Hi There - we think this is a very fair question and one many people will be asking. At this sort of level its good vs good and comes down to personal preference - the R3 Meta is a three way design, the Studio 89 a 2 way design, the rated frequency response plus the larger bass driver and much bigger cabinet all lean to the KEF having more bass oomph and authority but we feel there will be things that the studio 89 do that people will prefer - particularly detail retrieval. Thats before partnering equipment and room size come into it. In short you could speak to our experts for another opinion, visit our showroom in the UK and take a listen - or take advantage of our money back guarantee!
would love to hear them , i moved from kef ls50 meta to monitor audio gold 100 and have not regretted it , i did fancy the r3 meta especially in that indigo blue with matching stands ............... they sound very bright which i like , using roksan attessa and eversolo a6 .......... and svs 3000 micro ..
They're absolutely worth a listen if you can! Sounds like you've got a brilliant system in the meantime though. If you're ever in the area, we'd be happy to let you demo them. Here are the details of our showroom: www.av.com/information/showroom-information
Hi There - the drivers are all new so the mid-bass drivers and the AMT tweeter - both inspired by recent platinum 3g and hyphn speakers and the cross over is completely new too.
Hi There - both good speakers and The studio 89 is more detailed - conveys whats going on in the music much better and draws you in - leading edges and vocal reverb things like that are much more apparent - we think its more composed and has better integration between the drivers. The gold 100 has slightly more authority or oompph to put it another way but its studio 89 for us!
Wonder how these compare to the kef r3 meta's especially since the kefs are a few hundred bucks cheaper.
and that the MA weighs a little over half compared to the KEF R3
Hi There - we think this is a very fair question and one many people will be asking. At this sort of level its good vs good and comes down to personal preference - the R3 Meta is a three way design, the Studio 89 a 2 way design, the rated frequency response plus the larger bass driver and much bigger cabinet all lean to the KEF having more bass oomph and authority but we feel there will be things that the studio 89 do that people will prefer - particularly detail retrieval. Thats before partnering equipment and room size come into it. In short you could speak to our experts for another opinion, visit our showroom in the UK and take a listen - or take advantage of our money back guarantee!
would love to hear them , i moved from kef ls50 meta
to monitor audio gold 100 and have not regretted it ,
i did fancy the r3 meta especially in that indigo blue
with matching stands ...............
they sound very bright which i like , using roksan attessa
and eversolo a6 .......... and svs 3000 micro ..
They're absolutely worth a listen if you can! Sounds like you've got a brilliant system in the meantime though.
If you're ever in the area, we'd be happy to let you demo them. Here are the details of our showroom: www.av.com/information/showroom-information
How do these compare to the latest gold 100 7g (which is a 3 way) ?THanks
Whats the difference between the studio 89 and the just discontinued studio monitor besides the much nicer painted cabinet?
Hi There - the drivers are all new so the mid-bass drivers and the AMT tweeter - both inspired by recent platinum 3g and hyphn speakers and the cross over is completely new too.
The design is inspired by JBL tower speakers
How is the sound compared to Gold 100?
Hi There - both good speakers and The studio 89 is more detailed - conveys whats going on in the music much better and draws you in - leading edges and vocal reverb things like that are much more apparent - we think its more composed and has better integration between the drivers. The gold 100 has slightly more authority or oompph to put it another way but its studio 89 for us!
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thanks for this comment it made us laugh!
Jumping on the klipsch look
Klipsch only wishes they looked this great