Frank Harvey
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They're all about the same price as the RX series (400/500/750/1000).
As I mentioned in a piece o the new Q series which I doubt I'd get away with posting here, it's hard to say how they're going to fair against each other until I get them in the same room with the same system. The old iQ series was quite smooth compared to previous iQ, which I welcomed, but others didn't seem to. This new range is much more energetic and lively, When MA chaned from the lively RS to smooth RX, even thought the speakers were obviously better, I felt they went a little too smooth for my liking.
Horses for courses, we're all different. I'll post up a few details when I get to do a direct comparison - possibly tomorrow if things aren't too busy
As I mentioned in a piece o the new Q series which I doubt I'd get away with posting here, it's hard to say how they're going to fair against each other until I get them in the same room with the same system. The old iQ series was quite smooth compared to previous iQ, which I welcomed, but others didn't seem to. This new range is much more energetic and lively, When MA chaned from the lively RS to smooth RX, even thought the speakers were obviously better, I felt they went a little too smooth for my liking.
Horses for courses, we're all different. I'll post up a few details when I get to do a direct comparison - possibly tomorrow if things aren't too busy
Frank Harvey
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maxflinn:£600 for a pair of dipole surrounds
It may sound a little excessive at first, but if you look at what you get, it's not so bad. In each dipole, you have two new UniQ driver arrays - that's twice as many as a pair of Q100's at £380....
So they could quite easily cost you £760......
It may sound a little excessive at first, but if you look at what you get, it's not so bad. In each dipole, you have two new UniQ driver arrays - that's twice as many as a pair of Q100's at £380....
So they could quite easily cost you £760......
Frank Harvey
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Nope. Something can have an energetic sound without being bright. And lets not forget there's a difference between the often confused 'bright' and 'harsh'.
Hello there,
I decided to sign up because I'm getting a pair of these myself so thought I'd share my thoughts on them once I get them. I will be ordering them as soon as I get the notification that I can go ahead
I also found this on google, looks like KEF's msrp in american dollars:
http://img831.imageshack.us/img831/4391/kefqseriesprices.png
Finally I had a question. Does anyone know what the Canadian MSRP will be on the entire series?
Thanks.
I decided to sign up because I'm getting a pair of these myself so thought I'd share my thoughts on them once I get them. I will be ordering them as soon as I get the notification that I can go ahead
I also found this on google, looks like KEF's msrp in american dollars:
http://img831.imageshack.us/img831/4391/kefqseriesprices.png
Finally I had a question. Does anyone know what the Canadian MSRP will be on the entire series?
Thanks.
Jeffrey88:
Hello there,
I decided to sign up because I'm getting a pair of these myself so thought I'd share my thoughts on them once I get them. I will be ordering them as soon as I get the notification that I can go ahead
I also found this on google, looks like KEF's msrp in american dollars:
http://img831.imageshack.us/img831/4391/kefqseriesprices.png
Finally I had a question. Does anyone know what the Canadian MSRP will be on the entire series?
Thanks.
I just checked a few sites and those are definitely the US prices... No idea what the Canadian MSRP will be though...
Anyway, those US prices are very good... much better than I was expecting...
Hello there,
I decided to sign up because I'm getting a pair of these myself so thought I'd share my thoughts on them once I get them. I will be ordering them as soon as I get the notification that I can go ahead
I also found this on google, looks like KEF's msrp in american dollars:
http://img831.imageshack.us/img831/4391/kefqseriesprices.png
Finally I had a question. Does anyone know what the Canadian MSRP will be on the entire series?
Thanks.
I just checked a few sites and those are definitely the US prices... No idea what the Canadian MSRP will be though...
Anyway, those US prices are very good... much better than I was expecting...
FrankHarveyHiFi:
They're all about the same price as the RX series (400/500/750/1000).
As I mentioned in a piece o the new Q series which I doubt I'd get away with posting here, it's hard to say how they're going to fair against each other until I get them in the same room with the same system. The old iQ series was quite smooth compared to previous iQ, which I welcomed, but others didn't seem to. This new range is much more energetic and lively, When MA chaned from the lively RS to smooth RX, even thought the speakers were obviously better, I felt they went a little too smooth for my liking.
Horses for courses, we're all different. I'll post up a few details when I get to do a direct comparison - possibly tomorrow if things aren't too busy
Energetic and lively sounds good to me... Looks the new KEFs will be on my must audition list...
They're all about the same price as the RX series (400/500/750/1000).
As I mentioned in a piece o the new Q series which I doubt I'd get away with posting here, it's hard to say how they're going to fair against each other until I get them in the same room with the same system. The old iQ series was quite smooth compared to previous iQ, which I welcomed, but others didn't seem to. This new range is much more energetic and lively, When MA chaned from the lively RS to smooth RX, even thought the speakers were obviously better, I felt they went a little too smooth for my liking.
Horses for courses, we're all different. I'll post up a few details when I get to do a direct comparison - possibly tomorrow if things aren't too busy
Energetic and lively sounds good to me... Looks the new KEFs will be on my must audition list...
Frank Harvey
Well-known member
And the good thing was that the speakers were heard with the sort of electronics that most people would have - the Q100 and Q300 were listened to via Marantz 6003 (or 7003, I didn't check) amp and CD.
FrankHarveyHiFi:
maxflinn:£600 for a pair of dipole surrounds
It may sound a little excessive at first, but if you look at what you get, it's not so bad. In each dipole, you have two new UniQ driver arrays - that's twice as many as a pair of Q100's at £380....
So they could quite easily cost you £760......
what a perfect answer
maxflinn:£600 for a pair of dipole surrounds
It may sound a little excessive at first, but if you look at what you get, it's not so bad. In each dipole, you have two new UniQ driver arrays - that's twice as many as a pair of Q100's at £380....
So they could quite easily cost you £760......
what a perfect answer
Hi Shado,
The 3 finishes were specifically chosen due to trends in furniture designs and the most popular colours offered and sold within that industry.
Off course, it would be great to be able to offer a wider range of colour options but as a manufacturer you have to be careful not to fill your warehouse full of colurs that don't sell.
We also have to look at historical data and which finishes were more popular than others, this forms part of the decision to make the colours we do. Trust me, if demand was there, I'm sure we would do something about it.
Reference Custom Colours is something completely different, these are premium products which sell in much less quantities than our Q Series, plus, they are made here in Maidstone, so it's easy for us to react to a specific demand, albeit, at a premium on the price.
All the best
Ron
The 3 finishes were specifically chosen due to trends in furniture designs and the most popular colours offered and sold within that industry.
Off course, it would be great to be able to offer a wider range of colour options but as a manufacturer you have to be careful not to fill your warehouse full of colurs that don't sell.
We also have to look at historical data and which finishes were more popular than others, this forms part of the decision to make the colours we do. Trust me, if demand was there, I'm sure we would do something about it.
Reference Custom Colours is something completely different, these are premium products which sell in much less quantities than our Q Series, plus, they are made here in Maidstone, so it's easy for us to react to a specific demand, albeit, at a premium on the price.
All the best
Ron
Sliced Bread
Well-known member
FrankHarveyHiFi:
maxflinn:£600 for a pair of dipole surrounds
It may sound a little excessive at first, but if you look at what you get, it's not so bad. In each dipole, you have two new UniQ driver arrays - that's twice as many as a pair of Q100's at £380....
So they could quite easily cost you £760......
Yes but the MA RX-FX cost £400 which is the same as the RX1. That has double the tweeters, which ok are not going to be as expensive as double the mid drivers, but even so
It would only cost you £760 if you also doubled the cabinet costs, the distribution, research costs, profit margins and everything else.
I must confess that, the price of the rear speaker will probably put me off. I just couldn't justify spending more on the rears than on the front, if I was going for the Q100's. I can begin to see their appeal in the context of the speakers further up the range though.
maxflinn:£600 for a pair of dipole surrounds
It may sound a little excessive at first, but if you look at what you get, it's not so bad. In each dipole, you have two new UniQ driver arrays - that's twice as many as a pair of Q100's at £380....
So they could quite easily cost you £760......
Yes but the MA RX-FX cost £400 which is the same as the RX1. That has double the tweeters, which ok are not going to be as expensive as double the mid drivers, but even so
I must confess that, the price of the rear speaker will probably put me off. I just couldn't justify spending more on the rears than on the front, if I was going for the Q100's. I can begin to see their appeal in the context of the speakers further up the range though.
We used Marantz PM8003/CD8003 on the Q500 & Q700 demo and the PM6003/CD6003 on the Q100 & Q300 demo wth Chord interconnects, this combination worked extremely well.
We endeavour to use sets of electronics that are real world in terms of matching the performance and price of the speakers, no bells and whistles or trickery, it's a crucial case of 'keeping it real'
Ultimately, we first look at the hot reviews from WHF? S&V to closely match any demo we do, from any range (Hi-fi or AV).
All the best
Ron
We endeavour to use sets of electronics that are real world in terms of matching the performance and price of the speakers, no bells and whistles or trickery, it's a crucial case of 'keeping it real'
Ultimately, we first look at the hot reviews from WHF? S&V to closely match any demo we do, from any range (Hi-fi or AV).
All the best
Ron
Frank Harvey
Well-known member
Sliced Bread:Yes but the MA RX-FX cost £400 which is the same as the RX1. That has double the tweeters, which ok are not going to be as expensive as double the mid drivers, but even so
It would only cost you £760 if you also doubled the cabinet costs, the distribution, research costs, profit margins and everything else.I can see where you're coming from, but looking at what you get for your money, I was using the 'double cost' thing as a guideline as to why they cost more. The RXFX use two HF units and one LF unit, whereas the KEF's are two HF units and two LF units. As I've already stated, these new UniQ drivers cost more to make than the older ones, which I'm sure Ron will confirm and maybe tell you how much more they cost percentage-wise.
I must confess that, the price of the rear speaker will probably put me off. I just couldn't justify spending more on the rears than on the front, if I was going for the Q100's. I can begin to see their appeal in the context of the speakers further up the range though.Those that don't want to spend £600 on rear speakers can always go with the Q100 option, which would be cheaper, but not as effective in a home cinema system.
I must confess that, the price of the rear speaker will probably put me off. I just couldn't justify spending more on the rears than on the front, if I was going for the Q100's. I can begin to see their appeal in the context of the speakers further up the range though.Those that don't want to spend £600 on rear speakers can always go with the Q100 option, which would be cheaper, but not as effective in a home cinema system.
manicm
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ear:On that american site the G500 cheaper than the standmounters?
No. The price on the towers is per speaker, while on the monitors is per pair...
No. The price on the towers is per speaker, while on the monitors is per pair...
Frank Harvey
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manicm:David how would you say the Q300 compares with B&W 685?
I would like to stress that I've said before that I don't want to say for certain what they're better than until I get to hear them in our demo rooms, but based on what I've heard so far, they're competition for ANY speaker at their given price points, and that includes ATC.....
I would like to stress that I've said before that I don't want to say for certain what they're better than until I get to hear them in our demo rooms, but based on what I've heard so far, they're competition for ANY speaker at their given price points, and that includes ATC.....
FrankHarveyHiFi:
manicm:David how would you say the Q300 compares with B&W 685?
I would like to stress that I've said before that I don't want to say for certain what they're better than until I get to hear them in our demo rooms, but based on what I've heard so far, they're competition for ANY speaker at their given price points, and that includes ATC.....
Are they THAT good ?
manicm:David how would you say the Q300 compares with B&W 685?
I would like to stress that I've said before that I don't want to say for certain what they're better than until I get to hear them in our demo rooms, but based on what I've heard so far, they're competition for ANY speaker at their given price points, and that includes ATC.....
Are they THAT good ?
Sliced Bread
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FrankHarveyHiFi:Sliced Bread:I must confess that, the price of the rear speaker will probably put me off. I just couldn't justify spending more on the rears than on the front, if I was going for the Q100's. I can begin to see their appeal in the context of the speakers further up the range though.Those that don't want to spend £600 on rear speakers can always go with the Q100 option, which would be cheaper, but not as effective in a home cinema system.
This is true. The systems I've heard with Kef's bookshelf speakers on the rear in the past have done a pretty decent job
This is true. The systems I've heard with Kef's bookshelf speakers on the rear in the past have done a pretty decent job
Frank Harvey
Well-known member
Cypher:Are they THAT good ?
From what I've heard, I think so. KEF have gone all out on this Q series, and it shows in the final product. Some people like the 'as neutral as you can get at the price point' ATC's, some don't, same as anything really.
From what I've heard, I think so. KEF have gone all out on this Q series, and it shows in the final product. Some people like the 'as neutral as you can get at the price point' ATC's, some don't, same as anything really.
Frank Harvey
Well-known member
Sliced Bread:This is true. The systems I've heard with Kef's bookshelf speakers on the rear in the past have done a pretty decent job
And with the wider than normal dispersion UniQ qualities, they tend to do a better job than other monopole speakers.
And with the wider than normal dispersion UniQ qualities, they tend to do a better job than other monopole speakers.
JohnDuncan:Just watched the video and I'm mellowing...
Same here. I don't think the cabinets look great but that driver seems like a work of art.
Same here. I don't think the cabinets look great but that driver seems like a work of art.
Frank Harvey
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drummerman:Same here. I don't think the cabinets look great but that driver seems like a work of art.
I know they're back to the good old box, but they do look a lot better in the flesh - I'd say about B&W CM quality as far as finish is concerned.
I know they're back to the good old box, but they do look a lot better in the flesh - I'd say about B&W CM quality as far as finish is concerned.
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