KEF Launches Bluetooth Speaker for UK Market, Plans U.S. Announcement Next Week

KEF has jumped into wireless audio with the Muo Bluetooth speaker for the U.K. market. Ross Lovegrove, who designed KEF’s flagship £140,000 per pair Muon speakers, collaborated on the mainstream wireless speaker, to create the Muo's “sculptural aesthetic,” KEF said. The company will announce the U.S. version next week for $349, a company spokeswoman told us. The Muo houses a high-performance digital-to-analog converter and drivers, including a miniaturized version of KEF’s Uni-Q driver array. Twin driver arrays are flanked by a long-throw bass radiator, the company said. A pair of Muo’s can be synchronized via Bluetooth aptX to create stereo sound, it said. The speaker packs a 3.5mm auxiliary input and can connect to Android devices via near field communication. Colors include gold, gray, silver, blue and orange. The company didn’t immediately respond to questions on plans for the U.S. market.