I have the Reference 1 (non-meta) and have heard the Meta version in two different systems at friend's houses. There was nothing about the Meta that made me wish I had it. Without trying them in my system, it's hard to say if they'd be any better, but I have listened to both friend's systems a number of times with other speakers. One friend sold his Metas. The other friend was considering buying them and gave them a home tryout but ended up keeping his Joseph Audio Pulsar Graphenes. Honestly, I think the whole "Meta" thing is great marketing by KEF.
KEF Meta speakers vs non meta
I have KEF Reference 5 speakers (non meta) and am happy with them. But I can't help wondering if the Reference 5 Meta provides a noticeable improvement. Dealers near me don't stock either speaker so I haven't been able to compare them. Has anyone? Or, if not, has anyone heard the KEF Reference 3 Meta in comparison to the Reference 3?