Many of the driver designs that were invented for the Muon and perfected in the Blade have made it into KEF's 'R' series of home speakers. And the Blade's still imposing form factor (over five feet tall) ruled it out for those who prefer their speakers to be heard, but not seen.īut as with most technology, the breakthroughs made in pursuit of the state of the art have trickled down into more affordable offerings. But alas, $32,000/pair is still out of reach of all but the most well-heeled audio fanatic. It had excellent dynamics, deep extended base, liquid clear midrange and the type of deep soundstage and pinpoint imaging you normally only hear on ultra expensive mini-monitors (which typically lack dynamic range or any type of meaningful bass response).

The Blade took the high-end audio world by storm. The drawback? Actually there were a few: the Muon weighed in at 253 pounds, it stood an imposing six and a half feet tall by two feet wide, and a pair of them cost more than the average American home at the time - $198,000 to be precise.Ī little while later, KEF took the R&D they had sunk into the Muon, refined it for a slightly smaller form factor, enhanced their driver design and crossover technology even further and unveiled the Blade ($32,000/pair). Not only was it striking looking, but it sounded so real it was almost unreal.

What does an $8,700 speaker system sound like? Like Money!Ī few years ago, British speaker manufacturer KEF redefined high-end sound with their Muon loudspeaker.

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