Customer Ratings & Reviews

Nice speakers, nice finish. I wish the grills came with them but they don't, You have to purchase them. Great sound and decent base, Happy with purchase. They were on sale

I read lots of reviews of bookshelf speakers and was already leaning toward these KEF Q350s when they went on sale at Best Buy. That was enough to get me to take the plunge. The speakers look great, were well packaged, and arrived quickly. I have to say though that I was a bit underwhelmed by the quality of sound when I first hooked them up, but after several weeks of gentle playing they have opened up nicely and sound quite good. I play a variety of music, 60s rock, classical, and easy-listening vocals and am pleased with how they all come across on the KEFs. As others have noted, the KEF sound stage is remarkable - Johnny Mathis sounds like he's standing in my living room and Ronstadt's voice is as beautiful and powerful as you would expect. Likewise, Karajan's Beethoven symphonies are clear and expansive. And the Beatles, Righteous Brothers, and Supremes sound dandy. I believe a quality amp putting out say 100 watts per channel would allow you to get the most out of these KEFs, even if you play only at low volume levels. But if you have a smaller room and play at reasonable volume levels you can get by with half that. I have the KEFs on 24-inch Pangea stands by the way and that puts the tweeters at close to ear level when seated. Although bookshelf speakers, these KEFs are fairly large so place them on solid stands or a table top. The speakers look striking without the optional grill covers and you can certainly run them that way. I bought the covers too and like that more classic look.

I fell in love with aesthetics of these speakers long before hearing them, after watching and reading multiple reviews was able to find a great price for a open box and decided to see if they sound as good as they look. Connected to a 2 channel Nikko s510 amp, and primary listening with a U-Turn Orbit + turntable. From two weeks of listening with tweaks to amp settings at differentiating volume levels, The Kef q350 fits well within my setup. The speakers have great lows and while it takes cranking it higher than usual to get that Kick of room filling sound It does create realistic warm tones and realistic deep bass. The crossover is phenomenal creating the ability for the music to become its own atmosphere. Hours have been spent listening to songs with a perspective of greater sound. Listening to music has always been a good pastime these make it great.

These are great sounding and looking speakers! I was surprised how detailed the imaging and how wide the soundstage was. You can't beat these speakers at this price. You would have to spend more than triple the money in order to hear a minimal (at best) improvement on the sound. I'm beyond impressed with these speakers!

Look great and very well balanced. Just need a little bass boost with a subwoofer in a larger room.

Excellent sound. Wide soundstage with good center image. Sound is smooth detailed highs. Bass is goes fairly deep. Useable without sub. Definitely recommend

Best sounding bookshelf speakers I've ever owned. Bass response is perfect for my needs but if I didn't have to be respectful for others in the house I would probably add a sub. I do think the aesthetics can't be beat. The wood actually matches the cabinet they are in.

These KEF speakers are fantastic especially for the sale price. They do a great job if dispersion both vertical and horizontal. They are also quite detailed.

I have owned these now exactly 1 year and I love them! I auditioned the B&W 607-2s expecting to buy them but found them a bit shrill, bright. These KEFs at a slightly lower cost are warmer overall without sacrificing detail. They took a good 50 hours to break-in and sound their best, and their best is very good indeed. Detailed and amazing bass for such small boxes. Not fussy about placement in my 12'X25' listening room but definitely at their best 15-20" out from the wall and on a solid non-resonant base. They excel at female vocals, acoustic music and jazz. Probably not the best choice for most rock or metal music.

Love the speakers. Covers the spectrum from Lowes. The high is very well and clear. I was surprised for their size. The amount of base they do put out. They play fine at low volumes, but as you increase the volume all the music comes through with more clarity.

Had been using the q150’s as the main speakers in my home theater setup. Wanted to try something a little bigger and these were very much worth the upgrade. They did sound a little muddy out of the box, but it just came down to placement and room treatment. Followed KEF’s suggested placement, put some sound absorption behind them and they opened up and smoothed out significantly. I’m not noticing any issues with sound quality at any volume - low is amazing and they get louder than I could ever listen while maintaining clarity. I have these paired with the q250 center and think they blend well.

Currently have several pairs of these in my home hooked up. Some i am driving with a Sonos Amp and others with a Sonos Port and separate amp. I can definalty hear an improvement using a separate amp ($80 Pyle 2ch amp) vs. the Sonos integrated amp even though both can output 50w per channel. My advice is do the separate components where you can sacrifice the convenience of integration, with these speakers as you will then get your money’s worth. If you are a home automation geek i am sure you can come up with a better integration with the Sonos Port and separate Amp for volume control. Over all awesome speakers for the Money as long as you have the hardware to drive them.

After having these for a few months I can say these are one of the best Movie speakers on the market. They have a very flat response which is perfect. I only ding it 1 star since they arent perfect for music since some genres can sound muddy, but still very good. This can be fixed with EQ but most people i assume will just plug and play. This is not an issue for me, but always test speakers to see if the sound suits your use case.

For the price, it's in amazing speaker. What I loved the most about them is the sound that is not fatiguing for a whole day listening while working from home a my desktop setup. Very soft and clear. I had to return them because I decided to level up for B&W 705 that are 6 times the cost of the KEF where I got more clarity. My prev. speakers were Def. Tech Studio Monitor 450. KEF sounded softer and not tiring. I would also add that the KEF is base heavy in comparison to reference speakers.

Even at full price these speakers really work for me. I could best sum it up by saying they are so pleasant to listen to. Solid low end without being overpowering and smooth and well integrated mids and highs. I recommend stand mounting them.

Amazing sound out of these speakers. They have handled loud and soft, classical to rock and everything in between. The finish is very nice too.

I might need better ears. These are my first really good speakers and maybe I also fixed some issues with the room layout while setting them up but it was a massive upgrade to both music and home theater. Running these on a Denon 650H, which I'm told isn't the best match for them, so if you have a better amp you might enjoy them even more than me! Purchased open box for just over $250 with a good sized dent in the side, but still sound amazing.

Excellent design and high quality sound. Highs are super clear. Bass is decent.

Fantastic sound. I use my Q350's on 28-inch stands and with a high-quality subwoofer. The Q350's sound really good on their own, well balanced with good but not deep bass and very good imaging. Adding the subwoofer was transformative. I can't say the make and model but it's a moderately large 10" ported subwoofer with a 350 watt amp. I'm driving the KEFs with the 125 wpc Sonos AMP which has built-in bass management making it all easy to put together and blend. At the regular retail price the Q350 is a good value. At the sale price over Christmas they are an absolute steal.

Love them! They complete my surround sound setup, and they look great too