Source: Press Release, Last Accessed: 2015/09/21

MUO is a new wireless Bluetooth loudspeaker set to shake up the contemporary audio market with its state-of-the-art industrial design and class-leading sound performance. It has been created by KEF in collaboration with award-winning designer Ross Lovegrove, who previously worked with the world-renowned audio brand when he designed the legendary Muon loudspeakers – costing £140,000 per pair.
According to the press release, KEF engineers worked with Lovegrove to create an extremely strong molded internal enclosure to house MUO’s innovative drivers, high-performance digital-to-analogue converter (DAC) and other internal components. These are encased in an acoustically inert outer shell of extruded aluminum, with soft rubber feet optimally positioned for MUO to be sat at exactly the right angle for desktop use.
KEF has created a miniature version of the legendary Uni-Q driver array – used in the ultra-premium Muon, Blade and Reference loudspeaker models. The MUO’s miniaturized Uni-Q driver array decouples the tweeter dome from the outer cone by a flexible membrane. This means the whole diaphragm is free to pump out midrange frequencies as powerfully as a conventional driver, while allowing the tweeter dome to move independently, thus reproducing the higher registers with pinpoint accuracy, KEF says. The mid/bass cone is profiled to act as a waveguide for the tweeter, further widening the soundstage to fill the room with a full-bodied, stunningly clear sound. Flanked by the twin driver arrays is an innovative long-throw auxiliary bass radiator, cleverly engineered to maintain its rigidity over the entire surface, ensuring it delivers the kind of tight, clean and generous bass extension you’d normally expect from a far larger and more costly product.
You can synchronize a pair of MUOs, to stream superb stereo sound via Bluetooth aptX. Alternatively, when you want to place them far apart – at a party for example – simply select the “Dual Connect” party mode to replicate the same full-range response in both speakers, so that everybody gets the full benefit of the music you’re playing.
MUO also comes with an internal sensor that automatically optimizes its output to suit its orientation. So, whether you place MUO upright or horizontally, inside or outside your home, the unit automatically delivers the same outstanding acoustic depth and definition. Non-Bluetooth connection is also straightforward, thanks to a 3.5mm Aux input. Most Android devices will also connect effortlessly to MUO via its NFC ‘Tap-to-Pair’ function: simply hold the device against MUO’s surface and they’ll be paired and ready to stream in seconds.

For more information: http://www.kef.com/

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