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post #4531 of 6029
1/7/12 at 5:30pm
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Originally Posted by brickyardz View Post

Just moved, my last place had carpet,I used the spikes. Now where I am at, floor is tile and hardwood. Should I use the spikes again?

you can buy little pucks that sit under the spike so that they don't hurt the hardwood on ebay for like 30 bucks, or just use quarters
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post #4532 of 6029
1/7/12 at 6:04pm
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Originally Posted by cream puff View Post

you can buy little pucks that sit under the spike so that they don't hurt the hardwood on ebay for like 30 bucks, or just use quarters

Thanks for the info! Going to set things up now.
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post #4533 of 6029
1/7/12 at 7:05pm
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Originally Posted by brickyardz View Post

Just moved, my last place had carpet,I used the spikes. Now where I am at, floor is tile and hardwood. Should I use the spikes again?

I used the included spikes but I put a coin or protective pad under each. The spike mounting brackets stabilize the entire cabinet.
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post #4534 of 6029
1/8/12 at 12:32am
Does anyone have information regarding the C7 speakers? Mainly concerned if they would be a sound purchase or should I look at one of the other KEF offerings. I read some old posts that weren't too flattering. Unfortunately, I can't break the bank on this purchase.

Also, does anyone know if there are any KEF dealers in the south (northern AL, TN, or GA)? I called a couple dealers listed on KEF's home page but they either no longer carried KEF or they had no floor standing speakers. Thanks.
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post #4535 of 6029
1/8/12 at 7:12am
any key t205 owners here?
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post #4536 of 6029
1/8/12 at 11:26am
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any key t205 owners here?

Yes, I have t205 systems which I have connected to Denon 2112ci. Search for my posts in this thread.
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post #4537 of 6029
1/8/12 at 12:10pm
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Originally Posted by tanishq02 View Post

Yes, I have t205 systems which I have connected to Denon 2112ci. Search for my posts in this thread.

how happy are you with them?
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post #4538 of 6029
1/8/12 at 2:08pm
Anybody here compare KHT3005se to a DefTech Procinema 1000 setup? I'm trying to decide between the two, but there's nowhere local to audition the KEFs. I had KEFs years ago and loved them, but the DefTechs I heard sounded pretty sweet.
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post #4539 of 6029
1/8/12 at 2:10pm
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Originally Posted by NY613 View Post

how happy are you with them?

Copying my previous post....

just to let you know before you read my experience that I am not a hardcore audiophile. First of all I got these speakers because I was looking for modern, slimmer speakers with high audio quality for my HT setup. I searched lot of sites, read lot of reviews of various different speaker packages within this price range and good looking obviously. I didn't wanted to go with bulkier or boxy speakers because of the space issue as well as decor. After reading and comparing lot of speakers I decided to go with KEF T205 system even though I didnt find any place to hear them in-person. After getting speaker system next step was to find the receiver. I guess, there are lot of receivers that can go or power this system based on the specs. Criteria for choosing receiver for me was Airplay and network which I was very interested in since I listen to lot of music and found this feature very useful to me. Based on this criteria I had very limited choice and hence decided to go with Denon 2112ci based on its feature, warranty and of course I got a good deal. Again, I didnt get chance to listen speaker-receiver combination in-person before purchasing them. Just went with my guts and since I am not that audiophile I thought it wont even make much difference for me...everything will sound good to me since these were high quality products and have got very good reviews by experts.

OK, after connecting and setting up the system, I started playing music first and instantly I was very pleased and impressed with the sound quality. Even movies (played mostly blu rays) were very good sounding. Vocals were very clear, crisp and surrounds were very involving. I could literally hear each word, beats etc. so clearly (with my previous HT, I use to turn on subtitles lot of times) even at high volumes. I am getting very involving experience with the system and really happy by my choice . One thing I feel sometimes lacking is sudden thud, or jerking noise which is meant to startle or surprise you...these kind of sounds are not creating impact I was looking for. This I believe maybe because of new Audyssey settings that comes with new receiver which I am still learning and tweaking to match my needs. Read from forums audyssey or rather DYN VOL function does create low bass and it takes time to adjust to new sound. I don't think this is receiver or speaker problem but more of the settings issue. Hopefully, I will get what I am looking soon. Otherwise, I dont see any problem/issues and pretty much happy with my current setup. Let me know if you need any more info.
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post #4540 of 6029
1/8/12 at 2:43pm
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Originally Posted by tanishq02 View Post

Copying my previous post....

just to let you know before you read my experience that I am not a hardcore audiophile. First of all I got these speakers because I was looking for modern, slimmer speakers with high audio quality for my HT setup. I searched lot of sites, read lot of reviews of various different speaker packages within this price range and good looking obviously. I didn't wanted to go with bulkier or boxy speakers because of the space issue as well as decor. After reading and comparing lot of speakers I decided to go with KEF T205 system even though I didnt find any place to hear them in-person. After getting speaker system next step was to find the receiver. I guess, there are lot of receivers that can go or power this system based on the specs. Criteria for choosing receiver for me was Airplay and network which I was very interested in since I listen to lot of music and found this feature very useful to me. Based on this criteria I had very limited choice and hence decided to go with Denon 2112ci based on its feature, warranty and of course I got a good deal. Again, I didnt get chance to listen speaker-receiver combination in-person before purchasing them. Just went with my guts and since I am not that audiophile I thought it wont even make much difference for me...everything will sound good to me since these were high quality products and have got very good reviews by experts.

OK, after connecting and setting up the system, I started playing music first and instantly I was very pleased and impressed with the sound quality. Even movies (played mostly blu rays) were very good sounding. Vocals were very clear, crisp and surrounds were very involving. I could literally hear each word, beats etc. so clearly (with my previous HT, I use to turn on subtitles lot of times) even at high volumes. I am getting very involving experience with the system and really happy by my choice . One thing I feel sometimes lacking is sudden thud, or jerking noise which is meant to startle or surprise you...these kind of sounds are not creating impact I was looking for. This I believe maybe because of new Audyssey settings that comes with new receiver which I am still learning and tweaking to match my needs. Read from forums audyssey or rather DYN VOL function does create low bass and it takes time to adjust to new sound. I don't think this is receiver or speaker problem but more of the settings issue. Hopefully, I will get what I am looking soon. Otherwise, I dont see any problem/issues and pretty much happy with my current setup. Let me know if you need any more info.

My dilemma is purchasing this set or starting to build a very good system, in other words Kef T205's or start with a pair of B&W CM5's
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post #4541 of 6029
1/8/12 at 3:42pm
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Originally Posted by NY613 View Post


My dilemma is purchasing this set or starting to build a very good system, in other words Kef T205's or start with a pair of B&W CM5's

I guess that totally depends on your personal preference. I one of the main reason I went t205 was also because of its looks
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post #4542 of 6029
1/8/12 at 7:10pm
tanishq02,

I am pretty much a newb and not an audiophile who wants a good looking and sounding system. Mostly for movies and some music. I have the same reciever you have which I just bought and am thinking of buying the kef T305 system. If you have time, can you answer the following questions?

1) From your research were there any other systems of the same quality for around the same price for on walls?

2) How good do you think they look? Do you think In Walls or In ceilings would look or sound any better?

3) If you figure out the settings on the bass can you let me know what it was and if it sounds better and fixes the bass issue?

4) Any idea how the sound of this would compare to just a regular 5.1 bookshelf speaker setup in the $500 price range?

5) Do you know if the T305 would come with all the parts need to wall mount the speakers or place them on stands?

Thanks

PS. Does anyone know if KEF will be coming out with any new versions of on walls any time soon?
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post #4543 of 6029
1/8/12 at 7:22pm
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Originally Posted by MM007 View Post

tanishq02,

I am pretty much a newb and not an audiophile who wants a good looking and sounding system. Mostly for movies and some music. I have the same reciever you have which I just bought and am thinking of buying the kef T305 system. If you have time, can you answer the following questions?

1) From your research were there any other systems of the same quality for around the same price for on walls?

2) How good do you think they look? Do you think In Walls or In ceilings would look or sound any better?

3) If you figure out the settings on the bass can you let me know what it was and if it sounds better and fixes the bass issue?

4) Any idea how the sound of this would compare to just a regular 5.1 bookshelf speaker setup in the $500 price range?

I've heard them.. and they sound nice.... i've done some research, for that price haven't been able to find better....

as far as how they look... they look great in my opinion...

I would think they would send better then a 500$ setup, but i might be wrong...

I might get the T205 set this month... just debating between getting that set or starting to build a very nice home theatre system slowly
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post #4544 of 6029
1/8/12 at 7:37pm
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Originally Posted by cream puff View Post

hey guys I'm new to the KEF family, just picked up a set of Q900s and a Q600c to replace my current polk audio stuff.




little over a week with the new toys so far i LOVE them.. so much more detail in the mid/high frequency than my old setup.
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post #4545 of 6029
1/9/12 at 2:22am
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Originally Posted by TJFarzad View Post

Hi guys,

I'm going to buy Q300 speakers and I'm trying to find an A/V receiver that matches them well. I saw Pioneer VSX-1326 only for $750 in Future Shop on Boxing Day. The store selling the KEF speakers is a small dealer who doesn't have Pioneer receivers and I don't have the chance to test them together.

Can you please tell me if Pioneer VSX-1326 and Q300 is a good match? Or if not, what other brands and/or models do you recommend?

Regarding my usuage, I'd say it's 60% music and 40% movies. I'm going to set up a stereo system but I'll upgrade to 5.1 in future and may buy Q700 for the front.

Thanks for you time, and happy new year!

Farzad

A good pioneer, onkyo, or yamaha will please anyone but if you want the perfect marriage then it's Denon. Plus that vsx-1326 is only 110W/ch whereas for same price a denon 3312 will give you 125W/ch. A reputable A/V installation manager in So ca once told me the best set ups he's done were always a combo of denon/kef. I took that advise and have created several of my own trinity of denon-kef-velodyne...it's as good as it gets.
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post #4546 of 6029
1/9/12 at 2:45am
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Originally Posted by cream puff View Post

little over a week with the new toys so far i LOVE them.. so much more detail in the mid/high frequency than my old setup.

A couple weeks? oh you're in for nice surprise my friend. Kef's open up like the grand canyon and focus in months later. Btw I notice a trend now that a lot of folks incl myself went from polks to kef's...and never looked back.
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post #4547 of 6029
1/9/12 at 9:18am
How do these speakers compare to Energy and Definitive?
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post #4548 of 6029
1/11/12 at 9:09am
Hi,
new to the avs forum. And am hoping to get some help. The speakers will be used 85% (tv/movies/gaming) 15% music
Currently i have:
hk254 receiver
bk5000 external amp
Polk monitor 60s
Polk cs2
Polk owm3 as surround
Bic PL200

Recently i have wanted to upgrade my speakers. Originally i was thinking of just upgrading to polk's The RTI A line with RTI a5s and CS5 center. Which i would get from polk direct. But upon doing a lot of research i have gained a lot of knowledge on different speakers. And now considering a few more options around the same price as the RTI A5s.
Paradigm Monitor 7 v 5 (audiogon)
Kef iQ70 + IQ1 (local pick up)

I have not heard either the paradigms or the KEfs. But i have heard the A5s. I was just wondering what others think.
Thanks
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post #4549 of 6029
1/11/12 at 1:34pm
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Originally Posted by benzjas View Post

Hi,
new to the avs forum. And am hoping to get some help. The speakers will be used 85% (tv/movies/gaming) 15% music
Currently i have:
hk254 receiver
bk5000 external amp
Polk monitor 60s
Polk cs2
Polk owm3 as surround
Bic PL200

Recently i have wanted to upgrade my speakers. Originally i was thinking of just upgrading to polk's The RTI A line with RTI a5s and CS5 center. Which i would get from polk direct. But upon doing a lot of research i have gained a lot of knowledge on different speakers. And now considering a few more options around the same price as the RTI A5s.
Paradigm Monitor 7 v 5 (audiogon)
Kef iQ70 + IQ1 (local pick up)

I have not heard either the paradigms or the KEfs. But i have heard the A5s. I was just wondering what others think.
Thanks

i just came from a m70/cs2 combo myself and bought the kef Q series, not sure how the price range stacks up against what you are looking at but it is a night and day change for the better.

kef q900, kef q600c
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post #4550 of 6029
1/11/12 at 2:51pm
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Originally Posted by cream puff View Post

i just came from a m70/cs2 combo myself and bought the kef Q series, not sure how the price range stacks up against what you are looking at but it is a night and day change for the better.

kef q900, kef q600c

How was it night and day change? What are you using for a receiver?
The prices are pretty close
paradigm $425
polk rti $400
Kef iQ70s and iQ10 $525

Do you know how the Q series matches up against the classic Q?
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post #4551 of 6029
1/11/12 at 3:08pm
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Originally Posted by benzjas View Post

How was it night and day change? What are you using for a receiver?
The prices are pretty close
paradigm $425
polk rti $400
Kef iQ70s and iQ10 $525

Do you know how the Q series matches up against the classic Q?


the sound stage is WAY better.. with the polks if you close your eyes and listen, all the sound still seems to be coming from a speaker, you hear a set left and right point where the sound comes from.. with the kefs instruments have a seperation that i did not get with the polks, you hear each instrument clearly by itself, and if you focus on that sound you can pick out exactly whats happening where with the polks everything seems muddy.

the transperency of the kefs is staggering at the price point they are, you hear EVERYTHING and i mean everything..there are some songs where instruments i didnt even know where there, or backup singers where ive never heard backup singers before.

bottom end output between my very well broken in set of m70s and a brand new set of kefs seems similar, but ive been told that picks up with age.

overall tone of the kefs is much nicer as well, i could listen to them all day long


using a marantz sr5005 as a pre amp, and a carver m500t power amp to run both sets. and i am not sure how these compare to the iQ line as i have never heard them, but from what ive read these are supposed to have ~30% better bass response.



one thing i will mention is the change was much much less drastic with 128kbps mp3s which unfortunately were most of my mp3 files which are now all being deleted and replaced. with flac or cd/dvd/bluray quality music it is a much much larger change. so if you are a mp3 junky you might not be as happy as I am with the change, it is still better.. but not as drastic if that makes any sense.
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post #4552 of 6029
1/11/12 at 11:22pm
Thanks for the reply. That helps me quite a bit. I did notice a big upgrade obviously over the mp3s in 128kp and am also transforming my collection. How do the kefs perform for blu ray movies? I will be using a PS3.

That is interesting that the classics have less bass response, however i am not sure that will be that noticeable as i am pretty happy with my subwoofer (for now)
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post #4553 of 6029
1/12/12 at 5:16am
got the kef xq60b subwoofer, lovely bit of kit but not sure if should auto shut off or not, when i power off the main av amp the light on the sub turns red and it makes a slight humming noise until i turn the sub off, when the main av amp is on its fine.

Any help / guidance appreciated
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post #4554 of 6029
1/12/12 at 6:32am
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you hear each instrument clearly by itself, and if you focus on that sound you can pick out exactly whats happening

there are some songs where instruments i didnt even know where there, or backup singers where ive never heard backup singers before.

Good description Cream Puff.

For me, everything is 'layered', whereas with many speakers you get a 'merged' result. There clearly is superior instrument separation with Kef's design.

It warrants listening to complete music collections over again to hear new details that, like you say, were never that noticeable previously.
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post #4555 of 6029
1/12/12 at 6:50am
Looking for some advice...

In my 'movie room' (I hesitate to call it a home theater because it currently suffers from horrible light control and probably always will) I have three iQ5 floor-standing 5 1/4" speakers for my front stage, two side/rear surround iQ1's, and a SVS cylinder sub (forget the model off-hand).

Sound is great, but I recently bought a new light cannon projector and would like to bump up my screen size. My current screen is 92". Unfortunately, while my room is fairly large and the ceiling (and the highest point) is quite high (10'), it's up in the loft and one side is a sloped ceiling, which limits just how big of a screen that I can fit on the front wall.

Right now, my screen is actually a bit higher than I'd like it to be, and it's clearing my center channel iQ5 by several inches. I could probably comfortably move up to a 106" or maybe even 110" screen, but I'd like to go up to a 120". Because of the sloped ceiling, there's no way I could do that and clear the center channel speaker. So one thought would be for me to swap out the center channel. A few thoughts/options:

1) Lay my current center channel iQ5 on its side. This would look pretty silly and I'm wondering if it might also introduce some other sonic issues.

2) Hack off several inches of the base of the iQ5. Not sure how easy that would be or what other issues that might present.

3) Try to track down a single iQ1 or iQ2C to use as the center. I haven't had much luck finding these anywhere.

4) Use a current-gen center (or whatever the replacement for the iQ1 is). Would there be any concerns with the sound not matching well enough to my L/R iQ5?
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post #4556 of 6029
1/12/12 at 2:13pm
Sorry i have a few more questions...I was looking at pictures of the back of the Q1 bookshelf. These would be used as rear speakers for me. In my house I have pre-wired back speaker terminals. However, the speaker terminals are on the ceiling. The ceiling goes up on an angle. How would i go about mounting the Q1s from the ceiling with its curved back that doesnt have a "key hole" or mounting bracket?

Also, IS there currently any deals for IQ60c? Or are there any other center speakers that anyone would suggest for iQ70s?
thank you
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post #4557 of 6029
1/12/12 at 10:21pm
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Originally Posted by THE_FORCE View Post


Good description Cream Puff.

For me, everything is 'layered', whereas with many speakers you get a 'merged' result. There clearly is superior instrument separation with Kef's design.

It warrants listening to complete music collections over again to hear new details that, like you say, were never that noticeable previously.

I agree. I recently added KEF height speakers to my Reference 205/2s (9.2 with KEF reference and JL Audio subs). Created an even amazing front stage. Watched Super 8 and I've never heard a WALL of sound coming at me yet clear with individual instruments. Audyssey XT32 is also helping a bit. SJ
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post #4558 of 6029
1/13/12 at 11:30am
New to KEF
In ref to T305 or T205: I have a space problem at the rear of my room.
What if I wall mount the surrounds horizontally? Will sound quality be adversely affected?
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post #4559 of 6029
1/13/12 at 11:35am
Here is how I have things for right now, this only temporary. Living with my brother right now, do not plan on staying here that long
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post #4560 of 6029
1/13/12 at 11:44am
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Originally Posted by brickyardz View Post

Just moved, my last place had carpet,I used the spikes. Now where I am at, floor is tile and hardwood. Should I use the spikes again?

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Originally Posted by brickyardz View Post

Here is how I have things for right now, this only temporary. Living with my brother right now, do not plan on staying here that long

Pull your center channel speaker all the way up to the edge of the shelf it's on, if not even sticking out a bit.

Did you get something under those spikes? It'd a shame to mar that floor. Even some coins will work for now. You could also get ceraminc, marble, or granite flooring tiles that are larger than the speaker's footprint for underneath each speaker. Home Depot or Lowe's sells them individually. Put some rubber bumpers or felt pads on the corners of each tile.
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