COMMON MATERIALS
Like many companies in the modern era who design and create high quality products, KEF like the rest of them use a minimal number of materials. The reason for this could be of any multiple factor but by judging how KEF design their products they use a minimal number of materials to create a very modern looking product. In KEF's statement on there website they note that the founder of KEF's aim was to " design loudspeakers using modern material technology". That statement points out that KEF only do the best of the best using the best out there. The use in material choice has developed greatly over time for KEF as they were originally using cheap chipboard laminated in either a natural wood veneer or a metal foil to create the effect of a real solid metal or wood. Moving on from 1967 to 2013 KEF now use complete solid raw materials. A good example of this is the use of aluminium in their speaker "muon" for the speakers overall shell.
The correct use of material in a speaker is of the essence as the incorrect type of material is possible to produce sound deficiencies in the speaker such as a buzzing or echo inside the speakers housing. KEF used to always deal with this issue before 2000 by trial and error, This was working out extremely expensive and time consuming for the company so they had to come up with a innovative way of knowing the correct material and design. With technology starting to breakthrough and the interest and understanding of computers KEF was able to produce a revolutionary piece of software where they were able to create real life situations on a computer and find out what they can change. They managed to solve these issues on the computer then were able to manufacture the product saving them tons of money on real lie testing.
AS i stated earlier on KEF use a small variety of materials in there products that are of extreme high quality and give off a very modern look and style. Looking at the range of products KEF have to offer i notice that they mainly use Aluminium for the bulk of the speaker with the use of plastic or natural wood but aluminium being the bulk of the product. I have just read that in fact they do not use Naturally finished hardwood veneer but recycled wood fibres to create a surreal looking finish. All of these materials used are stated on KEFS website to be fully recyclable and sustainable in the manufacturing process.
"What seems as a quality hardwood is in fact a mixture of wood fibres allowing for sustainability and easy recycling"
The portability of a KEF product depends on what product you purchase as they come in a range of sizes. From looking at there products i think it is safe to say that they weren't designed to be moved around lots of times but portable enough to move from one position to the other but not taking it out with you due to its size and weight (66kg).
