KEF owners thread
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Rob DeFries
Active Member
Well, I just thought it all over. I've had a lot of Kef speakers over the years. IMF too, Rogers, Harbeth. The most use was for a pair Corelli's and the R104aB.
There were Chorale 1 and 3, C10, 20 and 30. And the very small Celeste (1962 - 1966). I think they're around somewhere. No luck in finding them yet.
There were Chorale 1 and 3, C10, 20 and 30. And the very small Celeste (1962 - 1966). I think they're around somewhere. No luck in finding them yet.
willyrover
Super Member
Had a pair of C55. Can't say I enjoyed them much.
Recently picked up some 105.2 for pocket change. Just finished cleaning them up. And, damn, it's amazing how, sound-wise, these enormous speakers disappear.
They came covered in about 1/16" of grime - but working! They were disassembled and cleaned. Cabinets rubbed with steel wool then oiled with tung oil finish. Woofers rotated and reinstalled. Grilles were in good shape, just very dirty. A Bissell wet vac took care of them.
First cabinet refinished:
Dressed and undressed:
Close-ups:
Recently picked up some 105.2 for pocket change. Just finished cleaning them up. And, damn, it's amazing how, sound-wise, these enormous speakers disappear.
They came covered in about 1/16" of grime - but working! They were disassembled and cleaned. Cabinets rubbed with steel wool then oiled with tung oil finish. Woofers rotated and reinstalled. Grilles were in good shape, just very dirty. A Bissell wet vac took care of them.
First cabinet refinished:
Dressed and undressed:
Close-ups:
cr4zyg047
New Member
Great speakers - I have a pair of C55s that I use as surround left and right in my theater. That's about what they're good for, in my opinion.
My 103/4 Reference speakers just sing after refurbishing the gross ferrofluid in the tweeters. They're entirely different speakers from when I bought them, night and day.
I'm in the unfortunate position of having the R107s and the Kube but no power supply...They sound great (refoamed and dust capped the bass drivers) and the bass is fantastic but still, I would love to use the Kube. Is it possible to adapt an 18v power adaptor by adding a Din plug to the connection? I've read that you can open up the Kube box and see which pin is Earth and which one is live. It's just 2 of the 5 pin Din that's used I think. Any advice or help would be greatly appreciated!
Cheers all.
Cheers all.
TR6man98
Well-Known Member
Daddy pop,
I have no experience with Kube for 107 but that exactly what I've done with Kube 200 I have. If I recall correctly, two pins were on 18VAC and then there was ground.
Google it and you will find link with picture, as well.
Keep in mind you need AC supply, not AC-DC.
Good luck.
I have no experience with Kube for 107 but that exactly what I've done with Kube 200 I have. If I recall correctly, two pins were on 18VAC and then there was ground.
Google it and you will find link with picture, as well.
Keep in mind you need AC supply, not AC-DC.
Good luck.
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TR6man98
Well-Known Member
Roy
Actually my Kube needs 23VAC. PS but I believe it's regulated down to 18vac.
It could be yours is 18vac. You might want to search on Speaker talk forum, they are knowledgeable on KEFs
You should also search for DIN pin picture...
http://www.hifiloudspeakers.info/speakertalk
Some interesting post I've seen were on diyaudio as well.
For some reason I though my reply was on moinau's post and autocorrect made it Monique!
Regards,
Igor
Actually my Kube needs 23VAC. PS but I believe it's regulated down to 18vac.
It could be yours is 18vac. You might want to search on Speaker talk forum, they are knowledgeable on KEFs
You should also search for DIN pin picture...
http://www.hifiloudspeakers.info/speakertalk
Some interesting post I've seen were on diyaudio as well.
For some reason I though my reply was on moinau's post and autocorrect made it Monique!
Regards,
Igor
Started with Kef B200 and t27 Kef Xovers in spare cabinets, went on to Building Transmission line with B200 T15. Then a couple of other makes until Chartwell LS3/5A in the mid 1980's, To 104/2 mid 90's, now just gone to Kef 203/1 with 202c, Q2ds (rewired as Bipole) 3x pairs of HTS2001 for surrounds.
No, Sold them a few years back. First pair from a secondhand shop bought mid 1980s for £25. Suffice they sold for rather more. The second pair, also Chartwell, were picked up at a radio rally in the 1990s for £20. Sold for a a rude amount to a seller in Asia. Also had 2 x pairs Linn Kans which cost £8 for both pairs in a charity (thrift?) store, didn't like the sound, so went to a dealer also at a bit of a rude profit.
There doesn't seem to be bargains around anymore due to the ebay effect. Although picked up a working Musical Fidelity A1 in a computer shop for £15 last week.
As an aside, as a combination best sound was LS3/5a with Radford STA25. But then had a Radford STA60/100 which really made them sing and with copius amounts of bass (who said LS3/5a's don't do bass)
Heh, as moderator of the Yahoo! LS3/5a newsgroup for 12 years now, we certainly heard all about the finds of LS3/5a's at boot sales, jumbles, and eventually nascent online sales, even early ebay if one was discerning enough to purchase in the low to mid 100's of $$ or £. My brother found a pair of Rogers LS3/5a's at a garage sale 6 blocks from my mother's home, got them for $20. I've purchased a number of pairs over the years as well and picked up 2 pairs of JR149's in thrift store locally for about $50 all told.
congratulations on your good fortune, and for future search and hunt success. At least you are where they are most plentiful!
ghostberry
Active Member
Hi drew,
I have two sets of speakers set up in parallel (tough on amp I hear) and I am looking for small bookshelves that would be good sounding, have you heard these Q300's? They are on sale up here in Canada too but for $499 and I do not want to put too much stress on my amp! It does run cool though as I do not turn my amp very loud...thanks in advance!
canuckaudiog
On a quest for high fidelity
Which amplifier are you using? Also if you're referring to the sale put on by Visions, that's a pretty good deal but you may be able to get an even better deal. Visions sales reps negotiate (I used to work there) and speakers have tons of margin generally.
ghostberry
Active Member
Oh I have a story about Visions, they will not get one more dollar...yes they do not honour their 10 day return policy and the staff at the time were very very arrogant!
But, yes I was thinking them as the rest of the stores do not carry them. That of I was going to try to find Energy brand.
I have a 100wpc Harman Kardon Citation 19, I am trying to replace some binding posts on my Nikko Alpha II...sorry I cannot afford the nice Macintosh stuff of the Marantz yet.
The speakers I have right now are: Bose 301 Series 5 and Infinity SM 105, both 8 ohms. The amp can handle it I was just thinking it might be better to run one pair.
I play lead guitar along with my system (to a song) and my player is a desktop quad core Intel > DACMagic 100 > using FooBar 2000 - both mp3 and FLAC...I did try a Panasonic BD 50 but the CD player just did not compare...it was too 'tinny'!
