Since its founding in 1961, KEF has been unapologetically driven by technology rather than audiophile fashion. In many ways, the result of that focus on technology has driven the art and fashion of the audio industry. KEF’s position as a technological leader rather than a follower is largely due to its early embrace of computer analysis and simulation. Everybody does it now – we started doing it in 1969.

Since 1961, KEF has been at the forefront of loudspeaker technology - not just for us, but for the entire industry. Here's a look at how we built a reputation for world class speaker technology as far back as the 1960s. 

Back in the day, to the general consumer ‘hi-fi’ meant expensive equipment that let the neighbors know things were going quite well, thank you very much. To the discerning music fan ‘hi-fi’ became a differentiator between standard equipment and gear that did a superior job of replicating the sound, scope and power of a musical passage. Have the definitions changed all that much over time?

They say fifty-eight is the new 35 or something, but when you design some of the world’s best loudspeakers using cutting edge technology and advanced design techniques, 58 is a number to be super proud of.

KEF’s vented tweeter technology offers the purest, fastest and most articulate high-frequency response you'll likely ever treat your ears to. Here's an in-depth discussion of what exactly a vented tweeter is and why your ears deserve them. Of course, there's more to it than what we can cover in one quick blog post, but we'll let all those speaker companies that don't have vented tweeters figure out how to do it on their own. 

This year marks Sales & Marketing Exec Ron Locke's thirtieth anniversary with KEF. He shares some of his amazing journey with his look back over the years.