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KEF Q500 Speakers (Pair) in Black - £349.00 @ Superfi

£349 superfi13 Jan 17

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drmsa

13 Jan 17

RRP 699£, has been sold for £399 earlier, now only £349 for an amazing pair of floor standers.

Just bought myself a pair today from Superfi.co.uk
Also available for same price from PeterTyson.co.uk

With the Q series, KEF have developed a range of high quality, high value speakers. The KEF Q500s are two and a half way floorstanding speakers with incredible performance. They are fitted with KEF's point source Uni-Q drivers for medium and high frequencies and a long throw bass driver for low frequencies- enhanced by a pair of auxiliary bass radiators.

The Uni-Q mid/high frequency speaker has a 130mm bass/mid-range driver and a 25mm aluminium dome tweeter with 'tangerine' waveguide. The low frequency long throw bass driver and auxiliary bass radiators are also 130mm diameter.

Other clever features include the link switch for choosing between mono and bi-amping. Turn it clockwise and the two terminals are linked so you can drive the speaker from one amp: anti-clockwise and the terminals are split so you can connect the high frequency and low frequency separately.

Latest comments (40)

Uridium

14 Jan 17 #40

One of my Tannoy Mercury F4 custom's has some slight cabinet damage and have been thinking about replacing them...
How would these compare?

Thermal Rider

14 Jan 17 #37

Would these enhance my present system much? I have 5.1 Wharefdale DX1 speaker set driven by AV Yamaha VX-677.
Thinking I could replace the fronts with these and use the DX-1 fronts in zone 2 for stereo.
Any advice appreciated.

dush_yant to Thermal Rider

14 Jan 17 #39

Your centre speaker should match your fronts, otherwise the tone of voices will be different - so for example you could notice the voice tonality changing when the sound travelling from centre speaker to left/right speaker like when a character is walking around in a movie.

If you're set on buying the Kefs, I would say keep your DX-1s in 5.1 for movies and use the Kefs as zone 2 for stereo.

Torchwood

14 Jan 17 #38

I disagree - it's a good guide. Vinyl rips whose DR values differ from the CD by only a few points are most probably the same mastering, as the A/D conversion process smooths out the hard-clipped peaks. However, for example, if the DR value of the CD is 5 (which will sound atrocious), and the vinyl is 10 or 11 -- then they are different masterings.

I find low DR recordings are particularly harsh on the ears for percussion instruments like cymbals -- it makes them sound mushy and unnatural.

OrribleHarry

14 Jan 17 #36

I have these as my fronts in a 5.1 setup excellent sound and no dead spots at all. Have a REL Quake sub also and together they are capable of rattling the Windows!

fishmaster

14 Jan 17 #35

That Dynamic Range Database is complete BS. I trained and worked as a Sound Engineer in the early to mid 90's. Anyway enough about me, check this reddit sub >

https://www.reddit.com/r/audiophile/comments/5f274p/please_dont_ever_link_the_dynamic_range_database/

There definitely are badly mastered albums, however that database won't help you determine which are.

mancuk87

13 Jan 17 #1

damn there fly

hukdbargain to mancuk87

13 Jan 17 #9

Dont see any wings on them?

BritishDragon to mancuk87

14 Jan 17 #30

wut?

Eebobobo to mancuk87

14 Jan 17 #33

What?

jazid to mancuk87

14 Jan 17 #34

He appears to have an insect problem.

dush_yant

14 Jan 17 1 #32

Great link. Noticed how a number pop albums in Vinyl have a higher DR than the CD version! E.g. Lady Gaga The Fame has a DR score of just 5 on CD but 11 on Vinyl..... Proves the same music is mastered differently depending on the audience - blame the studio engineer (and his employer) for this.

Torchwood

14 Jan 17 #31

Almost all popular music mastered in the past twenty years will sound awful. Choose your music wisely.

dush_yant

14 Jan 17 #29

Nice speakers. Just be weary that if you're planning to listen to the likes of Drake, Rihanna, Lady Gaga, Little Mix, etc on these, you'll most probably be disappointed with the results. You'll be better off getting something like the Tannoy Eclipse 3 and a subwoofer for the same money.

Also if you're planning to build a surround system around these, the other models in this range are not as discounted so the total price will quickly mount up.

markymark34

14 Jan 17 2 #28

The wife said I could get discrete speakers for the living room. These fit the bill right?

madmal

14 Jan 17 #27

Bought these in white about 8 months ago from superfi for 399. They are great paired to my old Audiolab 8000 amplifier. I replaced a pair of kef q55 floorstanders which I owned for about 18 years. The highs sound slightly clearer and the sound stage a little more open on these. I wasn't convinced initially, either I got used to them or they eventually settled in. I might replace the amp to set up a 4.0 system, any recommendations? Thinking kef eggs for the rear.

sprite127594

14 Jan 17 1 #26

My Acoustic Energy Neo 3's with neo 1's at the rear are awesome. I also got them when the line ended for £175 :wink:

The_Hoff

14 Jan 17 1 #25

That's the beauty of getting decent kit, barring marketing if something sounded good a decade ago there's no reason in the world of stereo it can't do so today.

I won't be changing my PMC unless they die, god forbid.

beckysdaddy1

14 Jan 17 #19

Does anyone know Are these suitable for a 12x14 ft room paired with nad 326 bee amp ??? I have tannoy mercury m2 at moment

The_Hoff to beckysdaddy1

14 Jan 17 1 #24

Honestly in a room of that size I don't think they're the best choice of speaker. Better off with the Q300 or Tannoy Revolution bookshelves though the amp has more than enough power to drive them.

Question is, would you want to drive them that hard in a smaller sized room? Not sure I would.

http://www.richersounds.com/product/standmount-speakers/kef/q300/kef-q300-blk

or

http://www.audioaffair.co.uk/tannoy-revolution-xt-6-bookshelf-speakers-pair

Iamthebargainhunter008

14 Jan 17 #22

I think I'll stick with my B&W P6 floorstanders. Twenty years on they still sound brilliant!!

IWannaBeAdored to Iamthebargainhunter008

14 Jan 17 #23

I have Kef Refererce 207's, which are 10 years old now. They look and sound as gorgeous as when I bought them.

basergorkobal

14 Jan 17 #21

You definitely need a powerful amp to get the most out of them.
Very good general purpose set. But you also need a large room to disperse that amount of bass:)

drmsa

14 Jan 17 #20

Thank you so much for sharing that. Will definitely look into this.
Very kind of you to share links. Much appreciated.

Franken

14 Jan 17 #18

Eventually 5.1 yes. but I'm getting new car in july, so will be just using these as stereo until after i have bought that then saved more for the other 3.1 lol

The_Hoff

14 Jan 17 #17

I wouldn't have gone for that amp with those speakers TBH, it simply doesn't have enough power to drive them at higher volumes to their ability - 30w.

I can vouch whole heartedly for the Rega Brio-R if you need a compact form factor, very well reviewed and drives my PMC DB1+ with gusto (bookshelves). The Rega will get you 50w each, much better IMO.

http://www.audiot.co.uk/products/rega-brio-r-amplifier-10824.aspx
(ex-demo)

http://www.analogueseduction.net/rega-integrated-amplifiers/rega-brio-r-integrated-amplifier.html
(BARGAIN new - unless you want the new 2017 aesthetic)

http://www.analogueseduction.net/rega-integrated-amplifiers/rega-brio-2017-integrated-amplifier-new-version.html(Latest 2017 model,)

Franken

13 Jan 17 1 #8

Been this price for a couple of months. Not expecting it to stay discounted for much longer. peter Tyson have the black ones for 349 too. I've had my eye on them for a while, but not sure whether to go for these or the Dali Zensor 5s in RS. Any audiophiles advice would be appreciated, only ever owned a Sony 5.1 5.1 kit before so no clue about floorstanders.

Stu412t to Franken

13 Jan 17 #16

In my opinion if you intend on using them at some point for a 5.1. Then I would go for the Kef Q series as the uni q tech means the sound travels a wider angle and there for less dead spots in the room. Plus they have won shed loads of awards with use as a 5.1 too

mancuk87

13 Jan 17 1 #15

throw yourself of a high bridge holding one and they shall appear

rev6

13 Jan 17 #14

Very nice!

vik1

13 Jan 17 #11

I've been thinking of these for a couple of weeks now... Well reviewed

drmsa to vik1

13 Jan 17 1 #13

Grab them mate. Before they run out. Richer Sounds clearly suggested manufacturing has been stopped and they are getting rid of stock.

zurich

13 Jan 17 #10

What amp are you pairing them with? Just out of interest.

drmsa to zurich

13 Jan 17 1 #12

Great question. I had my eyes on the Marantz PM6006. But unfortunately did not have much space for an amp that size. Today tried the Denon PMA50 at Superfi paired with these bad boys. Absolutely fell in love. The denon has a very compact size and can be nicely tucked away as I would like it to be. But they did not have one in stock so have ordered one. Hopefully arriving Monday.

BuzzDuraband

13 Jan 17 #7

Jealous. Great find, heated :smiley:

drmsa

13 Jan 17 #6

Nope, everywhere only in Black.

OhhSoBadly

13 Jan 17 #5

Only in Black tho.. Super seems to have all colour options. Hot Deal!

drmsa

13 Jan 17 #4

Sorry mate, stand corrected there, just checked your link and it appears richer sounds have some in stock now!

drmsa

13 Jan 17 1 #3

Have not opened them at home yet, because I am waiting for delivery of my new Amp hopefully Monday.
But I did try them at superfi, London today.....absolutely fell in love with them and for the price in my opinion completely throw away.
Unfortunately RicherSounds do not have them in stock for delivery anymore. I checked with them first ....only three shops have some stock left which were quite far from me.

MBeeching

13 Jan 17 #2

They look pretty smart, are you pleased with them?
I suspect the bone of contention here is that Richer have them for the same price with the 6 year guarantee.

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