KEF's Next Generation 5.1 Instant Home Theater

Perfect for home theatre enthusiasts who want full-bodied, theatrical performance from their hi-fi systems without all of the clutter and confusion of owning separate components, comes the KEF Instant Theatre KIT200 System.

The heart of the system is its remote controllable head unit featuring an AM/FM tuner, DVD player, multiple inputs and outputs, and is constructed of die cast zinc and finished in a high gloss black finish. It supports DVD, DVD-RW, DVD+RW, CD, CDR/RW, and MP3 encoded CD. The tuner section supports AM-FM reception with the supplied aerials. There are three audio inputs (analogue & optical digital), one optical digital audio output, two video inputs (S-video and composite), and video outputs that support component with progressive scan, S-video and composite formats.

The KIT200 System comes with five satellite speakers featuring KEF's Uni-Q array, which offers "vocal intelligibility," bringing crisp transparency to all dialogue--whether whispered or shouted--even when competing with ambient noise. Flanked by a pair of 3" long throw bass drivers with ultra-low distortion motor systems, the Uni-Q array has KEF's 0.6" aluminum dome HF driver at the acoustic centre of the 3" midrange cone to disperse a seamless sonic image evenly throughout the listening area.

The stand-alone subwoofer features a 10"long throw driver and six high power amplifier channels for the subwoofer and satellite speakers. With the speaker wires (supplied), the amplification from the KIT200 subwoofer can power the satellite speakers as they are configured on-wall, on-desk or as floor-standing towers.

The KIT200 System will be available in October. MSRP is $2999.99, with optional matching floor stand MSRP at $199.00 each. www.kefamerica.com