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https://www.whathifi.com/reviews/kef-r3-meta

That the new R3 Meta allow us to park our analytical observations after a while and simply enjoy listening to our music collection really says it all. To confirm: these are hugely enticing speakers in design and in performance. 

We haven’t come across many stereo speakers at this price point in recent years that are so accomplished in all the ‘hi-fi’ ways and fun to listen to in the same breath. If your system and budget allow it, the new KEF R3 Metas are worth the plunge. We promise you will be entertained.

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Once again, the T+As seemed to disappear from my room, so convincing was the Lyndhurst Orchestra before me. The gentle strumming of Heitor Pereira’s guitar at the 1:25 mark belied the orchestral violence that backed him, starting with the string section. At the 3:20 mark, when the solo trumpet pops to the fore, it was incredible to hear how well articulated the instrument was among the rest of the performers, who continued to paddle the melody along. “Uncanny” is the word that jumps to mind, such was the jump in perceived two-dimensional and three-dimensional resolution over any other pair of loudspeakers I’ve heard in recent memory. I was awestruck as the track crescendoed into a manic frenzy and my Hegel’s volume readout hit 75—nearly as high as it has ever been—and the S 530s remained nonplussed. There is colossal deep bass energy on the track, and the T+As kept the rhythm without any hint of compression or chuffing. Dead Can Dance’s Lisa Gerrard is heavily featured on the album. Her weighty contralto closed out proceedings on “Now We are Free,” seemingly mourning those lost during the film’s major battle scene. Her voice was supremely supple and present with the Hegel on the conductor’s podium. The big floorstanders’ handling of this dynamic and complicated recording was perhaps the most impressive I’ve ever heard.

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Switching over to guitar and catchy jazz, we put on a record from “The Village Gate” by the Charlie Byrd Trio along with guests from 1963. Lots of atmosphere, ambient sounds, and the legendary Clark Terry on trumpet made us sway along with the music; and sent us diving into the New York jazz basement to retreat from the dreary look outside the office window in the cold and wet September of 2022 for a while.

What about you? Are you satisfied with a loudspeaker equivalent to a VW Golf in cost if everything is just right up to a decent indoor volume, and is a sound pressure level beyond that of no great importance to you? Then you’re missing out on a lot of fun with the 811, because it has about as much to offer in terms of sound pressure potential as a certain vehicle from Stuttgart carrying the world-famous number 911 when it comes to speed.

The Vivid Giya G1 Spirit is an exceptional loudspeaker, thanks to the way that its drivers and cabinet have been executed it doesn’t have the problems associated with 99.9% of dynamic loudspeakers. Instead you get sound that’s as exciting, powerful and beautiful as the recording permits, and many of them permit an awful lot of all three. It’s a speaker that I could all too easily live with right up to the point where enthusiasm needed to be summoned for another loudspeaker review. It’s not a speaker for reviewers, it’s a speaker for music lovers who don’t have to make comparisons.

These were one of the few passive speakers I have reviewed that didn’t need any bass augmentation from a subwoofer to sound their best.

They did shine best with a strong, solid-state amplifier driving these speakers. So be sure to take this into account when considering these incredible speakers for your system.

In the end, the ELAC S 507 offered excellent value for the money, and I would be more than happy to make these my main speakers. They are highly recommended.