New Speakers on Order! Also sold my Center for a Grand.

[Squishman]

I got my order in for the Kef Q11 Metas and a Q6 Meta center speaker. I got such a tremendous deal! If you want a good dealer, PM me for the info. He is also an authorized dealer for Furman /Panamax, Denon/Marantz and Kaleidescape.
After having great success in selling all of my Klipsch gear (including my Cornwall center speaker for $1000 today. Yep... $1000 bucks for one used speaker! A guy came in from South Dakota, an 8 hour round trip for it) I think I made out like a bandit, although, that's not accurate, because I was on the up and up with every transaction. It's just that Klipsch Heritage fetches top dollar from Klipsch fans. @TLS Guy . Oh and it was interesting that the guy today had no interest in hearing it first. He trusted me, so I unplugged it and we loaded it in his p/u truck.

 

[its phillip]

Nice! Those KEFs should be awesome.

 

[Squishman]

Nice! Those KEFs should be awesome.

Can't wait!

 

[dolynick]

Congrats. That would be exciting.

 

[Squishman]

Congrats. That would be exciting.

Being ahead of the ballgame by around $1700 is nice. Closer to $1500 after I buy a couple of woofers from Ascend Acoustics for my bedroom speakers. Waiting for them to call me so I can order. That's how they do it.

 

[Mikado463]

Congrats Squish ! Look forward to seeing your 'new' setup !

 

[Matt34]

What finish did you go with? I think you'll be impressed with the new KEF's.

 

[Mikado463]

lookin good Matt !

 

[Squishman]

What finish did you go with? I think you'll be impressed with the new KEF's.
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I went with walnut. I am using my grandpa's console radio from the 1930's as a pedestal. It is redder than walnut though. I hope it looks fine. I put some ballast in the bottom so it won't be top-heavy. Yours looks amazing with the wall color.

 

[Mikado463]

Squish, you had better clean up those wires before TLS Guy reprimands you

 

[Squishman]

The photo makes my wall look green. In real life, it's tannish. Called "mushroom".

 

[Squishman]

Squish, you had better clean up those wires before TLS Guy reprimands you

I have a bamboo stick over the hallway so attached wires don't droop. Ha. One might think I am single. They'd be correct!

 

[ryanosaur]

All the new KEFs look like significant improvements over the older models. I heard the R11 (non-meta) very shortly after hearing the older R900. I was asking myself, "Why, KEF? Why did you ruin such a good Speaker?" While I haven't heard the R11 Meta, they definitely fixed some issues in the original R11, at least on paper...

And mow the Q Meta makeover. Gotta give props where they are due. On the engineering side, the Q11 looks amazing.

Still wish they hadn't killed off the 8" Woofer in the flagship models. Even though they gave me a good case of listening fatigue, the old R900 was a legit-good Speaker. The Q950, too, was impressive.

@Squishman , congrats. I hope you get lots of enjoyment from these!

 

[WaynePflughaupt]

Squish, you had better clean up those wires before TLS Guy reprimands you

Squish can find a "how to" on running in-wall wiring in my signature.

Regards,
Wayne A. Pflughaupt

 

[Squishman]

Squish can find a "how to" on running in-wall wiring in my signature.

Regards,
Wayne A. Pflughaupt

My nickname has been "Squish". My best bud used to call me "Squishman". I found this knife set and obviously had to have it!

 

[highfigh]

I went with walnut. I am using my grandpa's console radio from the 1930's as a pedestal. It is redder than walnut though. I hope it looks fine. I put some ballast in the bottom so it won't be top-heavy. Yours looks amazing with the wall color. View attachment 71906

Is that a Farnsorth radio? Here's mine, after I removed some of the front pieces.

 

[Squishman]

Is that a Farnsorth radio? Here's mine, after I removed some of the front pieces.

Mine is a Truetone. Very similar to yours!

 

[Bobby Bass]

I went with walnut. I am using my grandpa's console radio from the 1930's as a pedestal. It is redder than walnut though. I hope it looks fine. I put some ballast in the bottom so it won't be top-heavy. Yours looks amazing with the wall color. View attachment 71906

Cool radio. Wish I had the one my grandparents had that looked like that.

 

[highfigh]

Mine is a Truetone. Very similar to yours!

MW, FM and Police bands?

Did you notice what looks like a transformer on the speaker? If it looks like mine, don't try to use a different one- that's called a 'field coil speaker' and it doesn't have a permanent magnet. That coil is part of the power supply as well as the part that creates the magnetic field for the voice coil to use for its motion.

 

[highfigh]

All the new KEFs look like significant improvements over the older models. I heard the R11 (non-meta) very shortly after hearing the older R900. I was asking myself, "Why, KEF? Why did you ruin such a good Speaker?" While I haven't heard the R11 Meta, they definitely fixed some issues in the original R11, at least on paper...

And mow the Q Meta makeover. Gotta give props where they are due. On the engineering side, the Q11 looks amazing.

Still wish they hadn't killed off the 8" Woofer in the flagship models. Even though they gave me a good case of listening fatigue, the old R900 was a legit-good Speaker. The Q950, too, was impressive.

@Squishman , congrats. I hope you get lots of enjoyment from these!

I might be able to get you a deal on a pair of KEF Blade speakers- my friend is one of their regional sales managers.