KEF Owners Thread - Page 98

Nice one !

Similar to peeps that think B&O make the best T.V's !

Well, not here in the states, really. I've not even seen a B&O TV for sale, here.

I don't even know what a B&O tv is...

I think the most popular consumer electronics brand for tvs, and such in america is sony. Everyone always wants to get a sony.

Yes, the person I was speaking to has a sony receiver, and sony speakers, but longs for Bose speakers.

I personally thing Samsung makes a better TV product... and they sponsor my favorite Premiership team! :-)

Receiver is ready for pickup today....can't wait to hook it all up!

Wanted: KEF 200c (center channel speaker model 200 c)


I want to buy a good KEF 200c center channel speaker.
I will pay a fair reasonable price. The KEF model 200 c speaker must be in good condtion.
I am located in Denver, Colorado USA.
Please send your telephone and I will call you to discuss. Thank you for you interest.

Bang & Olufsen don't sell anywhere near the amount of T.V's compared to other popular brands here in the U.K either, probably due to them being way overpriced, but peeps with little or no knowledge on flatpanel displays seem to view them as iconic. Their design and aesthetics are admittedly beautiful, but as far as pq goes they just don't cut it against the best.

The same goes for Loewe - stunning design, but way overpriced for the pq they deliver. In these cases, you don't get what you pay for !

Quick question... Should I use port plugs if my kef IQs are close to a wall? They have front firing ports, so I wasn't sure if that was needed.

When a speaker is close to a wall or corner, the room perimeter reinforces its bass response--this has nothing to do with where the port is located. So if you find that your speaker is too loud in the bass or midbass, try the port plugs to even out the frequency response.

Hi all
i am new here and already i need help
i got C60
old but good speakers
as i mentioned i need help
I have burned crossover 10 years ago and since then they are working with self made crossover.
i have tried to find some technical data about them but no luck
i have T33 speaker which was working great so i want that sound again
i would appreciate if anyone could assist me with this problem
Thanks alot

What pbarach said, subiefast. You have to decide for yourself. Do you use an autoEQ program like Audyssey? If so, it should EQ things, either way. But it may have to apply less EQ with one or the other circumstance. Very generally, it is supposed to be easier to integrate sealed speakers with a sub. YMMV.

Yeah, I'm using audyssey multi-eq. I'm trying to avoid the port plugs since they won't look good with front firing ports, but I will sacrifice the aesthetics if it makes my speakers sound better.

Try it.

I do not know about your iQs but my first KEFs were Q1s (equivalent to the current iQ3s). They had very little, if any, internal damping material. If I shined a light in the port, I could only see MDF and glue. There was quite a bit of midbass and midrange output from the back of the driver that was reflected back out of the front port. So, what I found with those speakers is that the plugs altered more than just their low-end performance. When plugged, that extra port output was eliminated and the speakers sounded different. Better? Not necessarily. I went back and forth with the plugs but eventually settled on using them.

How much damping material do your speakers have inside?

Hello everyone.

Need some help & opinions please.

I intend to buy the following for a 5.1 setup:

Centre: iq6c (i wanted the iq60c but i had a good offer for the iq6c)
Fronts: iq70
Back : iq30
Sub: SVS PC12+
Amp: Denon 2310

1) The denon2310, is it capable enough to drive the speakers?
2) Are the iq70s adequate as front L&R speakers?

Thank you.

I wanted to hear a little about them here as well but it looks like they're not that widely used. Nothing on the KEF site either. S&V mag did a review of a Q series system that also included the iQ8ds and they performed well. Link

I don't know if anyone is looking to get new KEF speakers or whatnot, but a certain website has a 'Name Your Price' Promotion going on right now and there are good deals to be had on KEFs. I don't know if I should mention prices I was able to get or the site..., so PM me if you want that info..

They are an authorized retailer, so no worries on warranty. Limited selection, but not bad!

I may or may not be picking up my IQ30s for the surrounds for my system! :-)

Hey eye4eye,

welcome to the forum! To answer your questions...

1) Yes the 2310 is capable of driving the speakers you are looking at. It will do fine. You may want to look at power amps down the road as an upgrade to your system as KEF's love power and the more juice you give to them the better they sound.

2) Yes the iQ70s work great as front L&R speakers. Unless you have a very large room i.e. meeting hall sized, these speakers will be adequate and in most circumstances they will perform great.

I've asked before, but does anyone know how the KEF KHT 2005.3 would fare in a smaller room (10 * 10) or (11 * 9)? I've got a pretty good deal on them right now... and was planning on stealing the sub for my system, then selling the rest to my brother or family for their room or living room.

Thoughts?

The 2005.3 system is very capable and will perform well in rooms even larger than you've described. They really do need the subwoofer for full range though. Without it they will be somewhat underwhelming. Does your family have a sub they can use with the system?

Hmmm... maybe I shouldn't take the sub then...

Denon 2310 is a very nice receiver. It however doesn't have preouts to connect an external amp, but it should have plenty of power for the IQ7.

Thank you Jeff Sprowls. Thank you afrogt.

I like the iqs very much. I am growing accustom to its sound. Love the design, particularly when the grill is removed ... they are so wife-friendly .. haha.

Will save up and get a higher powered avr and one with preouts.

Thanks again.

I have a question that i am hoping someone can help me with. I have a 202c ref center and was thinking of upgrading to the 204c (used). My question is has anybody heard the two side by side or have had both. I don't want to spend the money unless it's going to make a 50% or so better sound. I don''t expect it to sound twice as good but if it should sound better.


I have the 205s as my fronts and have heard the 207s. The 207s did sound better and would have of bought them if my funds would have of permited it at the time.

Hey Guys.. I am a newbie in home theater community and have bought the following:

Fronts - KEF iQ1s
Center: KEF iQ2c
Driven by:- Onkyo RC160
Subwoofer - BIC America F-12
Room size - 11x16

Can anyone suggest me any good budget surround speakers which can go well with my setup ? I desire to build a video centric HT so you can keep that in mind while recommending.

Thanks in advance
Have a great day ahead.

Maybe not the best low-budget recommendation, but how about getting another pair of IQ1's for that job, used or new? They will provide the best timbre match for your fronts--since your room is on the smaller side, timbre differences between front and surrounds would be quickly noticed.

Thanks pbarach.

I have one more question regarding the receiver power.
Currently I am feeding my KEFs (10-100 watts) with my Onkyo 80 watts per channel receiver.
Do you think they will give better sound if I replace my receiver and feed them with 90 watts ?

Thanks

You will hear no difference with juust 10 watts more. I run a Proceed amp 5 (125 watts per channel) and just added a second proceed amp. I noticed a pretty big difference but even with 2x the watts it is not twice as loud.

Thanks speedy for the clarification...

I am looking for good surround speakers for my HT setup.
As my room is small, pbarach suggested to use iQ1s as the surrounds to match the timbre as otherwise the difference would be quite noticeable.

Would anyone suggest to use those as surrounds or would it be a huge improvement if I buy iQ8ds for my small room setup (11x16 feet) ?

Thanks in advance

I use Iq1s in my room. They work very well.

What's the iq3c you have as your center? Is that just a single iq3 bookshelf speaker? If so, get two more iQ3's as your fronts and move the iQ1's to the back as surrounds.

If you mean iQ2c, then yeah just add another pair of iQ1's for surrounds.

Yep my bad.. its iQ2c.
Thanks for the suggestion. Correcting my post.

Also should I wall mount them or just place them on the stands like the fronts close to the ear level ??
I have heard the surrounds should be placed atleast few feet above ur ear level so mounting would the only choice in that case which I want to avoid as I am renting an apartment.

Thanks