Kef R3 Bookshelf Speaker Review

[Erin]

Hey, folks! I wrapped up my (subjective and objective) review of the Kef R3. Kinda late to the party since everyone has reviewed these already but I feel like I bring something different to the table so hopefully you guys get something from it.

You can watch the video below or you can just skip straight to the data and my cliff's notes via my link below. Whichever works best for you.

https://www.erinsaudiocorner.com/loudspeakers/kef_r3/

If you have any questions feel free to ask them here or if you'd rather ask in the video that's fine, too. I'll answer when I can.

Peace!

- Erin

 

[Head_Unit]

I like the concept of the R3, i.e. a separate woofer. The Achilles' Hell of KEF Uni-Q is modulation of the tweeter response due to the moving horn (i.e. the woofer cone) in front of it. How tremendous a problem that is I've never seen measured, but like Thiel once upon a time, cutting the low frequencies out of the coax driver kills off that problem.