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| KEF Reference 5 vs. B&W 802 D3 speakers - which one better? your knowledges & opinions @fast sounds like you have it optimally set up. When i have money, i will try to swap out the mc2152 because this tube amp is a little weak for this speakers. When i play heavy bass song and crank up the volumes the amp clips and shut down. My ... | |
| KEF Reference 5 vs. B&W 802 D3 speakers - which one better? your knowledges & opinions @d2girls i have tried it with the MA9000 and its sounds very crystal clear and details. Very responsive too. However, with solid state the bass is harder than tubes. I love the tube sounds, even though it’s lesser detail than solid stare but th... | |
| KEF Reference 5 vs. B&W 802 D3 speakers - which one better? your knowledges & opinions hi @fast i have to say that i love this speakers and without regret that i bought it. The speakers now fully broken in and it sounds much smoother. Very airy and wide soundstage. The sounds always seems like its coming from the center and wider... | |
| KEF Reference 5 vs. B&W 802 D3 speakers - which one better? your knowledges & opinions @fast what ARC tube amp you did used before? And what’s the current Krell model you’re using now? Im interested in solid state too and not sure if its can improve the sounds over my current set up (MC2152 and C70 with the Cambridge Audio Azur 851... | |
| KEF Reference 5 vs. B&W 802 D3 speakers - which one better? your knowledges & opinions Guys!!! So I’ve been listening to the Reference 5 for 3 days now and I’m liking it so far. I’m upgrading from R900. The R900 is a very good sounding speakers itself. Comparing to the Ref5 it’s definitely not catching up. Listening to the R900 ... | |
| KEF Reference 5 vs. B&W 802 D3 speakers - which one better? your knowledges & opinions @mgrif104 thank you so much for your insight. The deminishing return is greatly different from the R900 to the Reference 5, unlike from Reference 5 to Blade?? That’s good to know. KEF is thoughtfully and well engineer and highly technological s... | |
| KEF Reference 5 vs. B&W 802 D3 speakers - which one better? your knowledges & opinions @fast someone selling the Ref 5 for $6000 but one of the bass driver got indentation. I was about to buy that but Someone told me not to because the Reference series each pair of speakers are built by one engineer from beginning to end which yiel... | |
| KEF Reference 5 vs. B&W 802 D3 speakers - which one better? your knowledges & opinions @fast, you are absolutely right. This is suppose to be fun and enjoyable. So im getting a lot of good feedbacks for Kef Reference 5 over the B&W 802D3. Many people said Kef technologies way surpasses B&W. They said Ref5 sounds a lot bette... | |
| KEF Reference 5 vs. B&W 802 D3 speakers - which one better? your knowledges & opinions @mgrif104 thanks for your information. I was contemplating on which speakers to buy and i dont know if i made the right decision by choosing Kef Reference 5 over the B&W 802D3. Its my first expensive speaker and i want to get it right witho... | |
| KEF Reference 5 vs. B&W 802 D3 speakers - which one better? your knowledges & opinions @fast does that longer tubes give u more bass?? someone told me they got it for 11,000 euros. To be honest, I’m already feeling buyer remorse because someone said not much of a difference of sound improvement coming from the R900. What do u thin... | |
| KEF Reference 5 vs. B&W 802 D3 speakers - which one better? your knowledges & opinions @fast which bass port did you used? Which one give more bass?? Also, do u think $14k is a good deal?? Thanks | |
| KEF Reference 5 vs. B&W 802 D3 speakers - which one better? your knowledges & opinions @fast, thanks so much for the review. I placed the order through Kef for $13k and will get it next week. I hope with the price im paying is worth it for this speakers. Its a big purchase for me and I prolly wont buy another speaker for a very l... | |
| KEF Reference 5 vs. B&W 802 D3 speakers - which one better? your knowledges & opinions @fast so i came across your post about the Ref 5 last year in this forum. Can you tell me the pros and cons of the reference 5? You own the speakers and I’d love to hear from an actual owner. It’s my first big purchase at this price and i wann... | |
| KEF Reference 5 vs. B&W 802 D3 speakers - which one better? your knowledges & opinions @fast how long is the break in time for the kef?? | |
| KEF Reference 5 vs. B&W 802 D3 speakers - which one better? your knowledges & opinions @fast yes, the sale is why im drawn to buy the kef. So i am like u, contemplating on which one to buy. The 802 i can get used for $15k. |