REFERENCE 5 META

The benchmark of HiFi speakers

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The Reference 5 Meta is the flagship of The Reference Series—the model that all other high-performance loudspeakers compare themselves against. Now with the extraordinarily capable 12th generation Uni-Q® driver array with MAT™, it exemplifies the passion for innovation that underpins KEF's design philosophy. Experience the ultimate expression of KEF engineering.

12th generation Uni-Q® with MAT™
Flagship Reference Series model
Industry benchmark speaker
Extraordinarily capable performance
Ultimate KEF engineering

Designed, engineered and handcrafted in UK

Since 1961, we have been creating remarkable award-winning loudspeakers at our UK home in Maidstone, Kent. As our flagship HiFi speakers, The Reference is still being designed, engineered, and handcrafted in Maidstone today.

Always innovating

Since the first Reference speaker, KEF engineers have continued to innovate using what is possible with The Reference. Ground-breaking in its first incarnation, each subsequent iteration of The Reference has added to the world’s knowledge of the science of acoustics.