Battle of the Brands: MoFi, Wharfedale, and KEF Speaker Showdown

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[peteleoni]

Erin, I'm old enough and unscared enough to say this, and I certainly have been in your position on the pro audio side. Your reviews are absolutely great. You are completely honest, and you have a rare great ear. The longer you do this the more you are going to be tempted. Everything you want will just sort of "come your way" (conventions are dangerous) Stay on the path. Honesty itself is having a resurgence, you will surf that wave. Stay on the path.

[wallycunningham]

Man your quote is gold:
"We get stuck into this trick of thinking that the measurements don't tell the whole story; generally it's because you don't have all the measurements. So I'm going to try and provide you with enough measurements to tell a better story."

Pure gold.

[pgansz]

This comparison video is the new gold standard. Explaining every graph and translating it to real world experience; and overlaying these data points is phenomenal work.

[mattgiunt]

Not only is this a great comparison but it's also a clear tutorial of how to read and understand measurements. Thanks so much for this.

[stevenma]

One of the big factors for me is the physical size of the speakers. The Kef R3 Metas are significantly smaller than the Wharfedles, and somewhat smaller than the MoFis, so that’s what I bought. I love them dearly, and they work perfectly in my medium-sized room. Thanks Erin!

[wvjon]

I’ll admit, I used to skip measurement videos because I just wanted subjective sound opinions. This video has changed my mind. Well done!

[socool]

I just watched this video again and really paid more attention to the hard work you’ve done and it’s much, much appreciated. I purchased the Wharfedale linton about a year and a half ago. I have several speakers like the gallo 3.1, monitor audio rs6 small towers. Qacoucstic towers, legacy signature 2, and a few more but I always seem to comeback to the lintons. Using Parasound a21 or McIntosh mc 2100 they maintain a sound that can be addictive. So thanks for explaining what I maybe hearing.

[seanb]

The Lintons are half the cost of other options with stands…and don’t appear to be outclassed…so looks like the easy value winner

[bencausey]

Man, I really appreciate your giving overall impressions at the beginning BEFORE the data. Thanks, thanks, and thanks again.

[rjmoyer]

This was a great video. I like audio but I can’t really read any charts so this was very informative. Thank you! I am a proud Linton owner and while I like them a lot, it’s nice to know experts think highly of them too.

[JesterOC]

Great video. One that shows off that once you get good systems without glaring issues. The “best” speaker is one that works best for your environment and your listening preferences. I think your advice on those fronts was clear and concise.

[thomosburn]

Those frequency dispersion / radiation charts are simply amazing, thank you for this great work. I love the sound of the Sourcepoint 8 and 10, and now you've made me want to hear the (cheaper) Lintons!

[equilibrium]

This is what I called devotion! You always wowed me. Thank you Erin for putting your unbelievable level of dedication to your work. Lots of love from the Big Apple👍🏼🙏🏼

[ÆONS_AGO]

Erin, this was an absolute slam dunk of a video. You managed to cover four speakers, tons of information in an extremely approachable way, and again very educational for anyone delving into the subject matter and trying to understand the measurements and better find a speaker suited to their taste. I'm not 100% sold on the measurements are the be all and all, but equating your measurements to what you heard and trying to bridge the gap between them and explanation was a very great help. An audience very focused on measurements seems to be the hardest to keep happy, and maybe the most critical when it comes to reviews, but I feel that you are literally putting your best foot forward and as far as reviewers go doing an impeccable job. Don't know if there's anybody else who really covers the detail of information in such an approachable way which is your gift. Honestly you did an amazing job here, tons of information, very approachable and just enjoyed it.

[vladimirdorta]

Great comparison. About the comment at 14:20, in my experience a small dip at 3kHz helps with most modern recordings, as they wouldn't sound as sharp or harsh.

[Dean]

Thanks Erin! My Kef Reference 1 Meta has been my killer purchase last year.

[tiagoatrindade]

Congratulations! Not only for the video comparison but mainly by how you teach and explain the impacts of the measurements results with the “real world experience” we should experience. What a lesson 👏

[mrlinde]

Fantastic review. Those coaxials bring something to the table, that's for sure. I'd like to see more coaxial designs, especially 3 way with higher SPL capabilities.

[ryanlawson]

I'm really impressed by these 4 speakers, any one of them should be a great candidate to try. Being a KEF fan I'm really shocked how well it did in the compression and distortion measurements considering its cabinet is so much smaller volume wise. Now, nobody said there was a limit to the size of a "bookshelf" type speaker so I would be really keen to see manufactures of coaxial speakers design something with higher output capabilities and bass response like that of the two Wharfedale's. Awesome work on this comparison, I really appreciate all that work and having this resource available is great for all of us!