Great speakers big upgrade from the Kef Q series and a step up from ls50 meta

I liked these speakers so much I bought another pair for a different room. If you are setting up these speakers be aware that for best performance they need to be wired differently, ie bi amped. It just means two separate inputs and two separate wires running to them. Best Buy was at my house to set up a tv and wired them for me so I just copied the method for the second pair. They fit the bill for us because one set is in the living room and when we are cooking like to occasionally turn up the volume, they will get very loud making that large space seem small.

I’ve only briefly had these before the review prompt; if there are any changes, I will try to update at a later time. I’m going to try to be careful for buyers like myself – cost conscious, or first-timers to audiophile-grade speakers, or people switching formats/form factors, or some point in the Venn diagram of all three (we were). These are probably right at the beginning of investment-grade speakers. My guess is that careful use will return 20 years of wonderful play, or more. The build quality is robust and the finish is *stunning* in person; there just aren’t photos capable of doing it any justice. It appears they were engineered to last, play beautifully, and built like show furniture. As to play: if you are like us, you are having a difficult time finding these to audition in person, especially through Best Buy (even Magnolia locations). I’m no audiophile nor expert so bear with me. After combing through virtually everything available online and on YouTube, I understand something now about what KEF is on about with the Uni-Q driver, the Meta “filter”, timing, etc. Again – NOT an expert, nor do I have the audiophile vocabulary. These sound amazing! They generate a *lot* more bass/low range than you might think by looking at them, depending I think on your expectations, needs and placement. We in fact chose these for this reason after initially flipping over the KEF LS50 Metas. Those, too, actually create more midrange in person than you might think; your choice might well come down to what you like, what you’re going to use it for, and your space. We both listen to music and need these for the front soundstage of a modest home theater in a medium-sized family room. The extra mid- and low-range is helpful both for use and space, for us. I think those LS50’s would be fine in a smaller room or propped with a good subwoofer cube (we run two SVS SB-1000’s as well). These speakers are so *revealing*. My wife the teacher used to be a musician and we are both noting things in recordings we never noticed before. I am very confident it is not recency bias nor wishful thinking. I know that we are playing more music than we used to, reveling in what these speakers do to & for our music. I can recommend these without reservation if you have the means, desire need and space. Their function is amazing and their form leads to an unprecedented sense of pride of ownership.

Did a lot of research to make this choice. I have a small-ish space and wanted speakers that were detailed but not cold, bright, or fatiguing. I got what I was looking for – detailed, balanced, really a joy to listen to. Tough speaker to beat in this price range.