An exercise in both engineering and aesthetic excellence, KEF has continued its partnership with visionary designer Ross Lovegrove to produce the Mu7 headphones. Renowned for his innovative approach and flowing, sculptural forms, Lovegrove has created an over-ear headphone design which is refined, sleek, and a harmonious addition to the wider Ross Lovegrove Collection for KEF. Lovegrove has previously worked alongside the brand to shape the definitive Muon loudspeakers, Muo portable speakers, and Mu3 earphones.
Available in two sleek finishes, Silver Grey and Charcoal Grey, the Mu7 headphones' aluminum construction combines a lightweight, durable headband that delivers minimal ear pressure, combined with memory foam ear pads that mould to the shape of the head, improving both passive and active noise cancellation and bass response. A swivel point above the ear cups allows the headphones to be rotated and flattened, ideal for compact transport.
A capacitive touchpad on the right ear cup allows users to answer calls, skip tracks and adjust volume through a series of intuitive taps and swipes. Lovegrove notes that "If you are wearing a particular type of headphones, they are an extension of you. Well, what is the best interface? Your finger. It's like putting your hand over your ears, there’s this gestural elegance."
Focusing on the nuances that imbue sound with heightened levels of significance, KEF presents a new option in ANC headphones, custom tuned by the KEF engineering experts, and integrating enhanced codec technology to deliver high-resolution sound quality, wirelessly. In each of the closed-back earcups sits a full-range dynamic driver that reveals even the most subtle acoustic details.
Sophisticated Smart Active Noise Cancellation technology uses multiple filters to capture environmental sound, before applying a specialized algorithm to target individual frequencies. It focuses the processing on the relevant frequencies and automatically adjusts the noise cancellation to be much more effective and makes the listening experience unique depending on the surroundings. For hands-free phone calls, Qualcomm's Clear Voice Capture (cVc) isolates the voice of the speaker and minimizes all other noise picked up by the microphone, ensuring crystal clear calls regardless of the environment.
And the Mu7 headphones free users from wires thanks to Class 2 Bluetooth 5.1 connectivity and a high-capacity, quick-charge battery that ensures for up to 40-hour use even with Bluetooth and ANC engaged, with fast-charging to deliver 8 hours of use from only 15 minutes of charging. Apart from the USB-C connector, there is also a 3.5mm audio connection if a wired connection is preferred and for those who want to unlock the uncompressed high-resolution playback from their compatible phones and dedicated headphone DAC/amplifiers.
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