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Post by sancho89 on Jan 12, 2017 10:13:23 GMT -5
I was thinking of getting the kef q900 and was wondering if the speakers would sound bright or harsh with emo stuff. For example with the Yamaha example 1060 the sound was really bright. But with demon 1300 it wasn't. Or would the kef r500 be a better choice?
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Post by indyscammer on Jan 12, 2017 10:41:52 GMT -5
In my experience, Yamaha equipment I've heard has all been "bright" especially at loud volume.
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Post by Boomzilla on Jan 12, 2017 10:48:15 GMT -5
I've used my Emotiva gear with KEF Q-series speakers before & heard no brightness.
Boom
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Post by sancho89 on Jan 12, 2017 11:03:14 GMT -5
Thanks. That answers my question. Boomzilla have you heard the R series for kef? Is it dramatically better than the q series? I can get the r series for less than $300 difference than the q900. But I'm not sure if it's worth it
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Post by copperpipe on Jan 12, 2017 11:52:26 GMT -5
Most people advice going with the R 500 vs the q900. The R series is a huge step up from the Q. I run R300's with Emotiva Big Ego + MiniX and find no brightness at all. The R series is not bright, Klipsch and Paradigm Monitors (ones I've tested) are brighter than the R's.
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Post by sancho89 on Jan 12, 2017 15:46:19 GMT -5
Thanks. Speaking to Kef I decided to get the LS50 instead. I will always have a subwoofer and the crossover set to 80hz so I won't really need the tower speakers. The mid and high is more important to me. I just have it a pass because I thought it was bright. But it was really just the Yamaha receiver.
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Post by ddog on Jan 13, 2017 9:08:27 GMT -5
Yamaha equipment aka receivers and amps) have always sounded on the "Bright side " to me. Especially when paired with Klipsch. I had a pair of Klipsch 10.5's paired with a Yamaha and the mid and highs were nasty sounding no matter how I adjusted it. I switched to a set of KLF20's and it got a little better but it still sounded bad. I replaced the Yamaha and all was golden..
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Post by sancho89 on Jan 15, 2017 11:27:07 GMT -5
Most people advice going with the R 500 vs the q900. The R series is a huge step up from the Q. I run R300's with Emotiva Big Ego + MiniX and find no brightness at all. The R series is not bright, Klipsch and Paradigm Monitors (ones I've tested) are brighter than the R's. Does this setup have a large soundstage? I heard the kef eggs and the soundstage is pretty big. But I found those speakers bright. |
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Post by novisnick on Jan 15, 2017 11:36:31 GMT -5
Most people advice going with the R 500 vs the q900. The R series is a huge step up from the Q. I run R300's with Emotiva Big Ego + MiniX and find no brightness at all. The R series is not bright, Klipsch and Paradigm Monitors (ones I've tested) are brighter than the R's. Does this setup have a large soundstage? I heard the kef eggs and the soundstage is pretty big. But I found those speakers bright. Im running a set of LS50's and they have a huge soundstage with a small footprint! No brightness at all. I've fed them with XPR-1's and a Bob Latino ST-120. Both amps did a great job. Very satisfsound. With a set of small subs they rivals having towers in the room. |
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Post by copperpipe on Jan 15, 2017 12:30:32 GMT -5
Most people advice going with the R 500 vs the q900. The R series is a huge step up from the Q. I run R300's with Emotiva Big Ego + MiniX and find no brightness at all. The R series is not bright, Klipsch and Paradigm Monitors (ones I've tested) are brighter than the R's. Does this setup have a large soundstage? I heard the kef eggs and the soundstage is pretty big. But I found those speakers bright. Like Mr novisnick I find the sound stage very large. Haven't heard the eggs, but the r's and ls50 are not bright, at least in my room. |
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Post by sancho89 on Jan 15, 2017 14:48:13 GMT -5
Yeah I like that kef have a large soundstage. Piano music also seems a touch more realistic to me.
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Post by charlieeco on Jan 15, 2017 20:34:54 GMT -5
has anyone tried Q900 placed horizontally???, how about of dispersion?
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Post by sancho89 on Feb 1, 2017 13:25:50 GMT -5
so I impulsively bought 2 pairs of LS50, one pair for surrounds. going to break them in and see how they sound in my small room. hopefully the highs will get a little smoother. Wonder if the Basx 2 channel amp will be good enough, or the xpa=2 may be a better fit.
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