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    KEF Q Meta is Coming

    @pathtonowhere I was one of the brighter-than-R3 people and I wouldn’t put too much gravity on my in-room response. It was obvious pretty quickly that the R3 suited my room and ear better so I was using the R3 as a control and swapping the Concerto in-place for the R3 (same toe out etc) when...
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    KEF Q Meta is Coming

    I kind of regret returning the Concertos so quickly now, I didn’t realize it would be so long for pro reviews and could have done more testing. Have sidewall first reflections treated now, curious how much that would have cleaned up the mid/tweeter performance with their likely wider dispersion...
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    KEF Q Meta is Coming

    To me it wouldn’t be such a bad thing if the Q1/Q3 sound pretty much like the outgoing models but with improved tweeter clarity from the meta. IF that allowed them to keep costs down so that they can continue doing the regular discounts/sales. The Q150 at $350 seems like a good deal already to...
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    KEF Q Meta is Coming

    Had a few drinks tonight but finally had some downtime and pretty sure I did this right in REW trace arithmetic. My Q Concerto Meta in-room response vs R3 Meta control.
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    KEF Q Meta is Coming

    I’m not a big advice-giver, but I’d be inclined to give what sounded best to you a chance, bonus that it’s cheaper. Best Buy has a good return policy. Someone shopping for a sports car may prefer a Porsche Cayman to a 911 even though they could afford either. A lot of metrics may say they were...
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    KEF Q Meta is Coming

    Negative for me. That roll off for the R3 is from considerable toe out. Concertos were set up the same and still really hot. Edit: now that I think about it I never tried going further out with the Concertos so it’s certainly possible.
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    KEF Q Meta is Coming

    Ok, final update. So no fatigue with the Concertos after rolling off the highs, much better. I’m keeping the R3s and returning the Concertos though. The R3 is enough of an upgrade for me to justify the $900. Better dynamics and clarity top to bottom. Big surprise there at a 70% higher price...
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    KEF Q Meta is Coming

    I'm really hesitant to share in-room response since there is a lot of room in the results, but since there isn't much data yet here's what I got. Midrange actually looks good, I just need to roll the high end off a bit vs the R3 and give them another listen. Ofc this doesn't show the difference...
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    KEF Q Meta is Coming

    So they are about the same size, I thought the R3 was a bit larger for some reason. Concerto is a bit shorter and wider. Same depth, R3 posts just stick out vs being recessed. Just had a quick listen. Got a little fatigue from the Concerto so guessing there is both a midrange and high freq...
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    KEF Q Meta is Coming

    Q Concerto and R3 Meta out for delivery today, curious how they compare. My expectations are a bit more tempered. I’m expecting that they are exactly what KEF says they are, a 3-way stand mount in an improved Q series. So not an R3-Lite. We’ll see. I also have Q150s here so can compare them all...
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    KEF Q Meta is Coming

    Setting up a new system so ordered both the R3 and Q Concerto to compare. They arrive Wednesday.
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    WTS:Minidsp 10x10HD

    Received the unit today and got it set up. Was as described and well packaged, seller is gtg. Thanks!
  13. M

    WTS:Minidsp 10x10HD

    I'll take it per PMs.
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