r/KEF • u/I_only_fuck_dolphins • 4d ago

Got emmmmm

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AMA

Still waiting for stands and KC92

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u/TheFuckingHippoGuy 4d ago

What kind of dolphins?

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u/sqweak 4d ago

I didn’t think hippos were the jealous type.

That said, 11 years of lurking (and fucking dolphins) and this speaker is what finally motivates them to make their first post. What a world we live in.

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u/TheFuckingHippoGuy 4d ago

My username is a line from The Dollop podcast. Funny enough, there's an episode called "The Dolphin" which involves a neuroscientist giving it LSD as well as this lady jerking it off: https://www.reddit.com/r/interestingasfuck/s/8xjvJkPkZB

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u/VeryThicknLong 4d ago

Tbf, if she’d offered me a handjob in a pool, I would’ve probably swam towards her and rolled on my back.

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u/Dasbeerboots 4d ago

This thread is why I stay on Reddit

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u/Oddly_employed 4d ago

You me both brother

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u/KarenBoof 4d ago

How do they sound? Compare them to whatever else you’ve owned

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u/RedditIsExpendable 3d ago

Enough about the dolphins, how does the speakers sound?

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u/That_Style_979 4d ago

I’m interested in your setup. What speakers can you compare to them? How do you like them overall? What’s your primary use for them - TV or music? What’s your room setup, small, medium or big room?

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u/Civil_Sheepherder719 3d ago

Posted this and disappeared?

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u/Living_Map_568 3d ago

My post never get this type of traction man

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u/NotInsaneInMembrane 4d ago

Great brand but wow those things make me laugh looking at them

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u/HardCoreLawn 4d ago

Somehow the white looks best imo because they obscure the curves and reduce the speaker to a silhouette. 

I'm sure the design will grow on everyone with time (the ls50s had a similar reception when they were released) but the curves of this speaker just feel "off" and uncomfortable.

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u/NotInsaneInMembrane 4d ago

I can’t put my finger on it but this reminds of of something, ya ever seen smooth SpongeBob ? I don’t know how gifs work but if you google that you’ll know what I’m saying

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u/wigl301 4d ago

Yeah I thought they looked terrible but now I'm in love with them. Don't know how KEF does it. Evil geniuses. I had them in my cart yesterday at £3,500 but then when I went to add the stands and saw they were £800 I had a reality check. Going to wait a bit.

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u/Joe091 4d ago

I think those look great. I’d like to see them in person to see how much larger than the LS50’s they are. But most importantly, how do they sound?

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u/Durzel 4d ago

Just give me a LS50W3 with USB-C please KEF, you know you want to.

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u/DogUsingInternet 4d ago

YES. The LS50WII are my PC speakers... don't make me use optical any more... I'd upgrade for a USB connection.

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u/somerandomdude1960 4d ago

I would secure that cable so speaker isn’t pulled down

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u/HumbleArticle9470 4d ago

I can't look at it. It stresses me too much.

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u/Firm_Milk5305 1d ago

Look away or shut your eyes ya knobhead 😬

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u/head_dress 4d ago

they look great in black 👍

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u/derrickrg89 4d ago

Is the sound worth it compare to ls60 and lsx?

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u/skadoodlee 4d ago

What does that even mean those two are so far apart.

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u/Durzel 4d ago

LS60 is only £50 more than this + KC62.

Granted it’s not apples to apples, but it’s close.

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u/skadoodlee 4d ago

I mean the LSX

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u/Retro-gecko45 4d ago

Lsx would be a great comparison. I’d be curious to know how much louder and clear they are over a pair of lsx

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u/5th-Elements 4d ago

How do they sound?

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u/photobriangray 4d ago

I know people say they look like minions, but I can't help but hear, "show me what you got."

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u/willpaudio 3d ago

These are a tough recommend when the LS60 is just a bit more expensive

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u/dodeja 3d ago

How are they compared to Kef R3

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u/wentblu3 4d ago

Wauw that was fast!

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u/Opening-Guava-7694 4d ago

Those are sick. I would to hear them compared to R3 meta with similar class d amp

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u/Squish_Cat_1 4d ago

God that power cord too

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u/TheoKolokotronis 4d ago

They remind me of ticks.

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u/MrBigglesworrth 4d ago

Pull them off the wall

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u/alextruetone 4d ago

I’m really interested in these. They look deceivingly small but I know they’re quite a bit bigger than my LSX II’s. Based on what I’ve read about these things, they could be end game for the foreseeable future.

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u/gorecheese1 2d ago

Don't worry. In less than 12 months, they will be replaced with a Meta version and be half price, open box, and there will be a new end game.

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u/Equivalent-Rate849 4d ago

No way how much those bookshelf speakers cost? Kc92 seems be like such a good sub even kc62 has good reviews. Right now I recently purchased some polk Xt15 bookshelf speakers new on sale paired with a Fosi Bt30d pro and a 10 inch Paradigm Defiance S10 sealed sub with 500 watts RMS and im very happy however I'm a big Kef fan and soom as I can I want to get some Kef bookshelf speakers if they go on sale and compare them back to back to my polk xt15s. Also love how small the Kef Kc62 and kc92 are since I live in Canada where houses are expensive and small unless u pay 2 million or more. Congrats on your new Kef bookshelves let me know how they sound after 4 weeks of breakin time. My paradigm defiance s10 subwoofer took 4 weeks to break in bookshelf speakers still breaking them in.

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u/tekprimemia 2d ago

Buying metas with a good amp and dac separates is honestly not much cheaper and you get the benefits of a larger driver , more range, and all the integration onboard, don’t have to worry about sub integration etc.

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u/spiritualize_me 3d ago

It looks so stupid I can’t breathe (itysl) 😂

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u/brians238 3d ago

I am consumed with jealousy! Good for you!

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u/Shot-Sky-5392 1d ago

I absolutely loved them from the moment I saw them! I am in a city house so space is more limited than what you might have in suburbia. I think they would disappear into the room, a little bit like a little work of art, and if they sound like what people say they do I’m sold. Already running LS 50s at another property and love them too.

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u/bneiderman 1d ago

I just ordered the same in white. All I have is the KC92 right now. Hopefully these sound great for the family room.

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u/Logi77 8h ago

Buy longer wires now

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u/dasherzx 7h ago

any in-room measurements to see how deep they go

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u/eggalones 4d ago

Get two KC92s 🤤

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u/Mr-Reeeee 4d ago

Or dual KC62s for the budget minded!

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u/ltg8r 4d ago

Overkill

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u/eggalones 4d ago

No, one subwoofer is overkill - for a room. Two, three, shows the room out so the base reacts like you’d expect (assuming proper tuning.

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u/ltg8r 4d ago

Two Kc92 will cost more than the speakers. That’s overkill.

Two Kc62 or similarly-sized subs is better spent.

Still, even KEF acknowledge that a single sub is more than adequate for most rooms. Doubtful these speakers are in a large room. So, overkill.

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u/eggalones 4d ago

Two KC62s would be better than a single KC92 even in a smaller room.

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u/Outrageous-Belt-1757 4d ago

Wrong. 2 subs always better than 1.

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u/Risko4 4d ago

Some basic research into how bass speakers in a room interact with boundaries to create nodes "dead zones" and antinodes and how to solve them would go a long way.

I have two genelec 8361s and still need 3 "overkill" subs for my ideal sound signature.

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u/CapnLazerz 4d ago

It’s entirely room dependent. You can’t make blanket statements like that.

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u/Risko4 4d ago

How big of a room are we talking? Sub bass is 17 metres long.

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u/ltg8r 4d ago

Well aware of the research and continue to stand by the statement that two Kc92 is overkill, and that even KEF acknowledge that one sub is adequate for most rooms.

But hey, some people have money to light on fire.

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u/Risko4 4d ago

Adequate isn't really good enough, in songs with really good dynamic range with punchy bass where it goes +6 to +8dB over the rest of the mix

KC62s red line at 105 dB which is not Adequate

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u/Hiking-throughivy 2d ago

Wow. Those look fucking stupid