Hi Everyone,
Thanks for the great content on this website. I have just began to try to take some of it in and make better purchases with the expert help of this site. One question I had was regarding the very well-reviewed KEF R3. I have the opportunity to purchase the KEF R5 for the same price as the R3. My basic question is whether you can assume the same measurement characteristics from one speaker in the KEF R line as others. Or is it possible the R5 would be a downgrade? (for example you see the Revel M105, M106 are very similarly measured). One reason the R3 and R5 might have different scores is that the woofers on the R5 are 5.25 inches whereas the woofer on the R3 is 6.5 inches. I am simply repeated what I read from you guys but there apparently is some reason to prefer 6.5 inch drivers (i.e., choose the Revel M106 over M105).
Here is a link to the white paper with spin data for both. https://us.kef.com/pub/media/documents/rseries/rseries2018-white-paper.pdf
I also pasted the spin data from the KEF white paper for both speakers so it is easier to see.
I am linking it here because I really can't make much sense of spin data at the moment (except for basics such as the flatness of the curve), but I try.
I would prefer to have the R5s because I like towers, but not if there is a compromise in sound quality.
Thanks,
Warthor
Thanks for the great content on this website. I have just began to try to take some of it in and make better purchases with the expert help of this site. One question I had was regarding the very well-reviewed KEF R3. I have the opportunity to purchase the KEF R5 for the same price as the R3. My basic question is whether you can assume the same measurement characteristics from one speaker in the KEF R line as others. Or is it possible the R5 would be a downgrade? (for example you see the Revel M105, M106 are very similarly measured). One reason the R3 and R5 might have different scores is that the woofers on the R5 are 5.25 inches whereas the woofer on the R3 is 6.5 inches. I am simply repeated what I read from you guys but there apparently is some reason to prefer 6.5 inch drivers (i.e., choose the Revel M106 over M105).
Here is a link to the white paper with spin data for both. https://us.kef.com/pub/media/documents/rseries/rseries2018-white-paper.pdf
I also pasted the spin data from the KEF white paper for both speakers so it is easier to see.
I am linking it here because I really can't make much sense of spin data at the moment (except for basics such as the flatness of the curve), but I try.
I would prefer to have the R5s because I like towers, but not if there is a compromise in sound quality.
Thanks,
Warthor