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KEF Cresta2 Speakers |
| Date: |
02.07.03 (607 review reads) |
| Rating: |
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Advantages: Look great, Good frequency response and low distortion, Fairly cheap
Disadvantages: Newer speakers out there
These speakers cost me £150, but they have since come down in price, and are scarcely available in this country anymore. However, they often come up for sale second hand.
They really are excellent speakers, with a great warmth of sound and an excellent range for the price that I paid. I compared them in the shop to a more expensive set by Mission (M71?s) and an even more expensive set of Denon speakers, however, the bass was much more powerful in the KEF models, and the treble seemed sharper than the Denon speakers did, hence my choice. I was rather limited in terms of choice due to my budget at the time (I was 15 with no job) so I did a great deal of research online and found that they came highly recommended.
The speakers look awesome, with the 6 heavy bolts on the main 130mm speaker. They make it look like they are holding it back, like a caged animal. The tweeter is woven silk, and gets an amazing star cross pattern on it when the light hits it. The maple colour case looks great, better than the black option and the little gold logos add a look of quality and class to the speakers. The bass relief hole is at the back of the speakers, so as the unwanted sound waves do not interfere with the ones that you want to listen too, which gives a flatter look to the front, as well as an acoustic bonus.
The speakers weigh a meager 6kg each. This is due to their chipboard construction, but the laminate coating covers the whole speakers, not just the front so they look great from all angles, not like a lot of cheaper speakers. Even so, the speakers? quality and pride show through, with bi wiring, gold blocking plates and a small Union Jack sticker. The volume that the speakers can reach without distortion is excellent, at least 40w, and even then it is slight.
The speakers are suitable for most music applications, such as watching films, listening to music on CD?s and playing games on the computer. I use mine for all three of these, but the ba
ss is sometimes not enough for films, which is why they are best used with an amp with a loudness button or similar controls.
Overall, great value speakers that play better than some 2x the price. Isn?t it always true for the homemade stuff? ;)
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delawney - 02.07.03 I could never think of so much to say about a set of speakers!
You might want to avoid posting more than one opinion a day, as people will often only read your most recent, so you will be doing yourself out of reads. ;) |
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