KEF CI3160RLM-THX THX Certified Ultra in-wall speaker

Reference-quality home theater sound

KEF’s speakers are well-known for their transparency, attention to detail, and remarkable accuracy. With the THX CI3160RLM-THX, the company aims to deliver theater-grade sound right in your living room, from a speaker that hides away in your wall. The impressive driver technology housed within its all-aluminum frame gives it punch and clarity in equal measure.

Uni-Q driver array widens the sweet spot

This speaker uses the 12th generation of KEF’s famed Uni-Q driver array. That driver layout puts the tweeter right in the middle of the midrange cone, which causes high-frequency and midrange sounds to originate from a single, consolidated point. That widens the ever-important “sweet spot” while, at the same time, more evenly dispersing sound throughout your room.

Revolutionary sound absorption

The tweeter uses an exciting technology that KEF calls “MAT,” or Metamaterial Absorption Technology. It’s a small plate that’s nested behind the tweeter and has a labyrinth-like structure that absorbs up to 99% of unwanted sound behind the driver, killing off any harsh resonances and distortions.

High-tech woofers for clear, accurate bass

Flanking the midrange and tweeter are two 6-1/2″ hybrid aluminum bass drivers. Their cones are made of two components: a paper cone covered by a shallow, concave aluminum film. That gives the drivers the low weight and high rigidity needed for lighting-quick performance. The bass they provide is impactful, precise, and detailed.

All the drivers are housed in a sleek aluminum baffle that measures less than 1/4″ thick.