KEF Q350 Bookshelf Speakers (Pair, White)

Very good sounding speakers, but never worth the asking price. KEF speakers have been pricing their products insanely for sometime now. The Q350 was priced 60k last year, but prices have rocketed now. I would say the sound is great for 50k.

For a retail price of $500 I am so incredibly blown away. Trust me and ignore any negative reviews for this speaker. I have listened to many many speakers around this and we'll above this price range. I just sold my beloved focal 726 tower speakers that cost 3.5 times are much at the Q350s, and I also own a pair of Polk A3s. These Kefs blow all the speakers in this price range clear out of the water. I have barely even set these up and much less broken them I'm but here's a quick summary of what I'm hearing in order of WOW... Soundstage: wow wow wow, did I say wow? These suckers soundstage better than ANY speaker I've listened to, which is really hard for me to grasp. No matter the placement (we'll get to that!), Soundstage is on point and EXTREMELY wide. Bass: let me just say, I am a huge advocate for a small sealed subwoofer with any system. However, you COULD run these without a sub if you're really on a budget. In my room and 14in from the back wall, the Q350s sing all the way down to 45hz!!! (Then they fall off hard) But 99% of music never even reaches down that far. But more important to me, the bass is extremely clean and clear, being a 6.5 woofer. It is also extremely present and punchy, and I did have to EQ off a little of the low end since it seemed over balance the mids. Build: though not as solid is some other speakers I've owned, the Kef Q350s are absolutely stunning, even more so in real life. The finish is a really nice texture, and welcomed break from the over-poluted fake wood vinyl that nearly every speaker sports these days. Treble: despite what I've heard and read, the upper end of these speakers is very detailed. They are definitely warm speakers, so "S" "P" and high hats are a little "rounder" for a lack of a better word. But female vocals are very crispe and breathy enough for me. Too much "detail" and you get fatiguing speakers, and I think kef got the treble just about right for the Q350s. So what don't I like about these speakers so far? Well as everyone warned me I'm the internet, placing these speakers is NOT FUN!! They have a sweet spot that they like, and probably rooms that they don't like. They aren't very forgiving with placement, and I'm sure that causes most of the negative reviews (which is probably something they won't admit I'm their reviews, haha). As a helpful reference, I have my 350s intersecting at a relatively standard 2-3ft behind my listening position. They are 14in from the back wall, and I sit relatively close to my back wall. They are also quite far apart from each other in comparison to how close I am to them. They need a fair bit of toe in compared to what I do for most speakers in this room. So basically if you are tempted to buy these, do it! You won't be disappointed. And if the Q350s are a little high on price for you, I'd imagine the Q150s are an even better deal for $300!

Estos altavoces son excelentes para el precio alrededor de $750 dólares en México. Las conecté al Pre-Amp y Amplificador ALEPH de Margules. Tonos medios, algo cálidos y ricos, agudos flotantes que no son quebradizos ni agudos, pero que aún tienen aire y brillo. El bajo es bueno, no genial. Sin embargo con unos ajustes desde el preamp proporcionando un par extras de decibles a las frecuencias de 31.3HZ y 48 HZ se obtiene un bajo con presencia, la caja ventilada ayuda mucho al bajeo. Hice pruebas colocándole un subwoofer 10 pulgadas Klipsch y otro Subwoofer Polk Audio 10 pulgadas esto solo por costumbre, pero realmente las bocinas funcionan excelentes con o sin subwoofer aquí ya entran los gustos personales. Los graves son mejores con el puerto trasero abierto y suena más bajo que la especificación a 63 HZ. La mejor característica de los altavoces es el escenario de sonido, me encanta el jazz lounge y música que tiene bajo sin embargo y para mi sorpresa toda la música suena genial, desde clásica, pop, electrónica hasta el jazz o instrumentos de viento. Lanzan un sonido profundo y con una amplitud del centro. El escenario se extiende más allá de los altavoces, muy buena separación y claridad. Tienen una excelente respuesta fuera del rango directo cuando estén espaciados al menos a 6 pies de distancia, ya que el sonido se expande con facilidad después de los 6 Khz me supongo esto sucede por tener el tweeter en la parte central. En mi caso probé con mis bocinas Bowers and Wilkings 606, Elac B 6.2 y Margules Magenta sin embargo estas KEF Q350 en mi apreciación y gusto son las que más me han gustado. Si estás en la búsqueda de Bocinas superiores a las de entrada, súper recomendadas estas KEF Q350.

Ottima qualità in confronto al prezzo.. divertenti, musicali e con bassi profondi per un diffusore da scaffale di queste dimensioni.. confrontate con svariati altri diffusori da stand stracciano tutte le altre marche da me provate ( dynaudio emit 20,monitor audio bronze 2, Dalì zensor 1)senza se e senza ma.. praticamente impossibile trovare di meglio a questo prezzo..non voglio dilungarmi oltre in commenti tecnici e termini esoterici per definire il suono di questi diffusori, l'unica cosa che mi viene da aggiungere che in realtà queste stupenda casse tirano fuori la loro grinta e i loro bassi profondissimi dopo un lungo periodo, molto oltre le 150 ore che si legge in giro.. compratele a occhi chiusi.. non ve ne pentirete..

Originally had these connected to Denon x1800h AV receiver. This is a well regarded AVR and most say it should easily be able to drive the speakers. We found them to sound dull and flat with this amp. Not distorted but just dull. We then connected them to a Yamaha AS701 and the sound vastly improved. Their playback became lively and the detail in the music became more clear. Switched back to Denon AVR again to check and sound was flat again. So you really need a decent amount of power in your amp to get the best from them.

Very happy with KEF Q350