Kef R Meta Series Release

[Fahzz]

Darko has a new video on R3 Metas, contrasts them with LS50 Metas. He Loves them FWIW. He has the BLUE ones. Pretty nice looking speakers.

 

[MarkS]

Hi guys,
General question, is michi x5 series 2 over kill for r11 metas or I should just stick with X3 series 2.... no plan on upgrading metas for the next 2-3 years. speakers are in transit, havent pulled the trigger for the amp yet. dedicated listening room 24'16'11' (L,W,H). music mostly Tidal/streaming and Flac files, listening distance anywhere suitable as the room is for music only. goal is a 2.2 system 90%+ music. any suggestions for subwoofer is appreciated( likely candidate is 2x Rel T/9x). feel free to suggest any alternatives for the amp or the subs. thank you ( its my first audio system build, Mostly coming from the Headphone/IEM world, my current headphone and IEM desktop and portable set up price wise comparable to the system I am building ( last comment was just to shed some light to what my ears are used to listening/appreciating). thank you very much

Amplification is a commodity, get something much cheaper like Buckeye. Get room correction (essential), eg Dirac with a miniDSP preamp. Subs are another commodity, Rels are overpriced. You may not need subs at all with R11s, depending on your music diet.

 

[exm]

There's no such thing as too much amplifier power. If anything, it will be a great amp for any future speakers.

 

[bodhi]

There's no such thing as too much amplifier power. If anything, it will be a great amp for any future speakers.

Sure. It just costs about 6000€ extra compared to more reasonable options without any audible benefits.

Nice looking amp, won't lie. Would consider if I was made of money.

 

[exm]

Sure. It just costs about 6000€ extra compared to more reasonable options without any audible benefits.

Nice looking amp, won't lie. Would consider if I was made of money.

For some folks 6000 (insert currency) means the same as 600, so yeah, money isn't always the primary concern for folks.

 

[bodhi]

For some folks 6000 (insert currency) means the same as 600, so yeah, money isn't always the primary concern for folks.

The speakers in question cost less than that. If you have the money just get the Blades and get real improvement.

 

[exm]

The speakers in question cost less than that. If you have the money just get the Blades and get real improvement.

I can ask you for proof that the Blades are a real improvement but I won't go down THAT route lol

 

[bodhi]

I can ask you for proof that the Blades are a real improvement but I won't go down THAT route lol

Whereas I don't need to ask you for a proof that this 8000€ amplifier is better than Hypex NCx500 based amp with some good and cheap pre. Because we both know it isn't.