Kef KHT 2005.2 - a bit too bright??
 

Hi,

I've always sworn by Kef speakers and, having moved into a small
apartment, I bought the latest eggs off ebay.

I didnt audition them before buying, which was probably a mistake, but
assumed that they must be the dogs b.........ks after reading all the
reviews.

Anyway, I've got them set up , and they sound overly bright. They are
extremely clear, and the high frequencies are incredibly detailed, but
the brightness is almost to the point of being "tinny" - that's my
impression anyway. My previous setup was Kef Q65 mains, Q90 centre, and
Q35 rears, with a Yamaha sub - this sounded fine.

They are set as small in the amp and the sub crossover is at 80hz.

Is this what reasonably good sound is like?

Am I doing something wrong?

Could it get better as they bed in and warm up?

Should I sell them and audition some other sub sat systems?

Many Thanks for any help

--
Richard Faulkner

Kef KHT 2005.2 - a bit too bright??
 

On Fri, 22 Apr 2005 15:49:37 +0100, Richard Faulkner
wrote:

Hi,

I've always sworn by Kef speakers and, having moved into a small
apartment, I bought the latest eggs off ebay.

I didnt audition them before buying, which was probably a mistake, but
assumed that they must be the dogs b.........ks after reading all the
reviews.

Anyway, I've got them set up , and they sound overly bright. They are
extremely clear, and the high frequencies are incredibly detailed, but
the brightness is almost to the point of being "tinny" - that's my
impression anyway. My previous setup was Kef Q65 mains, Q90 centre, and
Q35 rears, with a Yamaha sub - this sounded fine.

They are set as small in the amp and the sub crossover is at 80hz.

Is this what reasonably good sound is like?

Yes, so give it a couple of weeks. Call it 'break in' if that makes
you feel better.

Am I doing something wrong?

Could it get better as they bed in and warm up?

Call it that if you like - yes, they will sound much better after a
couple of weeks.
--

Stewart Pinkerton | Music is Art - Audio is Engineering

Kef KHT 2005.2 - a bit too bright??
 

In message , Stewart
Pinkerton writes
On Fri, 22 Apr 2005 15:49:37 +0100, Richard Faulkner
wrote:

Hi,

I've always sworn by Kef speakers and, having moved into a small
apartment, I bought the latest eggs off ebay.

I didnt audition them before buying, which was probably a mistake, but
assumed that they must be the dogs b.........ks after reading all the
reviews.

Anyway, I've got them set up , and they sound overly bright. They are
extremely clear, and the high frequencies are incredibly detailed, but
the brightness is almost to the point of being "tinny" - that's my
impression anyway. My previous setup was Kef Q65 mains, Q90 centre, and
Q35 rears, with a Yamaha sub - this sounded fine.

They are set as small in the amp and the sub crossover is at 80hz.

Is this what reasonably good sound is like?

Yes, so give it a couple of weeks. Call it 'break in' if that makes
you feel better.

Am I doing something wrong?

Could it get better as they bed in and warm up?

Call it that if you like - yes, they will sound much better after a
couple of weeks.

Very reassuring - Thank you.

--
Richard Faulkner

Kef KHT 2005.2 - a bit too bright??
 

Very reassuring - Thank you.

--
Richard Faulkner

I think stew was being sarcastic. What amp do you have? Tone controls
disabled? Do you have re-eq?

Kef KHT 2005.2 - a bit too bright??
 

In message , Nath
writes
Very reassuring - Thank you.

--
Richard Faulkner

I think stew was being sarcastic. What amp do you have? Tone controls
disabled? Do you have re-eq?



I wasnt sure so I thought my response could be equally sarcastic, or
grateful g and, by the time I got his post, they did seem to have
become a little less bright.

Amp - Yamaha DSP-A2. I've tried tone controls enabled in mid-position,
or with treble down a bit, and disabled, and it remains very bright.
Dont know what re-eq is??

Thanks for caring g

--
Richard Faulkner

Kef KHT 2005.2 - a bit too bright??
 

Richard Faulkner wrote:

Anyway, I've got them set up , and they sound overly bright. They
are
extremely clear, and the high frequencies are incredibly detailed,
but
the brightness is almost to the point of being "tinny" - that's my
impression anyway. My previous setup was Kef Q65 mains, Q90 centre,
and Q35 rears, with a Yamaha sub - this sounded fine.

They are set as small in the amp and the sub crossover is at 80hz.

Is this what reasonably good sound is like?

Am I doing something wrong?

Try reorienting the speakers so that the tweeters aren't pointing
directly at your ears.

Kef KHT 2005.2 - a bit too bright??
 

On Sat, 23 Apr 2005 13:47:00 +0100, "Nath" wrote:

Very reassuring - Thank you.

--
Richard Faulkner

I think stew was being sarcastic. What amp do you have? Tone controls
disabled? Do you have re-eq?

Not at all, I was simply pointing out that it may well take a couple
of weeks for him to get used to the new sound balance. If he wants
'audiophile cred', he can think of it as 'break-in' - the effect will
be the same in either case.
--

Stewart Pinkerton | Music is Art - Audio is Engineering

Kef KHT 2005.2 - a bit too bright??
 

On Sat, 23 Apr 2005 14:34:27 +0100, Richard Faulkner
wrote:

In message , Nath
writes
Very reassuring - Thank you.

--
Richard Faulkner

I think stew was being sarcastic. What amp do you have? Tone controls
disabled? Do you have re-eq?


I wasnt sure so I thought my response could be equally sarcastic, or
grateful g and, by the time I got his post, they did seem to have
become a little less bright.

Well, there y'go................... :-)

Obviously the eggs have now settled happily into the Feng Shui of your
environment, and the micro-lattice structure of their alloy shells has
destressed with use, smoothing out the treble.......

Amp - Yamaha DSP-A2. I've tried tone controls enabled in mid-position,
or with treble down a bit, and disabled, and it remains very bright.

Well, it's fairly notorious for being on the bright side of neutral -
maybe you could chop it in for a Denon?

Dont know what re-eq is??

It's a system used for cancelling 'theater EQ' on some early DVDs,
whereby the treble is boosted to compensate for the front speakers
being behind the screen in the cinema. It's not often needed these
days, as DVDs are normally balanced for 'Home Cinema' systems.

Thanks for caring g

Don't push it............ :-)

--

Stewart Pinkerton | Music is Art - Audio is Engineering

Kef KHT 2005.2 - a bit too bright??
 

Stewart Pinkerton wrote:

Not at all, I was simply pointing out that it may well take a couple
of weeks for him to get used to the new sound balance. If he wants
'audiophile cred', he can think of it as 'break-in' - the effect will
be the same in either case.

Do you mean the speaker don't actually 'break in', but the listener's
lug-'oles / brain just compensate for the change?


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Kef KHT 2005.2 - a bit too bright??
 

In article ,
Wally wrote:
Not at all, I was simply pointing out that it may well take a couple
of weeks for him to get used to the new sound balance. If he wants
'audiophile cred', he can think of it as 'break-in' - the effect will
be the same in either case.

Do you mean the speaker don't actually 'break in', but the listener's
lug-'oles / brain just compensate for the change?

In one.

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