Hegel or other brand nobody likes everything, Kef is all plastic I would nevereven consider buying the
look inside the crucial Xover doesnot even use Quality Xover parts.
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87dB 4 ohm if we are to believe KEF. We are speaking here of the R3 Metas, which attractively sell for around $2K a pair. They are well-rated around the web. So as to avoid confusion, we are not talking about the KEF Reference series standmounts (at $9K or thereabouts.) You appear skeptical the Technics GaN FET at 70/140W at 8 ohms/4 ohms respectively is up to the task. And your example that a 200W Luxman isn't (against a different KEF speaker, BTW) but a $20K Luxman power amp has what it takes. And you question whether I'm giving bad advice? O.K., there. (I see why this site gets to be the butt of jokes elsewhere.) I give the OP the benefit of the doubt that before dropping his money on a new standmount system (and what sounds as if it will be a good one) he will try out the integrated amp he is interested in before committing to buy. I will observe that one reviewer tested the R3s using an NAD M23 (a 200W Purifi Eigentakt "class-D" amp) with excellent results. I have similar spec standmounts (not the R3s, to be fair) and use similar spec integrated amps and find those power levels to be more than adequate.
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I agree; we all can't like everything! However, regardless of construction, KEF has some of the most innovative engineering in the audio industry, which warrants some slack. They are definitely not my endgame speaker, but I'm happy with what they do and how they make me feel regarding musical enjoyment. |
Here is what I have learned from this thread. MC amplifiers are weak and KEF Metas are not a good choice in speakers. Yet a friend of mine in Denver has the KEF R3 Meta (no they are not plastic @audioman58) and he drives them with aplomb with a Simaudio Moon 250i V2 50wpc into 8 ohms class a/b. |
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