KEF R3s or Dynaudio special 40?


Hi guys, 

Just looking for some opinions about both of these speakers and which sound "better", IL be running them with the Yamaha MXD 1 and it's pre amp. The KEF's are around 1300 USD in my country (new) but retail for 2100, the special 40 are 2000 USD used and retail for around 3000 USD.

All opinions appreciated. 


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Showing 2 responses by mapman

I’ve heard teh R3s and thought them to be absolutely superb, hard to fault. I would own them in a heartbeat. I have ls50s currently (with sub) and will be upgrading to ls50 meta soon which brings those closer to R3 sound. Other KEFs might get the new sound absorbing technology used first in teh metas and that has been all the rave so far so keep an eye out for that.

Have not heard those Dyns but have had older Dyn Contour monitors. Can’t go wrong with Dynaudio either if you have the amp to drive them well.

Dynaudio might be a touch warmer/hotter sounding with some amps in general perhaps?  But not if driven well  I've found.

Take your pick. Both are top notch in their class.   The amp I heard R3 with was nothing to brag about, so maybe those are more amp forgiving.
Isn’t saying dumb things and trolling audiophiles a G-d given right?

Why be offended when someone says something dumb? Happens all the time.

Personal attacks that hurt people are different. Valid reason.  Saying stupid things about speaker makers probably does not count.


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