Qty. I still miss all the Superb Gear that I once owned : Pro-Ac Tablets, Magnapan MG2s, Conrad-Johnson MV45a, Audible Illusions Modulus 2a, Bruce Brisson Cabling MH750s, Meridian M2s & M3s ( both in Rosewood ), both of my original Linn LP12s and a few other pieces of wonderful gear I had to part with as I left the Audio Industry for the Travel Work of a Major Corporation. Actually, it is very surprising to me that the evaluations have not been made using KEF's own dedicated stand as a starting point. The big drum in Guo YaZhi's Sorrow of the River (CD, M•A Recordings M074A) was taut and surprisingly powerful, but YaZhi's various Chinese wind instruments sounded annoyingly hard and two-dimensional. At least they were Made in America - right? During the hour preceding my removal of the. Although there are some similarities between KEF Q150 vs Q350 they are quite different from each other. Description. It is capitalism in action. You might be reminded of some other speakers when you see and hear what this one has to offer. And that the LS50 works best with a heavy, inert stand? If that is your interest, you can buy some very good components directly out of China from sellers like ShenzhenAudio.com and others should you choose to do so. It features a 1" Dome Tweeter and 1 x 6.5" Aluminum Woofer. I used the powerful Bel Cantos to hear how well these little speakers could reproduce the sound of a big organ recorded in a giant cathedral. I originally ran the LS50s not on stands, just sitting on the same cabinet as my electronics. The Linn Kann could, the ProAc Tablette certainly could, the Thiel CS3 could because it had deep bass, the Quad 63s might ( depending on Amplifier type ). Hong Kong-based Gold Peak bought KEF (and Celestion) in 1992, IIRC. Pairing KEF's signature Uni-Q midrange and treble driver with a 200mm (8 inches) long-throw bass driver and two matching ABRs brings high resolution sound with extraordinary depth and clarity. It needs saying that every Reviewer of Loudspeakers should own and use the LS3/5a as a Reference, I certainly did at my Esoteric Audio Salon. Centre Channel: Q250c Q650c. Someone please define Chinesium: aside from the fact that many of the best built best sounding audio products I know are both designed and manufactured in China, I must tell you: Throughout the 1980s I lived in a giant factory-loft builting in Brooklyn. It's too dam bad that we have to have our Cherished Local Brands plastered all over cheaper asian products !, KEF is doing exactly what Cooke avoided: diluting the Brand, our Brand if we own KEF stuff and our children's Brand if they hope to work in the Audio marketplace. Raymond Cooke of KEF got his "K" from his success in Exporting British technologically advanced Products, not from importing cheap labor Chinese loudspeakers. ... HR found that the "Q350s really liked tubes", specifically the PrimaLuna Prologue Premium stereo amplifier. Voices, instruments, and recorded atmosphere not only felt more expansive; everything seemed more exposed, more sacred, more directly communicative, possibly even more darkly transparent. I should know I own and owned several Tandberg products including the 3030 which was nowhere near the build quality of their older products, I quickly sold it. The result, enhanced by KEF's 'tangerine' waveguide over the tweeter, is a more accurate three-dimensional sound that's dispersed evenly throughout the room. LS50 Wireless II LSX LSX ‘Soundwave Edition’ MUO … The Q350 features a new cabinet, sleek new finishes, and an improved 6.5” Uni-Q driver Array. I think I'm reading that it's around $1,000 for DAC,Amplification & Loudspeakers ( made in chine ). However I lived my entire working Career as a General Motors Corporate Citizen ( except for a brief adventure as a Audio Manufacturer, Importer and Retailer ). is an intellectual rant about using poor ( but skilled ) Chinese labor force ( usually young female Farm Girls ) kept in Labor Dormitories ( like Foxcom ( who make our Apple Products ) for ultra competitive Costs resulting in the collapse of a Country's Position in Supplying any such Product. Years ago I read B&W's first foray into manufacturing speakers in China resulted in a surprising find; after production for B&W's entry speakers stopped for the day at the factory, night shift workers had copied the original B&W speaker and were producing exact copies without B&W's permission, for the Chinese market, and in some cases badging them with the B&W logo for sale. Some of the products have been objectively measured at the Audio Science Forum, some very good, and some not. I kept moving them to determine which combination of wall-to-speaker distance and port plugging worked best. About KEF Q300. Related Products Q950 Grille Keep it covered. KEF going Asian is KEF racing to the bottom. is a knock-off Rolex a good thing ? It certainly did no harm to the reproduction of this glorious organ recording. It was made in the UK. We strive always to better understand the … My various LS3/5a collection is a good example. With the help of this unique design, sound comes from a single point of source making the ideal listening position (aka sweet spot) of this speaker much larger.. KEF Q350 is a member of KEF's Q series of speakers. This is usually known as socialism. Also, please comment on how stand and speaker are to be joined (the speakers have no fasteners of any kind, and the fine LS50 lacquer can easily be damaged if using Blutac, for instance).