ROOSKIE
Major Contributor
I've said this in other posts on other threads but FWIIW, I did not develop a very strong affection for the KEF R3 despite liking the look, the build quality, the company, the design strategy, the main engineer in interviews, the affordable price for quality product ($1500 new on discount), and the numerous sources that demonstrate the speaker essentially tests very well.
I could perceive it subjectively as a clean, well performing speaker but never really looked forward to testing it further/listening to it again and never missed them for a second when I sold them. It was still a speaker I could recommend and if I did reviews I would... with the caveat that like essentially all current speakers it might not be quite right for an individual buyer despite being very well thought out and made.
I am not poo-pooing the R3, rather just noting anecdotally there is still a lot of variation in well measuring systems and this is important and can not be ignored. Add a bit of subjective preference into the mix and testing in your home against other options is a must for many folks.
Over the last few years I tried, in my home, more speakers than most people and have been surprised fairly regularly.
(edit* just realized I already entered this thread awhile ago with the same comments - woops, I though I was on a newer thread. Oh the perils of trying to hit ASR up for 10minutes)
I could perceive it subjectively as a clean, well performing speaker but never really looked forward to testing it further/listening to it again and never missed them for a second when I sold them. It was still a speaker I could recommend and if I did reviews I would... with the caveat that like essentially all current speakers it might not be quite right for an individual buyer despite being very well thought out and made.
I am not poo-pooing the R3, rather just noting anecdotally there is still a lot of variation in well measuring systems and this is important and can not be ignored. Add a bit of subjective preference into the mix and testing in your home against other options is a must for many folks.
Over the last few years I tried, in my home, more speakers than most people and have been surprised fairly regularly.
(edit* just realized I already entered this thread awhile ago with the same comments - woops, I though I was on a newer thread. Oh the perils of trying to hit ASR up for 10minutes)
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