Bose speakers.......

**Sam Ash** · **10-25-09, 06:34 AM**

Hi everyone, I am a new member here and thought I should contribute.

Check out the KEF KHT 3005 SE - I'm sure they will have agents in the USA. These 5.1 speakers are truly excellent full range speakers. To get the best out of them, team them up with a decent AV receiver/amp and you will love the sound.

Find out if you have a KEF dealer near you and go hear these speakers, I use them myself and have been extremely happy with them.

Hope that helps.

**recruit** · **10-26-09, 05:09 AM**

Hi Sam, welcome to the Shack

the Kef eggs have always been quite popular for small and discrete speakers, heard some very early versions many years ago at a AV show and they performed quite well, I suppose they are another alternative to Bose...

**lsiberian** · **10-27-09, 10:22 AM**

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Sam Ash wrote:

Hi everyone, I am a new member here and thought I should contribute.

Check out the KEF KHT 3005 SE - I'm sure they will have agents in the USA. These 5.1 speakers are truly excellent full range speakers. To get the best out of them, team them up with a decent AV receiver/amp and you will love the sound.

Find out if you have a KEF dealer near you and go hear these speakers, I use them myself and have been extremely happy with them.

Hope that helps.

www.accessories4less.com sells the KEF sets for the lowest price outside of craigslist.

I use the 2000 eggs for surrounds for the size they are fantastic. BOSE is an example of marketing at it's best/worst. I usually try the overpriced approach argument.

**tonyvdb** · **10-27-09, 10:31 AM**

They problem again is physics, you can not expect a speaker the size of a grapefruit to produce lows below 400Hz it simply is not possible. That then requires the so called "sub" to have to fill the gap below 400Hz and that makes for sloppy bass and missing frequency range. Test them with REW and you will see.

**eugovector** · **10-27-09, 11:39 AM**

I've tested my Audioengine A2s, and they definitely get below 400hZ (60hz actually). It is possible to get low with a good small speaker design, but you are making design sacrifices (overall output, distortion, flat frequency response).

**tonyvdb** · **10-27-09, 12:14 PM**

Yes but your A2's are much larger than the Bose cubes and even the Orb audio speakers so I would not call them "grapefruit" sized (I guess I should have clarified that I meant the entire enclosure size)

**Sam Ash** · **10-29-09, 06:07 AM**

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recruit wrote:

Hi Sam, welcome to the Shack

the Kef eggs have always been quite popular for small and discrete speakers, heard some very early versions many years ago at a AV show and they performed quite well, I suppose they are another alternative to Bose...

Thanks John, I am very happy with my KEF eggs (3005), they sound really good. At the moment I'm using a good entry level amp with them (Onkyo 606). I know if I get a higher spec amp, the sound will be even better.

However, for music - I have shifted from stereo mode to 5.1 mode via the Dolby ProLogic II codec. I really like the sound stage that it creates. Also, sound tracks recorded using DTS 5.1 sound very good.

Although I like the Subwoofer that comes with the KEF Eggs, I would like to get a sub with a bit more juice for those ultra lows. Those instances where you can feel the vibrations rather than hear the sound.

I'm glad to be a new member, this place seems to be quite good

**recruit** · **10-29-09, 08:53 AM**

Sam, you have definitely found the right place for advice on all things AV and I agree by adding a better sub will only make the Kef speakers sound better, infact I would look at upgrading the sub before changing out the amp

**Sam Ash** · **10-29-09, 02:01 PM**

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recruit wrote:

Sam, you have definitely found the right place for advice on all things AV and I agree by adding a better sub will only make the Kef speakers sound better, infact I would look at upgrading the sub before changing out the amp

Thanks John, I might try that. Might go for an MJ Acostics system or BK Monolith - Have you heard of them ?

I noticed you own an Oppo player, they're supposed to be very good. Fast loading times and they have a direct mode (act as a transport system) where the signal is handed to the amp untouched for the amp to process it which is ideal for in-amp codecs and in-amp video up-scaling.

**recruit** · **10-29-09, 02:12 PM**

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Sam Ash wrote:

Thanks John, I might try that. Might go for an MJ Acostics system or BK Monolith - Have you heard of them ?

Hi Sam, yes BK actually make the subs/parts for MJ Acoustics and unfortunately they then mark them up at higher prices, the BK Monolith is a great sub and would have no hesitation in recommending it...

this thread is going slightly off topic now so if you need any advice for the subs then ask in the sub forum

**Moonfly** · **11-03-09, 03:46 PM**

Get yourself some Bose 203 pro speakers. Totally different to the lifestyle speakers and not at all bad for the money

Ive owned both Lifestyle and the pro speakers and I'll never go back to a lifestyle system, but ive no intention of getting rid the ones I currently own.

**lsiberian** · **11-03-09, 03:59 PM**

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Sam Ash wrote:

Thanks John, I am very happy with my KEF eggs (3005), they sound really good. At the moment I'm using a good entry level amp with them (Onkyo 606). I know if I get a higher spec amp, the sound will be even better.

However, for music - I have shifted from stereo mode to 5.1 mode via the Dolby ProLogic II codec. I really like the sound stage that it creates. Also, sound tracks recorded using DTS 5.1 sound very good.

Although I like the Subwoofer that comes with the KEF Eggs, I would like to get a sub with a bit more juice for those ultra lows. Those instances where you can feel the vibrations rather than hear the sound.

I'm glad to be a new member, this place seems to be quite good

There is no need to step up receivers. Your speakers are easily handled by a 606. IOTW save your money for something else.

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