Thanks for the video. You truly are crazy but very entertaining. I auditioned the KEF R3 Meta with their stands. Have you listened to them too? If so, How would you compare them to the R11 Meta? Thanks.
I have these speakers. They are everything you say. However, I would question the necessity for room treatment to experience them at their best. The amount of surface area of their 12 cones, ensures that they load the room correctly, minimising or even negating the need for room treatment or, EQ. The nature of my job, means that I’m frequently on the move. Wherever I go, my hi-fi goes with me. So, I’ve had them set up in multiple rooms of varying shapes, dimensions and construction materials. Without exception, it is always the sonic characteristics of the R11’s that prevail, dominate the room. Not vice versa. For those of us who don’t have the luxury of a dedicated listening room. For those of us whose hi-fi has to fight to be in our family lounge, the ‘stuff of life’, carpets, rugs, cushions, sofas Etc. Are normally sufficient to ensure RT60 levels are within acceptable limits.
One of the dumber comments I've seen on the internet today. Speakers don't magic out room modes, uneven reflections, slap echoes, and the like. Bad rooms sound like bad rooms, especially when a speaker is producing a full range signal.
@@bwiz6514 I’m not claiming that my conclusions after 40 years plus of building a sound system to reproduce audio the way I like to hear it, and experiencing that sound system in multiple rooms, are factually based. Nor am I making the claims you patronisingly dismissed. Never consider that you have any right to judge my conclusions. You no nothing of me. Nothing of my auditory conditioning. Nothing of the rig I’ve assembled, or nothing of the listening environments I’ve experienced that sound system in. I won’t patronise you by dumming down your opinion, however you reached it. But, however potent you believe the room’s influence to be, a premium pair of studio headphones minimise that influence. Residing in an apartment block, as I currently do, I’m frequently falling back on such a pair of headphones, so know precisely the interaction between my room and my speakers.
@@howardskeivys4184 Don't know you don't care. Read the Recording Engineer's Handbook by Bobby Owsinski if you want to transition out of made up nonsense into knowing what you're talking about. Auditory conditioning, lol.
@@bwiz6514 I know nothing of the book or author to which you refer. Frankly I prefer/choose to listen to well reproduced music, rather than reading technical literature. That having been said, up until a while ago, i jointly owned and co-managed a recording studio. Read and ingested many of the publishings of Dr Floyd Toole. Hold him and his teachings in high regard. I travel the journey of life on a need to know basis. When it comes to enjoying well reproduced music, the only thing I need to know is what my ears are telling me. Oh, and if you’ve never researched the influences of a person’s auditory system conditioning, don’t patronise the topic. It’s as real and relevant as any other audio oriented subject.
Did you notice their slow bass? The bass lags behind in time, putting the Uni-Q much further ahead in time. Drums are unlistenable. This issue is on the whole R-Series and Q-Series. I also found, their texture and tonality is lacking vs other speakers that also use aluminum drivers, keeping materials equal. I think Kef is mediocre at best, yet they get praised for mediocracy. Oh, and the crossover inside is laughable. So is the bracing. I find that Kefs have a ton of smearing and there's a midband resonance.
What have I stumbled upon. I have no idea. But I think I love it
Thanks for the video. You truly are crazy but very entertaining. I auditioned the KEF R3 Meta with their stands. Have you listened to them too? If so, How would you compare them to the R11 Meta? Thanks.
I have these speakers. They are everything you say. However, I would question the necessity for room treatment to experience them at their best. The amount of surface area of their 12 cones, ensures that they load the room correctly, minimising or even negating the need for room treatment or, EQ.
The nature of my job, means that I’m frequently on the move. Wherever I go, my hi-fi goes with me. So, I’ve had them set up in multiple rooms of varying shapes, dimensions and construction materials. Without exception, it is always the sonic characteristics of the R11’s that prevail, dominate the room. Not vice versa. For those of us who don’t have the luxury of a dedicated listening room. For those of us whose hi-fi has to fight to be in our family lounge, the ‘stuff of life’, carpets, rugs, cushions, sofas Etc. Are normally sufficient to ensure RT60 levels are within acceptable limits.
One of the dumber comments I've seen on the internet today. Speakers don't magic out room modes, uneven reflections, slap echoes, and the like. Bad rooms sound like bad rooms, especially when a speaker is producing a full range signal.
@@bwiz6514 I’m not claiming that my conclusions after 40 years plus of building a sound system to reproduce audio the way I like to hear it, and experiencing that sound system in multiple rooms, are factually based. Nor am I making the claims you patronisingly dismissed. Never consider that you have any right to judge my conclusions. You no nothing of me. Nothing of my auditory conditioning. Nothing of the rig I’ve assembled, or nothing of the listening environments I’ve experienced that sound system in. I won’t patronise you by dumming down your opinion, however you reached it. But, however potent you believe the room’s influence to be, a premium pair of studio headphones minimise that influence. Residing in an apartment block, as I currently do, I’m frequently falling back on such a pair of headphones, so know precisely the interaction between my room and my speakers.
@@howardskeivys4184 Don't know you don't care. Read the Recording Engineer's Handbook by Bobby Owsinski if you want to transition out of made up nonsense into knowing what you're talking about. Auditory conditioning, lol.
@@bwiz6514 I know nothing of the book or author to which you refer. Frankly I prefer/choose to listen to well reproduced music, rather than reading technical literature. That having been said, up until a while ago, i jointly owned and co-managed a recording studio. Read and ingested many of the publishings of Dr Floyd Toole. Hold him and his teachings in high regard. I travel the journey of life on a need to know basis. When it comes to enjoying well reproduced music, the only thing I need to know is what my ears are telling me. Oh, and if you’ve never researched the influences of a person’s auditory system conditioning, don’t patronise the topic. It’s as real and relevant as any other audio oriented subject.
It's a shame the Reference and R series drivers are so fragile and small.
If it's under 8", its a no go, and multiple 6" drivers simply screams cheap.
That's what she said
Animals women and children. Dude you are hilarious lmao
what the hell is this Lenin for?
Gentlemen test how high you can hear before you buy new speakers
Did you notice their slow bass? The bass lags behind in time, putting the Uni-Q much further ahead in time. Drums are unlistenable. This issue is on the whole R-Series and Q-Series. I also found, their texture and tonality is lacking vs other speakers that also use aluminum drivers, keeping materials equal. I think Kef is mediocre at best, yet they get praised for mediocracy.
Oh, and the crossover inside is laughable. So is the bracing. I find that Kefs have a ton of smearing and there's a midband resonance.