B&W MT-20 or KEF 3005 for Denon 3808

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Hi everyone,

First post here, congratulations for the great magazine.

Living in Greece, I unfortunately missed the Jan '08 issue with the speaker style supertest.... So, here's my question: I am planning on purchasing a Denon 3808 receiver and I'm considering matching it with the B&W MT-20 speaker set, mainly due to availability (it's what the shop here in Crete carries). However, I've been reading great things about the KEF 3005 set, and I'm wondering how the B&W compares. Is the extra outlay worth it? Does the receiver make that much of a difference, is one or the other better suited to the Denon? How about the Onkyo 875 (my second choice)?

Thanks in advance,
Cheers,
M.

 

[Gerrardasnails]

I've listened to the MT-20 with the Denon 2808 and it was stunning - the 3808 can only make it better.

 

[Anonymous]

Thanks for the reply!

Any other opinions? Can anyone tell me how the MT-20 fared in comparison to the KEF-3005 in the January supertest?

Cheers,

M.

 

[Gerrardasnails]

The 3005SE won the test. What let the B&W down was the subwoofer is not in the same league as the PV1 which is in the MT-30. However, this does add about £600 on to the price tag! The sub that goes with the MT20 (remember the sats are exactly the same for each) is perfectly adequate for most people.

 

[Andrew Everard]

[quote user="mtsag"]
Thanks for the reply!

Any other opinions? Can anyone tell me how the MT-20 fared in comparison to the KEF-3005 in the January supertest?

Cheers,

M.

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M

Could you mail me, please?

Andrew

 

[Anonymous]

[quote user="Andrew Everard"]
M

Could you mail me, please?

Andrew

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