Upgrade kef 2005.2 to what?

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Hi Guys,

I have just purchased a Pioneer vsx53 reciver to go with my Kef2005.2 speakers, but ive caught the upgrade bug and am thinking of what i could change the speakers for?

1: is there any benifit in going from my current 2005.3 to a 3005se package?

2: i could change the front three speakers to Kef q100s and a Kef q200c center ? dont know if they would merge well with my 2005.2 rears, I could them use the spare speakers to make upto 7.1 or more lol.

Any other advice or opinions welcome.

Tim

 

[Frank Harvey]

Hi Tim

You're in a similar situation to Rich - you'll see my advice here: http://www.whathifi.com/forum/latest-posts

Regards
David

 

[steerr]

Hi Tim, do you have large room to house the Q100's? What was your reasoning for buying the 2005.3's in the first place. If you want to stick with the style speaker type then I would definitely consider the B&W MT-25 over the 3005SE.

Regarding your second point, there should be no issues integrating the Q100 and Q200 into your system, you would need to adjust your bass management to allow for the larger front speakers, personally I would prefer similarly matched/size speakers for a more cohesive sound.

Rob

 

[steerr]

Hi Tim, do you have large room to house the Q100's? What was your reasoning for buying the 2005.3's in the first place? If you want to stick with the style speaker type then I would definitely consider the B&W MT-25 over the 3005SE.

Regarding your second point, there should be no issues integrating the Q100 and Q200 into your system, you would need to adjust your bass management to allow for the larger front speakers, personally I would prefer similarly matched/size speakers for a more cohesive sound.

Rob

 

[Anonymous]

Hi Tim You're in a similar situation to Rich - you'll see my advice here: http://www.whathifi.com/forum/latest-posts Regards David

Hi David . Can you send me the link to the advice you mention above. Cannot see the post in the link? Cheers Tim

 

[Anonymous]

This really depends on budget and style preference, if your happy with stand mounts you can't go wrong with the Q300 and Q200c. If you want style speakers, look at the T305, a step up from the 3005SE in my opinion, of course if your budget allows, your AVR could take something better than both.

 

[Frank Harvey]

Hi Tim You're in a similar situation to Rich - you'll see my advice here: http://www.whathifi.com/forum/latest-posts Regards David

Hi David . Can you send me the link to the advice you mention above. Cannot see the post in the link? Cheers Tim

My mistake on the link. Either the thread has disappeared, or I've got it mixed up with this one: http://www.whathifi.com/forum/home-cinema/yamaha-rxv-1900-and-kef-3000-se-upgrade-advice