What a Difference!

[Squishman]

Going from various Klipsch speakers and other brands over the years, my Kef Q11 Metas are really quite great sounding. An example is the album "Alarma" by the band Daniel Amos that is in my top 50 albums of all time. I have played it since the mid-80's and always it sounded like it lacked bass. Now it sounds like a remix! Amazing! So balanced and great over the entire spectrum. I imagine my whole LP collection will be a new experience each LP.

 

[highfigh]

Going from various Klipsch speakers and other brands over the years, my Kef Q11 Metas are really quite great sounding. An example is the album "Alarma" by the band Daniel Amos that is in my top 50 albums of all time. I have played it since the mid-80's and always it sounded like it lacked bass. Now it sounds like a remix! Amazing! So balanced and great over the entire spectrum. I imagine my whole LP collection will be a new experience each LP.

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Good to see this- my friend who is a KEF regional sales manager worked at an AV store that carried Klipsch for many decades and the difference in sound is drastic- where did you buy them? If it was Crutchfield, that's not one of his accounts, but MPLS is in his territory.

Klipsch have their place, but you WILL be amazed by the differences in sound quality from LP to LP that wasn't as easy to hear before. The turntable will make its own voice heard, but you'll hear the differences while streaming, too.

 

[Squishman]

Another great 80's pop record. "Unguarded" by Amy Grant. Sounds amazing. I've never heard it better. Staging or dimension is much deeper.

 

[WaynePflughaupt]

Going from various Klipsch speakers and other brands over the years, my Kef Q11 Metas are really quite great sounding. An example is the album "Alarma" by the band Daniel Amos that is in my top 50 albums of all time. I have played it since the mid-80's and always it sounded like it lacked bass. Now it sounds like a remix! Amazing! So balanced and great over the entire spectrum. I imagine my whole LP collection will be a new experience each LP.

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Wow, I was just listening to that today! I've never felt it lacked bass. The overall sound quality is excellent - far better than the subsequent Doppleganger album (although that one's fabulous, too).

Regards,
Wayne A. Pflughaupt

 

[Squishman]

Wow, I was just listening to that today! I've never felt it lacked bass. The overall sound quality is excellent - far better than the subsequent Doppleganger album (although that one's fabulous, too).

Regards,
Wayne A. Pflughaupt

Super cool that you were just listening to it too! My favorite album by them is "Darn Floor Big Bite".

 

[shadyJ]

My theory was that die-hard old-school Klipsch fanatics always had severe hearing loss. Howevere, new Klipsch speakers like the Reference Premiere series are much better than the horrid Heritage stuff.