andynz Posted May 8, 2018 Share Posted May 8, 2018 Hi all, I really like my KEF Q100's, but feel they are a bit lacking in the bottom end at times. I have been looking at upgrading to some Q500's. Here's my setup: Pro-ject P1.2 w/ Ortofon 2M Blue - Pro-ject Phono Box - Rotel RA-935BX - KEF Q100. For those of you that have experience with these speakers? (http://us.kef.com/q500) - I have read that they like about 1 meter breathing space from the wall, how critical is this? - Would my amp be powerful enough for the speakers? (40w per channel / 8 ohms) Any thoughts on these speakers, or the upgrade from the Q100's would be appreciated. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dethrock Posted May 9, 2018 Share Posted May 9, 2018 Aren't these discontinued? I was eyeing them up as well awhile ago and all of a sudden I couldn't find them anymore. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andynz Posted September 4, 2018 Author Share Posted September 4, 2018 Just checking in on this... Before I pull the trigger on picking up a second hand set of these, would my amp run these ok? Amp - Rotel RA-935BX (40w per channel / 8 ohms) Spec on the speakers are: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluethumb Posted September 5, 2018 Share Posted September 5, 2018 (edited) On 9/3/2018 at 9:24 PM, andynz said: Just checking in on this... Before I pull the trigger on picking up a second hand set of these, would my amp run these ok? Amp - Rotel RA-935BX (40w per channel / 8 ohms) Spec on the speakers are: Yes. 40W per channel clearly falls neatly into the 15-130W outlined in your post. Also, let me know where you're picking these up from - I've been eyeing them as my next upgrade as well. Edited September 5, 2018 by bluethumb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andynz Posted September 9, 2018 Author Share Posted September 9, 2018 (edited) I found them on a second hand website, New Zealand's version of eBay. I tried the speakers out yesterday with some of my gear; I ended up not buying them. They really didn't provide a lot of extra bass over my Q100's and didn't seem worth the NZD $700 upgrade. I also found I had to drive them a lot harder to get them as loud as my Q100's. It could have been that we were testing them in a fairly big space, but they just didn't seem to be much of a step up. I also have my eye on some Q Acoustics 3050's, but that may be a similar scenario. Edited September 10, 2018 by andynz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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