I purchased the NAD C3050 and KEF R3 thinking that they would pair well together and unfortunately am running into one specific issue: I have to crank the volume quite high in order to get any real detail out of the speakers.
I'm finding that the R3's are very hard to drive with the C3050 and I'm at a loss. I've tried different speaker positions (a light toe-in did help), tried different sources (Yamaha PF-800 w/ DL 110, Tidal) and it's the same thing. I found two other people with the same pairing and they have echoed what I've noticed as well.
I don't have the MDC2 module just yet, but would Dirac help a little? Would adding a subwoofer help in this case? Or should I just cut my losses and buy another amplifier that matches the speakers? I do love the sound of the R3's and would prefer to get an amplifier that pairs well them.
Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thank you!
I'm finding that the R3's are very hard to drive with the C3050 and I'm at a loss. I've tried different speaker positions (a light toe-in did help), tried different sources (Yamaha PF-800 w/ DL 110, Tidal) and it's the same thing. I found two other people with the same pairing and they have echoed what I've noticed as well.
I don't have the MDC2 module just yet, but would Dirac help a little? Would adding a subwoofer help in this case? Or should I just cut my losses and buy another amplifier that matches the speakers? I do love the sound of the R3's and would prefer to get an amplifier that pairs well them.
Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thank you!