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Rating 4.7 out of 5 stars with 36 reviews

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94%would recommend to a friend

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Customers highly value the R3 Meta Bookshelf Loudspeaker's exceptional sound quality, including its clean and detailed audio reproduction and surprisingly robust bass response for its size. Many appreciate the speaker's ability to handle a wide range of frequencies with ease, delivering clear mids and highs. The attractive finish is also frequently praised for its premium look and feel.

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  • Pros mentioned:
    Sound quality

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Beautiful speakers

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    Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Beautiful speakers. Excellent finished. Sound clear, need a good amplifier to show up. Good for small or medium room.

    I would recommend this to a friend
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    Sound quality

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Absolutely happy with my purchase

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    Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Did a lot of research to make this choice. I have a small-ish space and wanted speakers that were detailed but not cold, bright, or fatiguing. I got what I was looking for - detailed, balanced, really a joy to listen to. Tough speaker to beat in this price range.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    3 Way Bookshelf Marvels

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    Posted . Owned for 4 months when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Excellent sounding 3-way book shelf speakers. I have a small home office and was looking for a full range book shelf speakers due to minimum space. These are perfect for that application. Speakers have a wide forgiving soundstage with really smooth base response. The speakers are placement forgiving and sound outstanding in less that ideal room conditions. The speaker fit nicely on top of the B&W speaker stands which are much cheaper that the KEF stands. Speakers are paired with: Cambridge CXA81 Amp Cambridge CXC CD Transport Music Hall pa2.2 phono pre-amp Music Hall MMF 5.1 SE with Ortofon Orange MM

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Sound quality

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    KEF Speakers

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    Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Great speakers never had KEF speakers I was amazed how great they sound when I got them home.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Bass

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Best true hifi speakers at $2k

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    Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Excellent speakers at $2,200. Treble is very good, mids are clear and precise. Bass is decent. Imaging it's is strongest attribute. Worth the money. Paired with a sub and a power neutral amp and you will be satisfied.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Sound quality

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    KEF R3 Meta speakers make old music new.

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    Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Great speakers even for a large room. Paired with Marantz 40n Amplifier. Like listening in 3D.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Astounding speakers

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    Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Incredibly beautifully sounding speakers with a great soundstage, handling highs, mids and lows with ease. Would highly recommend. My only suggestion would be that Kef provide a pair of Cotten gloves with these as fingerprints are an issue on the gloss finish.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Sound quality

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    The best speaker I have ever owned!

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    Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Absolutely incredible speakers! A must for any serious audiophile!!

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Love these for our home theater

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    Posted . Owned for 2 months when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Sound quality is amazing - they pair nicely with our new center speaker and rears

    I would recommend this to a friend
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    Rated 3 out of 5 stars

    Great speakers, bad luck maybe.

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    Posted . Owned for 3 months when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Very good sounding speakers for audio. Very strange echo for anything voices in movies. It was an open box and there might have been something off about them, hard to tell.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Amazing bookshelf speakers.

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    Posted . Owned for 2 months when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Amazing bookshelf speakers. If you like the KEF sound you will love these. Do really well in a small room. The mids and highs are just breathtaking. Might need to add a quality subwoofer, especially for medium to large size rooms.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Clear Sound

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    Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Speaker quality and sound quality. Highly recommend

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Repeat customer

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    Posted . Owned for 2 weeks when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    These speakers blew away the competition. They are worth the money. Great fidelity and balance.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 3 out of 5 stars

    Open-box Excellent, more like Poor

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    Posted . Owned for less than 1 week when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Kef speakers are phenomenal, Best Buy not so much. I ordered these as Open Box Excellent, they arrived with scuffs all over the finish, missing the rubber feet that these speakers come with along with the instruction booklet for wiring and closing the ports. Luckily I already had the book from when I purchased another speaker.

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Review

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    Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    These speakers were worth waiting for! The new META technology is great!

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Worth the money

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    Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Gorgeous both in sound and visually. I was not disappointed.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 1 out of 5 stars

    Disappointed in BB

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Best Buy gave me the runaround on this one. First the product showed shipping. After I entered particulars to complete the purchase, website said shipping was not available. Drove close to 100 miles to pick up the KEF 3 Meta. As others have said, the description of refurbished products is unreliable. Marked excellent when I bought it, it was without a box or accessories, even a missing grille(!) and dinged up. Buyer beware! My recommendation to not buy is only for open-box speakers from BB.

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend