KEF Q150 Bookshelf Speaker, Passive, Satin Black (Pair)

KEF Q150- the best bookshelf speakers, just give them 12 hours break in , you will love them

très bien de bonnes bases bonne aiguë sont super très content de mon achat

Très bonnes enceintes HiFi, un incontournable à ce prix. Attention à la position + Elles n'aiment pas jouer de la musique dans les hauts-volumes, ça risque de les endommager. Donc gardez bien le volume à un niveau raisonnable !

Background/use case: I am using these near-field on my desk, each with dedicated Douk Audio G4 ampliers and a Topping E30 Dac/L30 pre-amp combination and an old DBDynamics subwoofer. They replace some old KEF 60s and are a substantial improvement over those (which is hardly surprising to be honest) Once I had everything dialed in a calibrated for my room, I listened to every genre of music that I like and can report that every genre is improved. I have to use the foam inserts (but have a sub-woofer for the bass so its not a big deal). I conclude that the clarity, detail and sound-stage I get from these speakers would take many thousands of dollars to beat. I'm done. This is an end-game system for me. Thanks to youtube reviewers: cheap audioman / darko audio / gr-research / jay's iyagi for the reviews they really helped me decide - I think those reviewers say everything that needs to be said and I can vouch for those reviewers. I think at this price point, there is no touching these for value for money. My soul is filled with happiness.

Excelente producto,buenos poco decir de estos altavoces kef los mejores altavoces para cine en casa.lo más importante de estas dos altavoces es su anchura de sonido es increíble el sonido está en todas partes pareze que estés en la calle sonidos distantes y a la vez cerca dependiendo del sonido que la película emita algunas veces me levanté del sillón creiendo qu es en alguna habitaion o por el patio es tan precisó y con tanta apmlitud el sonido que estás totalmente dentro de la película sonidos reales y con precisión distintas distancias entre sonido si graduas bien el receptor con todos los altavoces kef disfrutarás.

I got my Q150's for a bit less than $300. They were listed by Amazon as Used with damaged box and possibly some cosmetic damage. Fortunately, the box didn't look at all damaged and there was no cosmetic damage to either speaker. It was definitely a previously opened box, though. At anywhere near it's normal $350 asking price, this speaker is a steal. I say this because the price can shoot up to $600 at any time, just as it did earlier this year. And at $600 there may be some legitimate alternatives. These speakers have a non-fatiguing, but detailed sound. They image well and sound much larger than their size would indicate. The low end puts on a pretty good show, but gets really boomy at higher volumes. That element was so annoying that I used them with the provided foam plugs in the ports from about the first 20 seconds onward. Not only do the port plugs eliminate most of the bass boom, but they also help with tightening up the midrange, which suffers greatly when the little 5-1/4 inch driver is asked to go far lower than it should. As I plan on using just the drivers from these speakers in order to build a 3-way full range speaker system, I won't be asking these drivers to do more than they can. But, if you want to get the best sound possible from these you will need a sub. And I'm not just saying that for these, but for any small driver bookshelf speaker. Without a sub and some kind of pre-amp or integrated amp that has a high pass filter for the sub, any 5 inch driver will distort and smear the midrange while it's trying to play low frequencies. NOTE: That comment about a high pass filter is ultra important if you are using any small bookie for a dedicated audiophile stereo system. Most users end up having a combination music/home theater system. High pass filters aren't a big deal in home theater applications, but in dedicated 2 channel music systems they are an absolute must. Without the high pass filter, you are sending every ounce of low frequency energy to the main speakers, which doesn't relieve any of the distortion problems caused by a small driver being asked to produce low frequencies. So, read your manual, if you're integrated amp/receiver doesn't specifically have a setting for the high pass filter function, it only has the low pass filter, which is a waste since most powered subs have their own low pass filters anyway! So, to summarize, these speakers are definitely better than the $291 I spent. They are audiophile grade at lower volumes and even better with a correctly paired sub. I tried these speakers with three different receivers, in one small room and one large room. They did great with all those situations and I could easily hear the differences in the upstream equipment chain. And, I think they look just fine for their price too!