand or wall bracket,

pure pleasure.

1
Aluminium baffle 165 mm (6 /2”) Uni-Q
driver
1 from XQ Series 2 x 165 mm
(6 /2”) woofers

ACE technology for improved bass (top)
Crossover (bottom)

Innovative short/tall sliding stands
Wall/Free-space balance options

“Who the hell wants to hear
actors talk?”

H. M. Warner, Warner Brothers,
1927

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Subwoofers

Specifications

KHT1005

KHT2005.2

Your choice of subwoofer for the KHT 9000 sys-

it anchors the 3D soundscape in a bass

sive is how tightly the response is controlled.

tem depends more on your personal

presence whose depth and clarity you feel

For a speaker

HTS/HTC1001

PSW1000.2

HTS2001.2

PSW2010

preferences than the size of your listening area, as

in your body as much as your ears.

that can generate such an overwhelming tidal

Design

Satellite / Centre

Powered subwoofer

Satellite / Centre

Powered subwoofer

both are more than capable of filling even the

Alternatively, consider the PSW4000, one of the

wave of sound, it has astonishing delicacy – you

Drive units

Closed box 75 mm (3 in.)

Bass reflex 200 mm (8 in.)

Reflex ported 100 mm

Closed box 250 mm (10 in.)

largest room with sound. The on-board power amp

finest subwoofers you can buy anywhere, at any

find yourself enjoying details in the sound image

Uni-Q array with 15 mm

(4 in.) Uni-Q array with

on the PSW3000 delivers a

price. No less than 500 watts of high efficiency

you never even knew existed. If you’re in pursuit

(0.6 in.) HF

19 mm (3 /4 in.) HF

genuine 300 watts, driving a large 250 mm

Class D amplifier power, with a

of the ultimate, look no further.

(10”) high performance long throw bass unit. With

300 mm (12”) long throw driver in a wood cabi-

audiophile grade internal components and output,

net finished by hand to fine furniture standards.

phase and low pass filter frequency fully
adjustable via RF remote control,

KHT Subwoofer Rear Panel
1. Line in input sockets
2. High pass output sockets
3. Ground In / Out
4. Level control
5. Music / Cinema
6. Crossover Frequency control
7. Slope
8. Phase control
9. Mains indicator light
10. Auto/manual switch

In terms of sheer bass extension it’s quite awe-

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Frequency response (± 3dB)

120 Hz - 30 kHz

38 Hz - 180 Hz

80 Hz - 27 kHz

30 Hz - 150 Hz

Power handling

100 W

N/A

100 W

N/A

Amplifier

N/A

100 W

N/A

250 W

Sensitivity (2.83V/1m)

86 dB

N/A

88 dB

N/A

Maximum output (SPL)

104 dB

106 dB

104 dB

108 dB

Impedance

8 <

N/A

8<

N/A

some, of course - but what's even more impresInternal volume

0.5 litre

15.4 litres

1.5 litres

15.4 litres

Weight

1 kg (2.2 lbs)

13.5 kg (29.7 lbs)

2 kg (4.4 lbs)

14.5 kg (31.9 lbs)

165 x 110 x 78 mm /

360 x 320 x 320 mm /

198 x 130 x 150 mm /

360 x 320 x 320 mm /

6.5 x 4.4 x 3.1 in.

14.2 x 12.6 x 12.6 in.

7.8 x 5.1 x 5.9 in.

14.2 x 12.6 x 12.6 in.

Silver

Silver, Soft Black

Silver, Black

Dimensions

Satellite

(H x W x D)
Centre

107 x 181 x 78 mm /
4.2 x 7.1 x 3.1 in.

Cabinet finishes

Silver



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