KEF R2C Center Channel Speaker

I'm slowly piecing my Kef R series home theater together and our new piece is the Kef r2c center channel! This will be my first experience with a sealed center channel. Wonder how it'll sound??!
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[@bearzlla]

I remember suggesting the KEF R series to you before you bought your Cantons. Glad you finally came around :D I have the exact same setup and love it.

[@BenjiGator23]

Nicely done. R3, R2C, and R8a owner myself for a 3.2.2 setup. R3s are no slouch. I love the sound of the R series! At some point if I get a bigger place I’d love to get the R11s for a 5.2.4 setup, but I’m also starting to get an itch for the new Reference Metas but damn those are pricey

[@GB-je5tc]

Congrats, I hope you derive many hours/ years of enjoyment from them. The fun will be in optimally positioning and calibrating them to your room(s) and hearing. Good hunting.

[@jasonsullivan8001]

Congratulations that thing is nice I bet you can’t wait to put that in your new house when you get it sweet man good for you.

[@Kpaceguy]

You're absolutely right

[@AudioElectronicsChicago]

such a great looking center speaker

[@EDCAssociate]

Yes please do a review! The center I have my eye on is the kef q650c since I have the q150’s for my fronts and hoping to upgrade those to q350’s at some point

[@hofmarskal]

I very recently bougt the r2c, and it will sound much Better then your Q150's. It will make you want to upgrade your Q150's. I have the kef ls50 meta as front l-R and they match perfectly.

[@psyphonyxaudio]

Looking slick, Slick. 👍🏻🙏

[@Kpaceguy]

Thanks 👍

[@victorjohnson8374]

Do a review. I’m enjoying watching your upgrades.

[@lordnasty32]

Hell yea bro nice center channel review please

[@nonametofame]

I actually had no idea the R2c was sealed either. I normally plug the ports with my center to reduce any chestiness. So sealed would probably be a good choice for those that either have small rooms or limited to placing inside a cabinet.

[@jasminemiller453]

This is awesome 😀

[@Kpaceguy]

Thank you!

[@adaboy4z]

I have Q150 across the front L, C, R . Kef T101 as surrounds and Samsung 9100 speakers as Atmos heights. And Kef KUBE 12b subwoofer. Sounds awesome. I couldn't afford the R series speakers.

[@adaboy4z]

@@Jay37_tech That 650c is a whole other beast. You would probably get more center presence and umph because of the deeper cabinet and bigger drivers. The T series are great as surrounds I hear all the details.

[@ericpauls3535]

Of course do a review!!

[@Kpaceguy]

I'll do it just for you, Eric!

[@ronalcasid3844]

Erin’s Audio Corner described this speaker as sibilant so I would appreciate your take on it.

[@Kpaceguy]

Sure coming soon!

[@damianjackson5055]

You should get four of the KEF center channels Kyle, in that way you can get the same amount for frequency hz than the bookshelves, which it would be a better upgrade overall!!!

[@Kpaceguy]

The Bookshelves have a better frequency response because they're ported

[@Turtleback8024]

🤣 from seven to four center channels. What's next, 18 bookshelve's?🤓

[@vibeinstalls9890]

New gear looks great , kept the white colour scheme , nice. Do you notice any big difference yet compared to the Canton ?

[@Kpaceguy]

I have a video ready for today that will answer all of that.

[@wandikmacri4522]

I'm curious to know KEF R result and sound when all your speakers were all at your disposal I have my KEF Q series 5.1.2 Q750 and Q650 two pairs Q50a as surround another pair as front height subwooofer Kube 12b

[@Roof_Pizza]

Seems like a properly designed piece. Too bad it's not a huge upgrade from what I'm using now.

[@dewey79]

I think you should just get a center channel stand that is already angled up or a regular center channel stand, paint it white and put it in front of the stand the projector is on. We want to hear a review!

[@Kpaceguy]

I have a stand and I've thought about It. But that's far into the room

[@damianjackson5055]

Or better yet, Kyle, get seven of the KEF center channels for your base level speakers, and then get four of the bookshelves as atmos speakers in that way you won’t need the KEF F11 tower speakers. Let the amplifiers do their jobs and let the subwoofers do their jobs.

[@Kpaceguy]

Definitely not. That's not cost effective at all

[@Turtleback8024]

Doesn't sound like a good advice to me. I think K-Pace should hold on to his R11's and just add R3c's for surround. But NO to seven R2c's... just no!

[@Torrrees]

Would you consider the center channel on a stand maybe?

[@Kpaceguy]

I have one. We'll have to see how it looks

[@rafficrashid867]

Please review the center channel. Thanks.

[@Kpaceguy]

I will 👍

[@jayc7082]

I have a q650c as my center channel. Mine is similarly setup in my stand. The voices appear to come from the tv it self. I found I don’t even notice the sound is coming from below the tv.

[@Kpaceguy]

So far it hasn't been as bad as I thought it COULD be. I'll still experiment around though

[@jayc7082]

@@Kpaceguy What i found is it needed to stick out in the front maybe half an inch from the stand. It did not sound as good when the front of the speaker lined up with the front of the stand. I am using angled isolation foam under my center channel that was left over from my surrounds.

[@Kpaceguy]

@@jayc7082 yes that's how mine is currently. Helps that mine is sealed so maybe you can plug your ports too

[@jayc7082]

@@Kpaceguy The q650c are also sealed. My current setup is the q series. I have q550 for my left and rights but i may upgrade to the q950. The q550 are also sealed. I have the q150 for my surrounds those are ported. I have 4 q50a for my heights. They are sealed as well. and the q650 as my center. The only ported ones I have seen seem to be the bookshelf style the q150 and q350. I am running them through a denon x4700h in preamp mode and an emotiva xpa9 as the amp. my subs are 2 kube 10 which are sealed. I may upgrade the subs later on.

[@rgarc514]

Hey I was trying to put some money down on getting that Canton soundbar but I couldn't my brother is only when I know that speaks German and there was nobody there who spoke English and I don't know what I got to do to get that thing shipped over here they were talking about something about the Transformer do you know anything about that or was the difference is between I mean I know the plugs but so frustrating

[@Kpaceguy]

I know nothing about it

[@sth2937]

kef q550 review for towers?

[@Kpaceguy]

Don't have one unfortunately

[@totalplonker824]

As you probably know speakers can sound quite different once broken in, besides aren't you gonna lose the virtualisation from the dialog by having it placed within the cabinet.

[@Roof_Pizza]

Yeah, too low.

[@Kpaceguy]

That's what we're here to find out

[@baycchief3785]

White speakers will be a bad reflection for a projector use in the room. Also I guess it's your preference but I was comparing the sound quality between KEF and B&W and have noticed that B&W speaker design have a better sound quality to be honest. Surprised that you chose this brand option but everyone has their own sound preferences.

[@Kpaceguy]

No regrets

[@jimfalco8302]

Kef are very balanced and neutral speakers. Most people prefer this. B and w boosts the treble and bass a bit in their speakers, not too much. Some prefer that. As for your surrounds Kpace, you should save money and go with the q series and save money. All the kef lines are timbre matched. I have r3’s and an r2c up front with q350s for surround and the q50as for atmos. Seamless panning for movies. Also the q350s have great bass for an 80hz crossover point.

[@Kpaceguy]

@@jimfalco8302 I like the thought of having the R3s in case I want them on my desk

[@baycchief3785]

@@jimfalco8302 Not when there were facts from some of the pro. listeners doing the comparisons and they have elected B&W and return the KEFs back afterwards. Maybe if you listen to movies rather than music then that might be the case

[@Turtleback8024]

Surprised?🤔 What's surprising about someone choosing their prefered brand?🤷‍♂️ I'm surprised that you chose B&W over the Kerfs.🤷‍♂️ Good choice K-Pace.🤓👍

[@markclark1605]

Imo the center needs to be higher! Where the projector is would be nice.

[@Kpaceguy]

Your opinion is the same as mine. But we'll have to experiment

[@markclark1605]

@@Kpaceguy I agree, best wishes!

[@vsvinuraj1982]

Like the tv cabinet? Which one is that?

[@Kpaceguy]

I found it on Amazon

[@vsvinuraj1982]

@@Kpaceguy do you happen to have the link for this one?

[@Kpaceguy]

@@vsvinuraj1982 a.co/d/cYsp5Gm

[@zachb6328]

The r3 and r11 share the same drivers, the r2c uses a smaller driver from the r5. If you really want to timbre match as closely as possible, it's the r3. We recently replaced our r2c with another r5, it's way better.

[@nachowifi2181]

For the placement dilema, you won’t like this answer, but I’m thinking a higher end stand. One that can accommodate the center higher and the projector on top. Maybe a BDI stand. Curious to see what you decide. Rock on playa!

[@Kpaceguy]

I wouldn't buy a new stand I would build upon the one I have. I don't want to raise the screen too high because if how close it is to the seating position

[@BoyceTheChoice]

R3s all day long for surrounds.

[@loviatar666]

I’m so sad. I can’t do home audio until I have a house ;(, My room isn’t working out with it because theres just no room theres a bed a shelf a dresser and desk and a closet… 😭

[@Kpaceguy]

You have plenty of life left

[@Novilicious]

Idea: put it in your cabinet and add a rel sub t7x over high level…you’ll love it

[@MichaelLHill-fd3kw]

I have watched Erin’s audio corner and I think you might like to hear what he says about this speaker and he is going to be totally honest.

[@Kpaceguy]

Link me

[@MichaelLHill-fd3kw]

@@Kpaceguy I am not able to make this happen but if you look up Erin’s Audio Corner Aug 2021 you will find it.

[@MichaelLHill-fd3kw]

He also has the KEFR3 review.

[@MichaelLHill-fd3kw]

Did you see Erin’s reviews for the KEFs speakers?

[@Kpaceguy]

@@MichaelLHill-fd3kw yes I actually watched them while I was waiting for my purchases to arrive

[@eddietours3728]

on a HT the Center covers like 60% of the movies lol

[@Kpaceguy]

Probably more than that

[@pastaman6099]

Full range of a regular human voice from the center speaker's great, but I'd rather feel a monster's lowest voice fundamentals from the subs lol

[@Kpaceguy]

I agree. But I need the center to hold its own so that it's not too bloated sounding in combination with the sub. I still need to understand the words

[@pastaman6099]

@@Kpaceguy details of voices are all the way up within the midrange, else you'd be hearing bass in a phone call

[@wendellwendellb339]

Your thought should be, I need to move so I can turn these puppies loose!

[@Kpaceguy]

It's been my thoughts the last year or so. I'm ready

[@xjusterx]

i think waaaay to down :( sound probably will localize down there :(

[@Kpaceguy]

It hasn't. But I still prefer it higher

[@xjusterx]

@@Kpaceguy good to know so disperce is good in KEFS !

[@Kpaceguy]

@@xjusterx yes it doesn't sound as low as it is

[@samidebs3559]

The R3’s is 30 pounds each

[@Kpaceguy]

Pretty incredible

[@Roof_Pizza]

@@Kpaceguy I'm thinking a sealed box needs a beefier cabinet.

[@Kpaceguy]

@@Roof_Pizza it's the opposite with subs. So who knows

[@ryanschipp8513]

Center is too low. I'd go higher.

[@Kpaceguy]

Yeah I have my stand on going to experiment a bit

[@ryanschipp8513]

@@Kpaceguy cool