Like an atheist who, to be on the safe side, goes to communion.Fancy audiophile cable was used so no worries there.
Like an atheist who, to be on the safe side, goes to communion.Fancy audiophile cable was used so no worries there.
What amp do you use?I purchased a pair of R3s today at 1298 euro. I come from a pair of 20 year old B&W floorstanders and, briefly, a pair of Elac DBR62 (I still have them, as my rear speakers). So far I have been thoroughly impressed by the imaging and clarity. My room is rather small (16 sqm/170 sqft) and well treated. I could post a few measurements in a few days.
Gerbrand
I am using an Emotiva XPA-2 (2x250 W into 8 ohms).What amp do you use?
I have got information that new version of KEF R series will be introduced in the autumn. Information comes from one of the shops so nothing confirmed though...
Nice, I recently picked up a second hand pair and am very impressed. How do they compare to the dbr62s for you?I purchased a pair of R3s today at 1298 euro. I come from a pair of 20 year old B&W floorstanders and, briefly, a pair of Elac DBR62 (I still have them, as my rear speakers). So far I have been thoroughly impressed by the imaging and clarity. My room is rather small (16 sqm/170 sqft) and well treated. I could post a few measurements in a few days.
Gerbrand
Some of us hope that's bad info. We already bought ours.I have got information that new version of KEF R series will be introduced in the autumn. Information comes from one of the shops so nothing confirmed though...
Hi,Nice, I recently picked up a second hand pair and am very impressed. How do they compare to the dbr62s for you?
I've considered a pair of the elacs for my office/DJ setup but not sure I'll want to go back from the R3s!
I have got information that new version of KEF R series will be introduced in the autumn. Information comes from one of the shops so nothing confirmed though...
I don't have any theory for this, but what you say is true. I got my R3 on stands, where the UniQ height is the same as the floorstanders (R5,R7,R11) slightly below ear level, and the phantom image proyects way higher than the UniQ, above ear level (centered with the Tv).Question for the the brighter minds here: I’m amazed by how high above the R3’s the image is. This seems to be particularly true for sounds that are dead center. I would imagine it has something to do with vertical dispersion, but I see nothing that would make it asymmetric. Anyone have any theories?
Try them with less (or zero) toe-in so that they centerlines of the speaker axis crosses behind you.Got my hands on a pair of grade b (used in store) R3's for 1200 eurobucks.
they have a nice sound stage but i got the feeling they scream / ring my ears at some notes a little more compared to what i had before (elac bs203.a)
not sure if i want to keep them.
may try the genelec 8030c instead, on a pa5 the r3's are dead silent, from the genelecs i heard people saying they hiss a little. thats a no go.
Got my hands on a pair of grade b (used in store) R3's for 1200 eurobucks.
they have a nice sound stage but i got the feeling they scream / ring my ears at some notes a little more compared to what i had before (elac bs203.a)
not sure if i want to keep them.
may try the genelec 8030c instead, on a pa5 the r3's are dead silent, from the genelecs i heard people saying they hiss a little. thats a no go.
Kef recommends 0 toe-inTry them with less (or zero) toe-in so that they centerlines of the speaker axis crosses behind you.
If i remember well kef recommend the r series min at 1.5m and 22cm to the rear wall... Also stands.. No the fornituremy listening position is just bad
basically (yes.... theres no way around, middle shelve would obstruct the right tweeter.)
at basically 0° Toe it sounds wrong unless i sit on the other side of the room.
at 36° toe its alright, but i constantly gotta turn down the volume in some parts of my music (wasnt a problem on the elacs)
im at 0° tilt, may try 30°
pa5 handles them just fine, didnt had problem with lower efficiency speakers at louder volumes, never went into clipping.
but got two NAD 2200 sitting around, might try these in bridged as a last resort, was about the sell them soon.
This is per their manual so you're right in the minimums...If i remember well kef recommend the r series min at 1.5m and 22cm to the rear wall... Also stands.. No the forniture