Anyone have ex with Kef IQ7

jabrax
jabrax Posts: 315
edited January 2009 in Speakers
I have been in the market for new speakers lately. Looking for midsize floorstanders. Everyone seems to be having big sales on IQ7 speakers.

Can anyone share their experiences with Kef and how they sound compared to LSI's (i currently have the 9's)..your opinions. I have been eyeballing Totems (hawks) on used market. But with the cost of the kefs, I may try for the hell of it (if they supposedly sound better than lsi)....I do understand that it is all subjective, just curious of your thoughts.

Jeff
TV...............Hitachi 42hdS52a plasma (sexy one with the swival)
Pre/Processor - Emotiva MMC
Seven Ch AMP - Emotiva LPA
Fronts - Tyler Acoustics 7U's
Center - Polk LSIC
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  • Face
    Face Posts: 14,340
    edited January 2009
    Two different sounds. LSi's are to warm as KEF is to bright.
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  • nm4710
    nm4710 Posts: 97
    edited January 2009
    Heard both...the LSi is in an entirely different league. I would say the iQ competes well with the RTi (both are a little bright and seem to be geared to HT). iQs are being closed out cheap (b/c the new series is here)...so they are a good deal.
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  • jabrax
    jabrax Posts: 315
    edited January 2009
    Face wrote: »
    Two different sounds. LSi's are to warm as KEF is to bright.

    Hmmm, want to brighten it up a little, but that might be a bit much.

    The comparison to RTI is also a good description, and they they are dirt cheap now. If I did'nt need them for music also, i would probably buy for the hell of it.

    Thanks for the info
    TV...............Hitachi 42hdS52a plasma (sexy one with the swival)
    Pre/Processor - Emotiva MMC
    Seven Ch AMP - Emotiva LPA
    Fronts - Tyler Acoustics 7U's
    Center - Polk LSIC
    Sub - DSWPRO600
    DAC - Music Hall 25.3CD - Marantz cc4001
    Blue Ray - PS3
    Speaker cables - Audioquest cv4 dbs
    Interconnects - MIT AVT1's
    Power Filter....Monster HTS 3500 MKII
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  • Igo
    Igo Posts: 411
    edited January 2009
    Yeah. My ex got the KEFs.
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  • jabrax
    jabrax Posts: 315
    edited January 2009
    Too Funny - they are being sold new at places like Vanns for 400 a pair and now they are popping up on the gon for 5 and 6 hundred

    Interesting, could just be coincidence :)
    TV...............Hitachi 42hdS52a plasma (sexy one with the swival)
    Pre/Processor - Emotiva MMC
    Seven Ch AMP - Emotiva LPA
    Fronts - Tyler Acoustics 7U's
    Center - Polk LSIC
    Sub - DSWPRO600
    DAC - Music Hall 25.3CD - Marantz cc4001
    Blue Ray - PS3
    Speaker cables - Audioquest cv4 dbs
    Interconnects - MIT AVT1's
    Power Filter....Monster HTS 3500 MKII
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  • Menasor
    Menasor Posts: 283
    edited January 2009
    The IQ7's sparked my interest too at $400 a pair, but from what I heard, the RTi A series is just as good (depending on your listening tastes) and imo the Polks are just better looking.

    Fronts: Energy RC-70
    Center: Energy RC-LCR
    Surrounds: Energy Veritas 1.0CM
    Subwoofer: SVS PC12-NSD
    Receiver: Onkyo TX-SR705
    Amplifier: Denon POA-2200 w/ Ben's ICs


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  • nm4710
    nm4710 Posts: 97
    edited January 2009
    It's not that the RTi A's are just as good..they are better IMHO. Better bass response and a little less bright. I thought the Kef's had a little wider soundstage (maybe b/c of the tweeter-in-midrange design?) but otherwise the polks had it all.

    I might also add that the Kefs are finished in a rather cheap veneer...far from the quality of the Kef reference series or even the XQ series. The IQ's seem rather cheaply made to me.
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  • george daniel
    george daniel Posts: 12,096
    edited January 2009
    I saw this and thought it said sex,,, nevermind.
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