KEF R7 Series Passive 3-Way Floor Speaker (Various Colors)

yes a huge upgrade. much more accurate and more neutral / uncolored

What % of the sound of the F328 would you say the R11 delivering? Have heard good things about it, but it's big. I've heard 800-series B&W at Best Buy playing Inception soundtrack "Time". It cast a pretty big and dynamic sound, plenty of detail. But I hear they are on the bright side and can be fatiguing.


LS50/W are great for near field, so ideal as PC speakers, I just couldn't handle the risk of the electronics going bad, as I've read plenty of reports, so went with passives.

Thanks, trialing some martin logan 60's while I'm at it and will either grab these or the R5's

I'm sad to report that I'm returning these speakers to BB. The sound balance of the R3 is not to my taste. They're too forward sounding and fatiguing to listen to for more than a half hour. Recordings that aren't the greatest (but nonetheless are favorites) are downright unpleasant on them.

I'm coming from KEF LS50's. Yes the R3's are more detailed / revealing, and have a larger soundstage, and they have more full bass than the LS50's. But they also achieve this with bright sound balance (much brighter than the LS50's, which I consider to be very well balanced and natural).

After an hour on my speaker stands, I put the R3's back in the box and put the LS50's back. Yes, the 50's are a little less detailed, but that's the trade-off that speakers have to balance. More revealing can be a bad thing when it results in harshness. I'm actually surprised by this sound character from KEF. I would have expected this kind of forward sound from JBL or Klipsch.

If you're wondering what electronics and source I paired them with: I have a very simple setup with a Marantz integrated amp with integrated HiRes DAC. The source is my Mac computer playing FLAC files. I do listen closer than most people (within 6 feet) and I admit that the R3 might not be good for this kind of near-field listening. But the LS50's are great in this configuration. BTW, I have original 50's not Meta, paired with an SVS sub.

Ah I tried... twice. Same response.

Based on my experience with the R3 being way too forward sounding -- which I imagine is the sound character of the entire R series -- The ML 60's are a more natural sounding speaker.

I have Martin Logan Motion 50 center and 40 towers in my surround sound system and love them in that role. They only secured this position in my home after I tried many other speakers. They are ever so slightly on the bright side, but that's good for this usage, as dialogue and SFX are more revealing.

And I have heard the Motion 35's previously in a 2 channel system and liked them a lot. But similarly ever so slightly bright (in other words it's the Motion series sound character). But again this made them revealing, while only a TINY bit of harshness on a small number of recordings.

I just picked up a pair of R11s from my local Best Buy for $1590 for the pair. They were in great condition minus a small dent on the edge of the cabinet. No damage to the cones or anywhere else. I don't even need speakers… smh

How so cheap when they are listed for 1300 open box each? do you mean R7s?

I just picked up a pair of R11s from my local Best Buy for $1590 for the pair. They were in great condition minus a small dent on the edge of the cabinet. No damage to the cones or anywhere else. I don't even need speakers… smh

I just picked up a pair of R11s from my local Best Buy for $1590 for the pair. They were in great condition minus a small dent on the edge of the cabinet. No damage to the cones or anywhere else. I don't even need speakers… smh