Z Review - KEF Q100 {Coaxial Sex Monitors}

[@Falcrist]

*_"Zeos is a sucker for sharp edges."_* That explains why you love Schiit so much.

[@normanham6142]

I bought a pair of these about seven years ago on sale for use in a music-only 2.2 stereo rig. They sound great to me running w/dual 8” subwoofers. Good imaging and clear detailed sound quality. Excellent on female vocals imo. They are well-designed & built. I wouldn’t pay $600, but a bargain @ $300. I felt the “Quality” of the build when I was unboxing the Q-100’s. Front-ported and comes w/port plugs. Good value.

[@tylerwilson8270]

I'm supposed to pick up a pair tomorrow for $150!

[@Spike-bk6np]

Just bought a pair of these for $230 on sale, absolutely 100% worth it. Thanks for the awesome review as always Zeos!

[@philthomas8351]

I have had my Kef q100s for three years. Nice sound and well balanced. Pop, rock, blues, jazz and violin w/ piano sounds clean and musical.

[@chrishughes5416]

How can I not fucking subscribe to this channel... I've not seen somebody put together such a genuine presentation. I came in here looking at buying Razer speakers, I'm leaving with these in my amazon cart.

[@Wooster77]

I've owned both, the q100 and q300. I prefer the q100s. They sound more balanced and if you use a sub, there's no advantage to having the 300s. The 100s are very close to the elac ub5.

[@RobTi]

Have you tried the JBL LSR305 against the Q100?

[@ExplorerBob]

The q100 have been superceded by the q150. They work best in a 2.1 setup. These speakers have a beautiful mid-range, vocals and imaging. The q300 has deeper bass but is more susceptible to cone break-up. It's more noticeable with the q900's. The LS50 is a 5.25" design and there is no LS model based on 6" woofers.

[@jonathanfleming7345]

What sub do you recommend for these?

[@revivehificanada]

These are excellent speakers along with the q150 q150 is better for louder listening and q100 work better for hearing all of the details at lower more everyday volumes

[@d.l.2401]

I have a pair of Black Q100's. I was actually disappointed in their sound compared to my DIY Open baffle active crossover-ed speakers. I finally decided to go true active with My Q100's by removing the tweeter capacitor and soldering a jumper wire in in place of it. I also De-soldered the red wire coming from the woofer, from the PCB board and re-soldered it on the the solder side of the board to the input wire there by bypassing the inductor coil going to the Mid-Woofer and making sure to unscrew the jumper knobs on loudspeaker input terminals. I am using a Audio Control DXS Digital 24db per octave car crossover at 2500 Hz between the woofer and tweeter and 280 Hz between my Hi Vi W10 woofers. WOW! What a difference. This put these at a whole new level. Now I love the sound of the Q100's. I tried using the DXS active crossover with the Q100 crossover components in the circuit but was not satisfied with the results. I am powering these with 2 Yamaha DSP A1 amplifiers. The DSP A1 amplifiers have the jumpers on the Pre-amp outputs to the Main and Center amp inputs allowing the ability to put the active crossover in that circuit. I use one Yamaha DSP A1 as the control Pre-amp using the Pre-amp outputs to go to the DXS crossover inputs. I have been doing active crossover setups for more than 30 years as the sound and performance is much better as long as you use a decent active crossover and you have the ability to make the proper adjustments. The Audio Control DXS only requires only 12 volts and dras only 250 milli-amps of current.. I am powering it with a 120Vac to to 12Vdc 1.5 amp Wall Wart power supply. This DXS crossover has a true 120db signal to noise level and is capable of more than 5 volts output. Of all the many different crossovers I have used over the years, I like the performance of DXS the best and it is very easy to program the many crossover points by simply pressing a couple of buttons. Having a 24db active crossover slope rather than the 6db passive crossover slope in the Q100's greatly improve the sound quality and power handling of these Q100's Tweeter and Mid-Woofer. The Q100 tweeter must be very well made to be able to be crossed over at 2500 Hz with such a gentle 6db slope. The difference from using the 24db slope and the 6db slope is night and day. These Q100's play so much louder and cleaner with more detail than I could have imagined.

[@EastAngliaUK]

I like how you play music on the speakers even though you cannot hear them it does give you an idea if they play loud or not.

[@subliminalgoat3972]

I picked a pair of these. I have found that the louder you play them, the cleaner and more balanced the sound gets (within reason of course). This is truely a loudey's delight.

[@lowrider007007]

Thanks for reviewing the Q100's, they are one of my favourite bookshelf speakers, even over my B&W's, The imaging as you say is amazingly accurate, the coaxial driver really helps keep you feeling the imaging and soundstage even when you're outside the sweetspot, one thing I will say is, yes these are front ported speakers, but I've found they still don't like being shoved right up against a wall, it does tend to make the bass a little bloated, the same goes for when you just plonk them on a desk without any stand or isolation, I don't think they make the best 'monitors' for audio production, or analytical listening, but they are very fun to listen too, smooth, but still quite resolved. I know you may not believe in burnin but now and again I come across a headphone or speaker where it really seems to make a difference, the Q100's definitely benefit from a good 60 hours of playing music at a moderate volume, it helps smooth off the tweeter a little and they also sound more balanced. Does this speaker have a standout negative? imo yes, on some types of music, opera, and piano in particular, they can suffer from a slight metallic sounding distortion at particular octaves, I'm not sure why this is, I've heard on two sets now. If you can get these speakers in a sale I honestly don't think they can be beat 'for the price'.

[@DF-et4gs]

It's interesting reading your opinion after watching GR Research's recent video on upgrading these speakers. When he talks about one of the issues with the crossover in this speaker, he mentioned that there would be an audible issue with pianos. Keen ears 👍

[@Fahrenheit38]

I'm running a set of KEF Q100 powered by a Denon AVR-X1300W for my desk setup. I went through so many speakers on my desk till I ended up with this setup. I started with the Pioneer SP-BS22, moved to the BiC FH-65B, then to the JBL 305s, then finally moved to the Q100s. Also went through almost as many amps, every Tamp I tried had a twitter hiss that I found very unpleasant. The Q100s are the best sounding thing to me that I've tried so far. It's the first setup that I've had on my desk that doesn't leave me wanting more (outside of adding a sub of course). I play mostly games and watch movies with them and they are amazing. Makes me want to look into the Tower versions for my home theater setup, have the HTD Level 3s for my HT now and while I like them they sure are ugly next to the KEF speakers

[@RobTi]

How would you describe if you had to compare the JBL 305's with the Q100's? I'm buying new speakers for my Yamaha RX-V781 AVR (which accepts both passive and active speakers combined) and I'm torn between these two, especially as I do not have the opportunity to audition them.

[@xtreemkiller7769]

Last month purchase a pair of iq7s for 190.00, centre iq2c for 80.00 and waiting for my q15.2s (86.00) to arrive next week to complete my 5.1 setup minus the sub until next month. Purchased a pioneer VSX-1019AHk for 80.00 and just wow these are the best sounding speakers iv ever heard. For what this system has cost compared to current versions I see no point in spending thousands when I have achieved this sound with very little spent. I love my kefs.

[@philmoreton2784]

I'd like to see a comparison with the KEF R100 or R300

[@ryanbosley57]

Zeos.. as someone that owns a full HT setup of the Kef Q series.. q300s for rears because I'm crazy and 900's (towers) up front.. You're spot on on this review. Please please review the R series bookshelves (R300s) instead of more of the Q series.. it will give us all a better idea of the higher end in KEFs lineup.

[@amhowaye1605]

Then little would be the audience. Rich AF.

[@mastertee31]

I have to agree with Zeos, i had the q650c center channel for a little while, and hit the limits very easily in my HT.

[@stohl82]

I love my pair of Q100. I've had them for six months.

[@krazyolie]

Have used on a desk for years. Great near field imaging. If you want to tame the bass throw something like a black sock in the port. Did this when they were temporarily in the corner of my room

[@Acoustic_Theory]

Keeping in mind the size and price of the Q100, they perform admirably and I hear very little that's wrong with them. A few things could be a little better; their tweeter is decent but it's no AMT or ribbon in terms of speed and clarity, and by necessity (to fit within the woofer coil former) it needs to be a bit smaller than optimal but it does pretty decently. The Q100s sound better than the Sony Core bookshelves, which already ain't bad for the price paid, but that's just as you'd want them to. The next bookshelf speaker I'd like to get my hands on for comparison is the UB5. But really good two-way sound doesn't start at these price points. I have a set of Thiel CS1.7 and they are superb two-way speakers, with indistinguishable crossover transition and unified voicing, and high technology drivers that give a really nicely dynamic sound. The only thing they lack is true deep bass, and for that you need a 3-way speaker because mid-woofers won't shove enough air to give you that true deep bass unless they fall apart in the midrange while doing so.

[@dillansmit5418]

I've tried klipsch rp500, wharfedale d220, dali spektor 2, monitor Audio bronze 2, polk s15, they all missed something. To sharp ,to dull, to boring, not dynamic and forward/bright (monitor Audio bronze 2) These q100 were the first speakers that really impressed me. They impressed me so much that when i upgrade in the future I definitely go for KEF. Picked them up for €180 used Used is also better value Don't look further.

[@Drum8888]

Your apartment is suspiciously clean here, what's going on?

[@ZReviews]

Gotta watch the live stream.

[@hawkeye3122]

Thanks for your review on these! This review was a HUGE reason I felt comfortable with these beautiful speakers! Got them on a blow-out sale. Even if they were average, still a reasonable deal type price. Was super skeptical until I saw your review. I heard and read they're great but your review and sound test really really made me excited to set them up! Speaker wire, banana plugs are coming on Wednesday... My brand new Denon AVR-X4300H will be powering these beauties! Looking forward to setup day! Thanks again for your reviews Z!

[@homeboi808]

There’s the 150/350 now, improved engineering of the coaxial.

[@ZReviews]

FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF

[@shrodingersman]

KEF are not show off sound, I.e massive bass and cheap treble, therefore in a show against other speakers they appear inferior. However, give them a chance by living with them, then you notice these are enjoyable good speakers. These are cheap KEF’s to be fair, and are very slightly harsh IMO, spend time with the LS50’s and you’ll really notice the sheer musicality and excellent balance! BTW, Manningsgems on eBay in the U.K. are selling and shipping worldwide the Q300 at the cheapest around new, but they are the last pair, I enquired and they said it’s unlikely they will be getting any more. KEFs are like a poet at a rap festival, everyone else is loud, shouting, dissing, busing off rhymes...take them away from all that, have a glass of 🍷 wine, and let them reiterate their sweet poetry to you. then you’ll get it, holographic imaging, mellow ample bass, open natural voices, perfection! Excellent review Sir, 👍

[@kameracamera8120]

shrodingersman Well said! I love my LS50's.

[@gen-X-trader]

What I noticed is they are rough. Shrilly you might say. They will be cranking along resonating a good sound and then a note hits and it's just terrible. I like a variety of different sounds including dynaudio, B&W, morel, Martin Logan so it's not that I have a really finicky preference and have to hear things a certain way. The problem I have with the Q100 is when you play EDM or even alternative like say Depeche Mode you get some really terrible sounds coming out of these things at very random times. It's a small speaker that needs a good deal of space to tone down a little which is yet another issue. Absolutely terrible near field monitor even though a coaxial in theory should be good at that. If someone really has only $300 to spend on speakers I would probably tell them to go look for a used B&W 601 S3. In my opinion they absolutely put these q100s to shame and the larger 602 s3 bookshelf really will

[@matt88169]

Random terrible noises could very well be clipping that is occurring at the level of the recording. Static/pop/tearing. When you are listening to the real hifi stuff, or even lo-fi stuff, it sounds like you're killing a tweeter or crossover when in reality it is the crappy ass compressed music ruining the experience. True story. Been there.

[@paddypat]

Got these sitting on my desk for computer setup and gaming. Very happy

[@weeooh1]

Z, if you can, please review the Polk S15. AverageJoeAudiophile likes them better than his 'beloved' Elac B6's. Kind of curious to see what you think , esp vs the many bookshelf speakers you've reviewed over the years, in the under $300 range.

[@highvoltage12v]

Using these with the S.M.S.L AD18 and it's an amazing combination for computer speakers.

[@Xaluber]

I've got a pair of these and I approve this message. They work beautifully on my desk paired with an Outlaw Audio Ultra-X12 subwoofer.

[@trevor3788]

I'm glad to see you review and like these. I watched a ton of your vids in my learning about speakers, and eventually ran across reviews of the Q1/300 being a league above on the sound image and listenability anything under $500. Snagged 'em at $400 just before the new Q1/350's came out (which have the magnet grill and are no longer are front firing and upgrades inside) I am so happy with them. They are amazing for both music and movies. I felt they were weak at first, and had to mess with levels, but once dialed in they are great. They don't have big low end punch and really benefit from a sub.. but absolute crystal clarity high and mid's. Will add a center, but it's going be something wall mounted (their T series perhaps?).. their Q650 center is too massive a beast a wall mounted 55" TV. It's nice to feel validated by your good taste Zeos... I got a SVS P-1000 per your SVS recommendations. For a small room it just unreal.

[@cobbtent]

Any chance of you reviewing the new polk signature series line?

[@Diatonic5th]

The *Q200C* is the center channel. I have it in my home theater setup and it's brilliant!

[@PeterMacPL]

Zeos - on desktop which you choose, THESE or Elac Debut Ref B6 ?

[@PeterMacPL]

I will answer myself maybe will be important to someone. Definitly ELAC are better speakers. KEF IQ100 are too bright and a bit fatigue similar to Klipsch. They are super clean right, but too much for my taste, specially if someone use them nearfield. ELAC are more neutral and sound perfect, also ELAC have much better kick on bass. I only add a bit treble +2dB and sound amazing with Loxjie A30. KEF IQ100 I will return. Oh and I use them on nearfiled on comupter desk. ELAC sound similar to Sennheiser HD600 headphones. So I do not know why Zeos do not like them much, maybe he had worse day during review them :)

[@revivehificanada]

These q100 speakers depends on the amplification. I had the Klipsch R-51m and replaced them with these. I own the q100 and q150 and the 100 is not nearly as bright as the Klipsch and digs deeper in the lows. However the caveat is Both the 100 and 150 and benefit from quality amps

[@flyinfinn2007]

Zeos, I'm trying to decide between the Q100's and Q150's. I like the front port design of the Q100's so I can use them close to the wall of my home theater set-up (combination of music and movies). What do you think?

[@ThujanK]

I have two pairs of q150s, a pair of q950s, q650 and a q400 sub. Amazing for what I paid. The q150s are better and if they aren't your front pair, you should be more than fine.

[@Ertz86]

I've had my eyes on these for at least 3 years, usually forgetting to track prices, missing deals, but last month I finally scored a pair for $180. Huge upgrade over my old ones and I'm not even that picky about sound, I might even get a pair of Q700 for $600. The only downside was that they didn't have the walnuts, only the black ones.

[@alfa164robb]

After watching many of yours and a few other video reviews I replaced my old Optimus Pro Linaeum speakers with Q100's for L&R and a pair in parallel for the center channel for 4 ohms and they sound great.

[@twoften]

Be careful with your loudy tendencies if you get the LS50s in - the cones are a softer metal. There's a heap of photos of distorted LS50 drivers out there from people who gave them a bit too much juice. Also, having owned the Q300s and now the Q700s, I'd have to say that while they /can/ be used with a receiver, they sound a lot snapper with more headroom (the Q700s specify a max 150w @ 8 ohms, and I'm driving them with a 200w Rotel). They seem to love power. The Qs are nominally rated at 8 ohms, but tests seem to suggest it's more like 4 ohms and they just called it 8 to avoid scaring casual listeners off.

[@Machobunni]

@Z Reviews Apologies for this, but I'm seeing so many mixed reviews on these speakers, and with your vote in the yes I'm just about ready to buy them along with an Emotiva AMP, and I was curious why there is so much hate for these speakers as much as love? Best, and thank you for all the reviews, they're awesome!

[@arongatt]

Well I have a set of 5.1 Kef Q300s and they are amazing for movies and playing Mike Oldfield DTS tubular bells is just spectacular imaging and separation. Kef are great 👍 and the Kef Blade are AMAZING 😉 to say they sound like Ass would make you look a bit bad zeos, the engineering​ in them and the 3d holographic sound is spectacular

[@tee-jaythestereo-bargainph2120]

Thanks Zeos , bought these on your recommendation and they sound great in my small nearfieldroom 10×10 and i use a beast of an vintage amp that i redone the Compasitors and transitors they sound great with the Onkyo integra M504 dual mono design 165watts at 8 ohms 330 watts a 4 ohms but cant push Amp past 10 watts on VU meters lol Voltage/Gain is king with specs not wattage lol

[@revivehificanada]

Definitely need good amps

[@chrisjones8624]

I'm a Loudey. Lemme hear my other Loudeys! Get loud!

[@shobhitmathur5686]

Ahh finally this review comes out. I have their great grand father series, the KEF iQ5. Love them

[@ThujanK]

I just got these speakers with a kef q400 subwoofer to pair with them. I plan on getting the smsl ad18 to power them and use the subpreout for a nice clean desktop setup.

[@RobTi]

How's the Q400 together with the Q100 for music and movies?

[@ThujanK]

I ended up pairing the q400 subwoofer with kef LS50s for my computer near-field desktop. Sounds amazing for music hands down. I wouldn't use the sub woofer for home theater as it only hits 28hz, it's more of a musical sub. I have a 7.1 system with kef q950s, two pairs of q150s, a q650 centre and an energy veritas V-SW10 subwoofer. I personally think my home theater is kick ass. The new Q series Kef make me happy every time I listen to them. I'm a huge fan of the coaxial design.

[@DavidH373]

I got the Q500 Towers for $350 a piece. Unfortunately I live in an apartment so I can't open them up often, but when I do it's scary how amazing they are.

[@MrOutlawDave]

How do you like the KEFs vs Klipsch RP 150m?

[@twoften]

David Martinez Also curious about this.

[@tee-jaythestereo-bargainph2120]

David Martinez or the 160m? kef is sold out of q100 it's that 85k reviews lol Go Zeos!!!

[@tee-jaythestereo-bargainph2120]

David Martinez about to video review them competing against the 160m nested weekend on the 4th of July

[@chrisr1897]

I was curious to try these after I listened to this review. So I ordered a pair and right away I was blown away by the pin-point imaging and by how they detail. But it stopped there. They totally lack body below 300hz, and sound boxy when bass/lower-mid gets loud (+-1octave around piano middle C). They etch so much in mids and up that they feel loud and fatiguing. In a low cost home movie theatre, I can see them if you don't care crossing them over to sub at about 250Hz if that's possible. in brief, I would not pay $300 for them. I don't know how much better the new Q150s are; if the Q150s are the R100s with lower quality cabinetry, then the sticker price $550 would make sense.

[@timschutte8310]

, I agree about the home theater thing. I'm buying a pair of the Q-150s tomorrow for $299 and power them with the SMSL 98, 160 wpc class-d amplifier. should sound good. I hope. they are gonna replace my Dayton mk402s at work.

[@oklikeuknow4827]

This, Klipsch 160m, Elac UB5, or Audio Bronze 2 for home theater and music with a subwoofer?

[@SilentClouds]

do they push more volume than the Monitor Audio Bronze 2 ? And you complained that the highs on the MA's is a bit reduced, is it where it should be here?

[@mikeellis3333]

What amp are you powering these Q100s with? Are you using a sub? My Q100s just came in and I need an amp upgrade, so any suggestions welcome! My budget is 400-700

[@TechGoop]

Any chance you will review higher end bookshelf's in the future? Ex: Revel, Monitor Audio, Paradigm, Focal? Thanks..

[@arthurhaywood2184]

Interesting that you would review this at the end of its product life cycle! It's been replace by the Q150 & KEF is closing them out. The $299 price is nothing special as they offer them directly for this price a couple of times every year. That being said they are good speakers offering good bass for their size & tons on detail. I've own a pair for a couple of years & my opinion of them is that they excel as speakers for music playback. They fall short as multimedia speakers. I also have a pair of Klipsch RP-160M's & they run circles around the Q100's when it comes to being a dual application speaker. The Q100's still get the nod in a music only setup especially when used for acoustic music like jazz or classical. They tend to be brutally honest & are very revealing. A bad or bright recording is not going to sound flattering.

[@mjames2117]

March 2018..Hard to find new in UK. Hidden Audio in Germany are still selling Q100 in black.. may now be low on stock

[@Timmyfox]

Yep, your review of these seem to mirror my personal experience having owned them for a couple years myself quite well! I wouldn't take the Q300 over these though; They are a bit more of an oddball and the 3-way design just doesn't seem to work as well as the 2-way design of these. The Q100 thus is more balanced and better overall if you ask me. Plus they are cheaper. Kinda bad analogy but I suppose the Q100 vs Q300 could be compared to the M40X and M50X where the Q100 is the M40X's; Both cheaper and arguably better.

[@RobbieKhan]

I have the Q300s and have had them since around launch, initially thought this was those from the thumb lol. I have to say the Uni-Q config really helps spacialise the sound nicely, like putting on a pair of open air headphones. Strangely enough, I have HD650s powered by the NAD D 7050, and listening to the Q300s from the same amp, they have a very similar signature to them which was surprising. Simply amazing sound for the money.

[@user-ch5ij5yd2g]

Robbie Khan kefs are all about the upper mid range, hd650s are dark and mid bassy. You could be right on the bass though since the q300 just adds bass compared to the q100

[@chasevineland1508]

I love coaxials... that’s why I make sure all of my cars have coaxial 🔊 speakers. Sarcasm.

[@theejoeylee]

HA!

[@CT37BN]

After listening to the audio demo I do think the Elac B6 sound a little bit better and the Uni-fi UB5 even better. Great looking speakers though, very high end.

[@brydon10]

Are these a lot better than Fluance Signature bookshelf speakers? I've had the Fluance for a few months now. I'm quite happy with them, but I can get the Q100s new for $300 CAD right now.

[@tee-jaythestereo-bargainph2120]

Pop the hood of the KEF Q-100 and light modification is uplaoded 😆 Great job Zeos i bought because of you and the JBL 530s ! Hope you check them both out Zeos i Pop the hood 😆

[@mb-electricalservices]

Hiya from Manchester England. Seen as though you know your stuff, I have a question for you. I want to upgrade from a Philips Soundbase XS1 to a beginner's home theatre (2.0 to begin with). I've chosen the Monitor Audio Bronze 5 as my speaker but don't know if to pair them with an integrated stereo amp or an AVR. The AVR has all the HDMI connections I need but I've been told the integrated stereo amp would serve me better for sound quality.....is that true??? Just a quick question mate...👍.

[@Woot-Zee]

Aren't these positioned too high? I mean, the tweeter is facing your ears, or they are a little higher while sitting on the couch? Maybe that's the reason to like or dislike the highs? Thanks! :)

[@hls1007]

KEF Q100,. Wharfedale diamond 10.1 or Fluance Signature for music in a small/ medium sized room?Also. If using a sub woofer is there a big advantage to Q300 over Q100?

[@skyline513]

Q100s or Monitor Audio Bronze 2s for near-field music listening

[@randomtube8226]

Clock is ticking. Not many left available on sale for the 300 U.S. dollar price point. They are being replaced with the new model at original price. I have the opportunity to buy a pair. But for some reason im hesitant just because its 5.25" And yes im a LOUDY lol Afraid of damaging them. Im on a quest to find the best pair of 6.5" bookshelf speakers for 300 U.S. dollars made in 2018. I was looking at the ELAC Debut B6 2.0 But again im hesitant. Even the Polk Audio Signature S20 is tempting. $300 is my max budget for a pair of passive 6.5" bookshelf speakers. Witch one do I choose? Any other suggestions feel free to mention them also?

[@AudiophileTubes]

Did you know that the great speaker guru Andrew Jones was a designer for KEF before he started ELAC?

[@DH-th3hv]

Could you do more reviews on KEF products? Preferably r300 bookshelf or r700 towers :D

[@svalbard01]

Have you heard the Tannoy Revolution XT6 bookshelf speakers? They're co-axial as well. Edges look sharp. I've heard they're good, but not much review goodness on them.

[@arthurwatts1680]

The active LS50W is waaaay more than 1500USD, and that's what the *cool kids* are listening to now ;)

[@Nito3356]

Advice Please. Gear Polk RTI A9 fronts Marantz AV7702 Pre Tuner Emotiva XPA-5 Gen1 5 channel true 200 watt per channel (all channels driven) Rears? Now the question. Would these be better than the old school Klipsch RF3 II that I have currently. Size not an issue. But like the look of the Kefs. Or could you recommend something I could replace the RF3's with? Or should I just be happy with them?

[@tee-jaythestereo-bargainph2120]

just bought these for near field thanks zeos low and amazes me also lol !

[@SickTheory]

I'm looking for a new set of tower speakers, debating from Elac F5 F6, Kplisch RP 260, or the SVS none primes. Which ones would you recommend? Mostly for watching movies, planning on a 7.1 or 7.2 setup in the near future

[@mikeleahy5283]

Ya I have the full surround q300 mains, q100 rear and 600 center sunfire 8" sub got all for the price of the price of 1 pair of r100's.

[@ryanlawson5768]

I have these KEF's running in 2.1 with a sub through an old Onkyo receiver, would there be any benefit in upgrading to a better amplifier such as the Emotiva A-100 you reviewed a while ago? I still would like to make use of the sub. Is there a way to use a stereo receiver like the A-100 with a sub and still maintain the volume control?

[@october001]

I need to drastically downsize and simply don't have the room for any subwoofer of a respectable size. I'm mostly music but some movies, and yeah, I'm probably a "loudy". $500 to spend on a 2.0 bookshelf sized pair. Elac B6, Q100, or? Thanks in advance!

[@lelionmusic]

I got these as my first speakers and I love them. I'm powering them with pretty much the cheapest ok amp you can get, s.m.s.l sa-36a pro, and they get more than loud enough. What I'm wondering is would I be able to get noticeably more out of these with a more expensive amp?

[@user-ch5ij5yd2g]

Those tiny integrated amps usually have a bad noise floor and you can hear a hiss. Any decent receiver should be an upgrade

[@lelionmusic]

Really? I seriously can't hear any white noise at all even when I turn the volume to max. The sound goes through a focusrite scarlett 2i2 if that matters

[@dveo_o]

New to audio. Would you recommend getting these for a desktop PC or should I just go with jbl lsr305 since I guess from what I've read around I can't go wrong with those?

[@SpencerPPyne]

I run my Q100 with plugs in a low tech non-HPF with a sub. I agree they image super easy, but they do sound a bit muddy/smeary, compared to my main speakers Sierra2. For their price I love them.

[@evenhaganes89]

Hi! Tanks for a great review. How do you guys think that kef q150 in a living room 16*20 ft. Are they to small?

[@vintageflanker7096]

I'm a Loudy. Definitely.

[@matthew56nights]

Do the windows directly behind the speakers affect the sound whatsoever? I’ve read that windows tend to muddy things up but I’m not 100% sure.

[@austinandrews8395]

matthew. I wouldnt say that they do because they are front ported.

[@marcdostie8409]

I would say... Review PSB T3, GoldenEar (anything), Focal Sopra, B&W 800 D3 series, and others... EXPENSIVE I know. But maybe they can lend them to you, like they do to Stereophile, or other outlets. Just a thought.

[@audiogal6977]

Zeos.. would they sound good in a 10x13 ft (3x4m )room on a desk (near field) or could be too boomy in your opinion? thanks.

[@KiratSingh01]

Does it make sense to pick the yamaha hs8 monitors over these for casual music listening/watching movies etc etc?

[@rajanpatel65]

Another great informative review. Any chance you’ll be testing the Q350?

[@LS-oh8kv]

Hey Z have you ever considered reviewing a subwoofer like the HSU vtf15h gen 2? I've been looking at that for my home theatre for movies like inception and interstellar with the awesome bass in those amazing tracks, cause that's a pretty highly rated sub that goes down to 16 hz. Put it with good speakers that just don't have the sub power and I think you'd be pretty set, but they're gigantic and heavy so I'd understand if you didn't review subs in general.

[@tomb375]

2017 NY Audio Show, Park Lane Hotel . There was NO KEF!

[@brijnich]

Hey there seeing as you on the U.K. Tip how about looking at at Q Acoustic 3020 bookshelf. Reasonably priced, would value your opinion

[@ISippOI]

I would like to use them for a desktop set up. What amp do you suggest? I wanted to go with a mini amp like the SMSL SA-50.

[@formatianorociasi]

Hy man! Love watching your reviews :D i have a question if u like to answer ..what amplifier do u recomend for this speakers or the Q300 ? Ty in advance!

[@shelly6482]

Marantz PM6006

[@Deletistjerk]

Zeos, will you be reviewing and making a list of best portable listening devices? It'd be great to hear your opinions/reviews

[@e3castillo]

Im really interested on your opinion of revel concerta 2 m16. Im thinking of buying a set and shipping them to you first for review if you would be interested.

[@RobTi]

Bought these. Happy. Thank you.

[@stevemcfarland9533]

Favorite part of the review... Top Gear reference! Mr. Clarkson would be proud.

[@RAMtrails]

how do they compare to the Wharfedales? I'm weird and I like imaging AND laid back.

[@yawnny9098]

You mentioned all bookshelf speakers still requiring a sub. Do you often run your Buchardt S300's with a sub? It seems like the low end on those are insane-o

[@ZE0SPantera]

I do not. But I am a purist. A sub would still bring something extra to the party.

[@dtlastraightahead2133]

Fine review KEF is a respectable name you need a decent amp discrete known for their dark sound used to have the 1500.00/pair Polk Audio also decent currently have Tannoy book shelf all thrift shop finds well not the KEF's finally your doing a real speaker review late better than never

[@dannytran173]

These guys or the Martin Logan Motion LX16? or any other pair for the 300-400 range

[@s7robe297]

Looking to upgrade from lsr305s I want something more musical under 1000 doesn't matter if it's active or not.

[@TRPD]

Having said that, I still bought them because of you...

[@bertfripont1545]

Hello nice review. Do they have tesame wide soundstage as the Kef Q350?