Question:
Can one compare the Kef Q5 retailing at £600 to the AE Evo 3s retailing at £350?
The reason I ask is that I am considering these as the fronts to my AV system. Why should i spend £250 more on the Kefs when the Evo's can do a good enough job or better. I've also read more about the AE than the Kefs in the music press. I haven't been able to audition the Evo's yet as no where locally have had them in stock.
I listened to the Kef Q5's (against a few similarly priced speakers) and was very disapointed.
No base, rough piercing top end ( posibly needing more run in). Plently of detail though. Aparently prefered by clasical/vocal lovers.
As with all Hifi you cant tell till you go listen, someone elses opinion counts little. I've listened to speakers rated almost identicaly by magazines and thought that one was great one was awfull, to my ears.
I havnt heardthe AE Evo 3s, AE are a good make but then again so are Kef. I have a pair of Kef coda 6's as rears, why I listened to the Q5's as possible mains (and were topish of my list before listening).
I bought the new MA silver's instead :):clap:
The reason I ask is that I am considering these as the fronts to my AV system. Why should i spend £250 more on the Kefs when the Evo's can do a good enough job or better. I've also read more about the AE than the Kefs in the music press. I haven't been able to audition the Evo's yet as no where locally have had them in stock.
Answers:
I listened to the Kef Q5's (against a few similarly priced speakers) and was very disapointed.
No base, rough piercing top end ( posibly needing more run in). Plently of detail though. Aparently prefered by clasical/vocal lovers.
As with all Hifi you cant tell till you go listen, someone elses opinion counts little. I've listened to speakers rated almost identicaly by magazines and thought that one was great one was awfull, to my ears.
I havnt heardthe AE Evo 3s, AE are a good make but then again so are Kef. I have a pair of Kef coda 6's as rears, why I listened to the Q5's as possible mains (and were topish of my list before listening).
I bought the new MA silver's instead :):clap:
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