Lujiazui subway station during morning rush hour is endless. I, who rarely squeezed into the subway, followed the crowds and quickly witnessed their disappearance at different exits. When I came to the hotel where TAS 2022 (Shanghai International High-end Audio and Video Summit), the dim light was shining, and some of the furnishings of the ages made me feel depressed, until I stood at the entrance of the KEF exhibition hall... At that moment, I felt like I had entered a "new world".
The exhibition had not officially started at that time, and the music was singing slowly and spread from the empty door to the corridor.
At first glance, two pairs of speakers were in sight: the new flagship Blade One Meta was released in February; the static display was the wireless flagship LS60 Wireless released in May.
The background board behind the exhibition room, one black and one white creates a different visual impact
On the other end of the exhibition room, outside the giant floor-to-ceiling window, there is a bit cold Huangpu River and a hundred-year-old 00-country building complex on the other side of the exhibition room... Compared with the high-rise buildings on the side of the Pudong , they are solidified history and one of the business cards of the city in front of you.
At this moment, there is only one sentence in my mind - both the inside and outside the window are scenery.
Outside the window is the Wanguo Building Complex on the Huangpu River and the other side of the shore
In midsummer, I went to the former site of Shengxuanhuai Garden, No. 8 Hengshan Road. KEF held a brand event "Listen, See Life" there, which is a space that completely blends aesthetic design with home life. The audio may be the protagonist, but it and everything inside form a landscape, or a "face" painting. When I visited the Bainaohui KEF store in September, I also felt its uniqueness. Under the subconscious of "focusing on experience", all displays are related to space, creating a profound "sense of inclusion".
Blade One Meta
The new Blade One Meta is not only equipped with MAT technology, but also the customized 12th generation Uni-Q coaxial co-point unit. The point sound source design allows high, medium and low frequencies to radiate from the same point to achieve ideal sound effects. The 4 woofer units located on both sides create a clean, clear, wide and precisely controlled low frequencies, while each two units occupy an independent cavity, reducing the speaker's need for damping . As for the exterior finish, KEF mixes 5 box exterior decorations, 6 unit cone colors and 8 exquisite panels, and even allows users to choose Pantone colors for tailoring.
For young people who pursue fashion, there is not much room to accommodate flagship speakers such as Blade One Meta or Blade Two Meta, now there is a suitable choice for them, which is the new flagship LS60 Wireless wireless Hi-Fi.
Uni-Core design to achieve ultra-thin cabinet
Similar to (wired) flagship, LS60 Wireless is also applied to MAT technology and customized 12th generation Uni-Q coaxial co-point units. However, in order to achieve the slim design and compact placement of the woofer units in the all-domain co-point units, a new design solution was adopted, that is, to save space with two pairs of Uni-Cores.
At the same time, the LS60 Wireless has a built-in 1400W fever amplifier, which can be connected by wired/wireless to obtain high-definition audio transmission. It also supports Wi-Fi, Apple AirPlay2, Google Chromecast and Bluetooth functions...
View the exhibition hall from another angle
match equipment
Simaudio 260D CD player
Simaudio 260D CD player
Simaudio 680D streaming media player/decoder
Simaudio 740P pre-level
Simaudio 860A v2 mono rear-level
ISOL-8 Xiao Xu Zuo No. 3 power processor
