Kef Q11 Meta Imaging

[Squishman]

If I am playing music whilst busy with stuff and not sitting in my primo spot, I still have pretty good imaging compared to my previous set-up which were Klipsch La Scalas. Seems I'd lose that but not so much with these.

 

[everettT]

If I am playing music whilst busy with stuff and not sitting in my primo spot, I still have pretty good imaging compared to my previous set-up which were Klipsch La Scalas. Seems I'd lose that but not so much with these. View attachment 76335

Those Kefs benefit from side wall reflections more so than the Klipsch so it's not surprising. Would be nice if you could get a little more separation but you'd have to relocate your rack. Enjoy the music!

 

[Squishman]

Those Kefs benefit from side wall reflections more so than the Klipsch so it's not surprising. Would be nice if you could get a little more separation but you'd have to relocate your rack. Enjoy the music!

I'd have to relocate a lot as the TV would also have to be moved. My primo spot cannot be moved. Plus there is the issue of the hallway, so if I adjusted just the left side, then I'd be way mismatched. I cannot remember what the suggested wide parameters are for these Kefs, but I think I'm in the ballpark, if not right on the money.

 

[TLS Guy]

I'd have to relocate a lot as the TV would also have to be moved. My primo spot cannot be moved. Plus there is the issue of the hallway, so if I adjusted just the left side, then I'd be way mismatched. I cannot remember what the suggested wide parameters are for these Kefs, but I think I'm in the ballpark, if not right on the money.

I have heard those speakers in that room, and thought that they sounded very good. I don't think moving things around would bring much benefit. I played a CD there that i recorded and produced, so I know it well, and those speakers made a convincing job of playing back that CD.

The bass of obviously different to a degree as the bass reproduction is resonant, unlike here. But most would have said it sounded like any decent speaker should.

 

[Squishman]

Lately, I've been playing tunage without the subwoofer on.

 

[ski2xblack]

Point source (coax drivers), great on axis, smooth polar, and overall power response (what @everettT said, favorable interaction with local acoustics)...the KEFs ought to image like champs, especially compared to Scalas in such a small space.

Lately, I've been playing tunage without the subwoofer on.

Because of imaging? If so, that indicates a miscalibrated crossover between the sub and the KEFs (no trivial task to pull off). Get it right and it should be seamless and unobtrusive, but get it wrong and you'll get glaring audible tells that wreak havoc with the overall results.

Then again, the KEFs probably extend deep enough to not require subs for strictly music listening.

 

[Squishman]

Point source (coax drivers), great on axis, smooth polar, and overall power response (what @everettT said, favorable interaction with local acoustics)...the KEFs ought to image like champs, especially compared to Scalas in such a small space.


Because of imaging? If so, that indicates a miscalibrated crossover between the sub and the KEFs (no trivial task to pull off). Get it right and it should be seamless and unobtrusive, but get it wrong and you'll get glaring audible tells that wreak havoc with the overall results.

Then again, the KEFs probably extend deep enough to not require subs for strictly music listening.

Not because of imaging at all. Just most of my music is from before the era of subs and my speakers do fine in the low freaks. Trying to emulate what it's supposed to sound like I suppose.

 

[highfigh]

If I am playing music whilst busy with stuff and not sitting in my primo spot, I still have pretty good imaging compared to my previous set-up which were Klipsch La Scalas. Seems I'd lose that but not so much with these. View attachment 76335

Did I ask you about that antique radio? Looks a lot like the Farnsworth I have- FM MW and Police bands?

 

[Squishman]

Depends on what I'm playing or what I feel like at the moment. I put on Jeff Beck's "Wired" and with Jan Hammer's synth, I thought "yeah, this one needs the sub!". This one would sound amazing on @TLS Guy 's system. But anything basically does.

 

[Squishman]

Did I ask you about that antique radio? Looks a lot like the Farnsworth I have- FM MW and Police bands?

My grandpa bought it in the 1930's at Montgomery Wards on University Avenue in the Midway area of St. Paul. It is a True Tone model. My dad plugged it in 20 or so years ago and it worked then. I have no intention of ever plugging it in. Likely needs some updating. It's all original inside. The grill is flawless. Glass has a crack. It's stenciled, so it cannot be replaced. Push-button stations, like a car radio. Some of the buttons still have the station labels. Real wood knobs. I do not know what bands it gets, but the photo should help.