R3 Meta

Setup is Eversolo DMP-A6 Gen2 --> MiniDSP Flex --> Yamaha A-S3200 --> MoFi Sourcepoint 10 ME's + Hsu TN-1 Got the MoFi's earlier this year, replacing my KEF R3 Metas which were moved into the theater room where they will be on full-time movie/games duty from here on. What can I say about the MoFi's

I love my R3 Meta with dual subs integrated with room perfect. Most people would probably say my equipment vastly exceeds my speaker (ie spend 80% of your budget on speakers) but I have yet to see a set I would want to move up to. Kef reference? $10k for a 2% improvement in the low end doesn’t seem

I have pretty extensive experience with both the R3 and R5, and despite their minor differences on the spec sheet, I've concluded that for real world use, they are effectively the same speaker in different form factors. The R3 is a beefy bookshelf speaker and the R5 is a small, skinny tower. Just pi

The Diablos are amazing... Yet Steve Huff, who uses them as his reference speakers, out right said - while testing the KEF R3 Meta:"Did I miss my Focal Diablos while the R3 Meta were in? Well, maybe on a couple of nights but in reality I did not."AND"These speakers sound AMAZING with vinyl, at least

I have also KEF R3 Metas and I drive them via Hegel h120 and roon. And I am very satisfied since the bass is so controlled and defined with hegel. But I heard them with Advance Paris A10 and it was fantastic Experience especially with acoustic songs like Nils Lofgreen All I can is dream

The only upgrade path I'm interested in with my R3s is to jump to Reference 1. R7 is not enough of an upgrade to justify the cost. You'll get a little more low end extension, but if you're running a sub that doesn't even really matter so much. The R3s already dig down pretty darn deep. I'd possibly

deeper bass Not quite. Q700 is -3db at 36Hz and R3M is -3db at 58Hz according to KEF specs. That’s a big difference in favor of the Q700. I see people praise R3M bass extension quite often and I’m not sure why. They really don’t go very low according to KEF or according to credible reviewer tests. T

Or something like KEF r3 meta with its extended bass shelf.

Late to the party and giving my two cents FWIW and in case this helps anyone in the future. When I first bought the KEF R3 Metas paired with a PSB S10 subwoofer and NAD C 399 amp, and did the Dirac live room correction, I thought they sounded a bit thin for me. Sounded good, just thin. I then consul

"Bookshelf" speakers can surprise you. I upgraded from Q750 floor standers to R3 Meta bookshelves, the R3s threw a much bigger soundstage and went a hell of a lot deeper in bass. That being said, the R5s do make sense, as if you include KEF stands, the savings between R3 and R5 are not that big. The