We use our reference £15,000 Gamut D3i/D200i pre/power combination for much of this test – its output of 220W per channel makes the KEFs sing. The Rega Elex-R (£950, 72W per channel) is something more likely to partner the R3s and does well too. We like the speaker’s ...
will ensure the R3 Metas shine, too. We plugged the speakers into our usual reference system driven by aBurmester 088/911 Mk IIIpre/power amplifier but also tried it with more price-compatible integrated amps, such as the excellentNaim Nait XS 3(£2499) and the newAudiolab 9000A(£...
The newly introduced R Series (which will replace the XQ in KEF’s lineup) is positioned as an affordable alternative to the pricier Reference Series, borrowing design features from both the Reference and the bleeding-edge Blade tower. Reviewed here are the R300 three-way monitor ($1,800 per...
the LSX II's mapped almost perfectly to my longstanding reference speakers, the excellent, if long-discontinued, Energy Veritas 2.2 stand-mount three-ways. Male and female vocals sounded timbrally correct, with no trace of "hoo," "honk," or "cupping" that would suggest identifiable resonances....
3rd Gen AMD Ryzen 7 3700X 3.6GHz Processor (upto 4.4 GHz, 32MB Cache, 8-Cores) ; NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050Ti, 4GB GDDR5, 7008 MHz Memory, PCIe x16 3.0, DirectX 12 [The Graphics card displayed herein is for reference only, Brand may vary]. ...