sorry man, Is the NC252MP enough for the R3? ThanksView attachment 257325
Finally I find the time to set up these new babies as they deserve (please don't blame me about the stands painting, they're handmade by me and I am no expert about wood DIY ).
Obviously I have no kids nor pets eheh...
Aesthetics apart, they sound gorgeous; frankly I was surprised by their bass extension and quality, for sure my room plays a big role in it, but they're absolutely not bass shy, I'm even tempted to sell my subwoofer now ...
They're a little bit hot around 2Khz, nothing annoying to be honest, but it's a thing that jumped to my ears with the very first listenings, now I think my brain is getting used to it. Maybe my next "present outside Christmas" will be an Elisya Xfilter ...
My chain is Tidal Connect through a Raspberry Pi into a SMSL SU9n into Hypex Ncore 252MP.
Cheers!
For my listening space (3x3m. more or less) they retain a "full body" at a discomfy listening level. Stellar speakers... p.s.: meanwhile I also bought a Driverack PA2 just for having eq control from the couch (and defying a pair of nasty room resonances too...). Doubled the funsorry man, Is the NC252MP enough for the R3? Thanks
Some say nc400, nc500 and purifi still sound better.sorry man, Is the NC252MP enough for the R3? Thanks
If it is flush with the front, it is ok. A bit hard to see due to the reflections in the pics. But looks ok.Hello everyone, I took advantage of the release of the new R3 Meta to win a pair of R3s for just over 1000 euros.
I photographed the "Shadow flare" could you tell me if it is correctly in place or should it be pushed further down?
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Yes, it should do just fine.Is my Denon PMA 700 AE capable of driving the R3?
It would be just fine. This is a great price for great speakers. You can upgrade amp later if you want.I have a question that I hope could be answered by one of you.
Is my Denon PMA 700 AE capable of driving the R3?
I could get a hold of a new pair of R3 for 900 €, but I can‘t invest in a new amp at the same time.
For what I read in the attached review, it could be OK, but I am no expert like many of you. There are some measurements in the attached document (last pages, scroll down).
Could you please comment on my question, that would help to make my decision.
Actually I hear with Quad 11L2, quiet a good speaker in my ears, but I am sure the kef R3 would be an update and my oldest son would love the Quads for sure.
Next to what Philip pointed out subjective impressions are just what they are - subjective and only valid for one person and that particular room. Especially the room (reflectiveness) might influence „warm“ or „bright“ perception so does listening distance or toe-in.It's interesting to see amirm describing his subjective impression of sound, but how does it translate to scientific measurement? How does a "warm" sound measure against a cold one? We often hear people say one speaker is a lot "clearer", and I can tell between my speakers too, how do you measure that?
Not quite. For a comparison see https://www.audiosciencereview.com/forum/index.php?threads/adam-t5v-review-studio-monitor.18122/As for the R3. It is easily EQable for personal preference or room effects due to its nice directivity. And always worth a listen at home.
The slope of directivity index can be personal taste or preference. Afaik the “response to EQ is that the speaker having nice off axis will not change the primary+ reflected sound producing something strange sounding with EQ, and it’s not “if you don’t like it, just EQ it until you like it” thing, its merely: try it raw, if you feel it still not to your taste, try eq a slope in and see if you still don’t like it, if still hate the sound, return itNot quite. For a comparison see https://www.audiosciencereview.com/forum/index.php?threads/adam-t5v-review-studio-monitor.18122/
The directivity index (red line in the CEA2034 graph) of this contender is raising with frequency, while the KEF remains, after a mild transition in the mids, at some level throughout. This is not what we are used to.
Another, a bit less pronounced: https://www.audiosciencereview.com/forum/index.php?threads/neumann-kh-150-monitor-review.39922/
On the other hand, people don't really care: https://www.audiosciencereview.com/forum/index.php?threads/focal-chora-816-speaker-review.42988/