B&W 705s3 vs Kef Meta R3


I was at Magnolia the other day and out of curiosity, I asked the salesman to play these 2 speakers back to back.  I really couldn't believe how muffled the Metas were compared to the Bowers.  I then compared other bigger models of each and heard the same sound signature.  What was the problem here?  I've owned a ton of different speakers and never heard quite a contrast.  I should add that I am biased towards Kef.

 

Has anyone else out there compared these 2 lines in a real world setting? 

b_limo

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@b_limo 

KEF speakers are anything but dull, in fact they might be considered analytical and or bright by some. I just replaced my KEF Reference 5’s with Sonus Farber’s to tame some of the brightness in my system.

All the best.