KEF Rear Surrounds IQ8ds'

Daz3d&Confus3d

Daz3d&Confus3d

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KEF Speaker Question???

Im still shopping for a sub and some rear surrounds and Ultimate electronics is no longer going to be carring KEF and so they have the KEF IQ8ds' rear surrounds marked down from $600 to $358. The Klipsch's to match my current sys would be the rs35's which are also $600. The KEF's have the appearance of being better made and Im thinking of getting them at that price but I have a couple of Questions:

1.) Is the timber matching (or lack there of) going to be that big of a deal?

2.) What's the difference between bi-pole and di-pole? Is one geared more for movies or music?

What do you guys recommend? I can always demo them in my home for 10 days.

thx for the input!
 
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Blundaar

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I see no reason why not. My brother-in-law put some cheap radio shack speakers into his ceiling for rears (Bose fronts, poor guy), and sounded just fine. Due to the role of rear speakers in most movies, timbre matching is moot.
...and yes, I love my KEF's:)
 
Daz3d&Confus3d

Daz3d&Confus3d

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thx Blundaar for the reply....I went out and bought them today and ABSOLUTELY love them!!! Though I like my Klipsch's alot, I really wish I would have just been more patient and gotten KEF's for my towers and center channel. They seem to be really solid! When I compared the iq8ds' with the Klipsch rs-35's that match my set....I was a bit disappointed withe rs-35's, not that their bad it just that they are the same price point as the KEF's, $600. The KEF's are heavier, sound better, and look alot better! So with me getting the KEF's at $358 new at Ultimate Electronics I feel like I stole them!!! thx for the post!

:)
 
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Daz3d&Confus3d

Daz3d&Confus3d

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lol....Now I have to start all over saving for a sub.......*sigh:eek:

but I can now sell my polk towers and old receiver/dvd player in the local paper and make some of that back up....$200 anyway...lol
:)
 
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Blundaar

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Daz3d&Confus3d said:
thx Blundaar for the reply....I went out and bought them today and ABSOLUTELY love them!!! Though I like my Klipsch's alot, I really wish I would have just been more patient and gotten KEF's for my towers and center channel. They seem to be really solid! When I compared the iq8ds' with the Klipsch rs-35's that match my set....I was a bit disappointed withe rs-35's, not that their bad it just that they are the same price point as the KEF's, $600. The KEF's are heavier, sound better, and look alot better! So with me getting the KEF's at $358 new at Ultimate Electronics I feel like I stole them!!! thx for the post!:)
When I bought my KEF's, they we're still made in the UK (I've got little Union Jack flags on the backs of mine). Now they're made in China for the most part...for good or bad. In this price range, they're the best movie speakers for the money.
 
corysmith01

corysmith01

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That's a great score Daz3d&Confus3d. If you're thinking about going with KEF for your fronts and center now, Onecall has recently started carrying KEF's. And yes, they're still charging $599 for the iQ8D's, so you got a deal for sure. I'm sure you could unload your Klipsch on audiogon.

Which brings me to my next point. No, you don't need to match your rears...for movies. However, if you plan on doing any multi-channel music listening, matching things up may be a bit more critical. With that said, it's all about what your tolerances are. There's no one answer for everyone. Optimally, yes, you'd want them to match. But you may find that the unmatched set doesn't bother you. Point is, give it a listen. If you bothers you that the sound doesn't appear to be as seemless as it could be, it may be time to invest in new speakers. At the same time, if it doesn't bother you at all, stick with what you got. It's all about satisfying yourself, not anyone else.

Oh and one more thing. I couldn't agree with you more. My (previous) Paradigm dealer recently started carrying KEF and I could see them in person for the first time. I was absolutely shocked at their build quality when taking their price into consideration. I don't know how they do it. Good score on your part. :D
 
Daz3d&Confus3d

Daz3d&Confus3d

Full Audioholic
yeah.....lol....funny thing is I think I'll actually get bout $400 for my Polk rt600 towers and old Onkyo receiver and dvd player....And they still have the KEF center channels for half price ($300)! So I could get the center and then sell my Klipsch's rf-35's, rc35 and have enough to but the two Kef front towers....it's a SICK disease!!!....my wife would disown me!:D
 
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