KEF - R11 Series Passive 3-Way Floor Speaker (Each) - White Gloss
Model: R11 WHITE
SKU: 6309094
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I bought these at my local Best buy in Mount Laurel New Jersey from Kevin Raduzycki who usually works in home theater applications but was working in The sound room the day I went to listen to the r11s I had been in there prior but Kevin let me switch between different speakers with my own music and took the time with me. it was between these and the B&W 702 s2s. I thought the kef r11s gave me a larger in the room experience. Remember these speakers take a good 300 hours to break in. the mid range is on kefs (and I have had other ones) take a lot of time to break in otherwise the mid-range seems to appear like it doesn't fit in the speaker and it is straining. I also wanted a full range speaker something I would not need a subwoofer with I like a speaker that can do it all and this speaker clicks all the boxes. After it is broken in you do not need to play it loud to enjoy it just spend the night in the dark with your eyes closed on the couch and these speakers will take you away to another place.. one thing I had noticed with these speakers that the BMWs did not do is give you a rear soundstage besides enveloping you with with it, it also gave you a lot of depth my speakers set in the center of the room they're not against the walls and believe me listening to jazz I can hear a piano player all the way in the back on the left hand side while a stand-up base is on the right and closer to me. These speakers do it all and I was considering focal k936 k2 because I really had a thing for them but I got used to this smoother tweeter in the R11s. I can only find one audition on the focal on YouTube and it wasn't very favorable you can listen to these r11s on sound Somalia on YouTube.. you need a good 200 w of power if you want to push these I'm using an older Denon receiver which is capable of over 200 Watts but you don't need that to enjoy these speakers. When you turn these speakers up they do not just get loud they get bigger they envelope the whole room. That's what a good speaker does it encompasses you it doesn't sound flat. for the money I believe these cannot be beat if you give them time to break in and don't wonder what all the fuss is about the first 3 months you will be content for years to come
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Posted by NFili
Completely unsatisfied as a buying experience when it coes to how they look and how they were given to me. Completely satisfied with how they sound. When bought as open box, these speakers were classified as being in excellent condition. This is far from the truth. Superficially, these speakers are in rough shape - pictures for reference. Both sets have numerous impact wounds to the upper 6.5 inch drivers. One set has a chunk of the cabinet knicked off of it. And, moreover - upon packing one of the speakers, the employees slid it in at such an angle that it completely shattered one of the 4 speaker terminals in the back of it. I had to take off the back plate and splice my speaker wire directly to the inside of the speaker in order to get it bi-amped. Anyway....... As far as the speakers are concerned - they sound great. All of the damage is superficial - but to be honest, I don't know if I would have purchased them if they were listed correctly, and not as being in excellent condition -- especially if I paid for excellent condition speakers. The midrange is excellent, the treble is top notch at this price point. I have been messing with my set up in an attempt to figure out why they don't seem to have a lot of low end authority. I believe that to be something to do with my settings. I am satisfied with how they sound. But, to be fair, I bought these not just as speakers, but as show pieces for my listening room. They were supposed to be beautiful. But, now I seem to have to call KEF in order to purchase the grill covers to hide all of these imperfections. I am very disappointed, over all.
This review is from KEF - R11 Series Passive 3-Way Floor Speaker (Each) - Black Gloss
Posted by Chris
Full sound including bass. These are the best speaker ive heard and now own.If on the fence go in and have a listen.
This review is from KEF - R11 Series Passive 3-Way Floor Speaker (Each) - Black Gloss
Posted by Tboostin