Full in depth Review + Tips on KEF R3 Speaker. Best All purpose Speaker under $2000?

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[afdk]

I’m driving my KEF R3’s with the Rotel RA 1592 integrated amplifier rated at 200 watt per channel. Very pleased with the combination.

[oohtob]

Would you still use external jumper cables or the internal links?

[stevewhitehead]

I have a pair of the R300 and I’m really are enjoying these speakers

[patrickau]

What do you recommend as the minimum distance the R3 needs from the front wall ?

[Jay_Bacal]

Good review. But you don’t need the music playing under your speaking.

[daysofnoah]

I have used that upper and lower red and black trick for years. It usually sounds better than the normal way.

[lalit]

Would Cambridge audio cxa81 perform well with r3? I want to biwire r3 with cxa81. Would biwire need more power?

[hifiplants]

I got the same white pair in my local bestbuy for $1200 open box. I really love the the way it sounded. I used to have the bowers 606 and for me it sounded too bright. But for some reason my wife loves the way bowers sounded and my new R3 are just ok. Lol

[gavincheng]

Hi Sky, thanks for the review. I'm considering between the R3 and the Monitor Audio Gold 100.

[Tendervittle]

Thank you for your binding post comments. Red on top binding post and black on bottom post balances the speakers correctly.. finally hearing how refined this speaker is... why doesn’t Kef have this info on their wed site?

[UKTonyMagill]

Good review. I'd like to get these speakers but I wonder if my amplifier is powerful enough. It's the Marantz NR1200 receiver, 75w at 8 ohms but no 4 ohm rating. It has preouts, so perhaps I should get a power amp to go with it?

[geforce]

I love the look but a little rich for my pockets. Settled for SVS ultra in piano white.

[patrickhahn]

Hi, nice Video how can I get this cinematic look?

[tpn]

In death we trust :) Looking forward to the LS50 vs R3. I just tried the LS50 for a month and think I might really like the R3

[idlohtrab]

just bought a set, amazing quality, better than B&W 706s2