KEF R3 OR BOWER & WILKINS S706 s2 ???

[TrevC]

Very unlikely, because of the lesser directivity behavior. The smoother the directivity of a speaker the better you can EQ it.

I haven't seen anything about the directivity of any of the 700 series. What's "lesser" about it?

 

[HarmonicTHD]

I haven't seen anything about the directivity of any of the 700 series. What's "lesser" about it?

For example.

Bowers & Wilkins 705 Signature loudspeaker Measurements

Sidebar 3: Measurements I used DRA Labs' MLSSA system and a calibrated DPA 4006 microphone to measure the Bowers & Wilkins 705 Signature's frequency response in the farfield, and an Earthworks QTC-40 mike for the nearfield and in-room responses. I measured the impedance with MLSSA, checking the...

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Figure 7. Not so pretty. To say the least.

Lesser: The KEF has a very smooth directivity curve, the BW not, therefore you can EQ the KEF better (Or any other speaker with smooth directivity). If you EQ ie changing the on axis anachoic FR of a speaker with less smooth directivity you end up making it worse, in simple words. See detail explanation in eg Floyd Toole, Sound Reproduction)