Q Concerto Meta

Besides other people recommending sticking with your current speakers, the BMR and R3 Meta are better performing products: EAC review of Philharmonic BMR Monitor EAC review of KEF R3 Meta EAC review of KEF Q Concerto Meta

hello all. i have been looking as well. my current speakers, very old 1997 Infinity RS3 bookshelfs. they still work fine. the reason i am looking, is recently, last Dec. i started down the rabbit hole of audio-philia. From UHQ-CDs, to headphones to hear the diff., to haedphone amp,(tubes, who knew!)

I auditioned the KEF Q Concerto Meta recently for replacement home theater speakers. They were good, but I felt like certain frequencies were boosted. Ended up going with the Arendal 1961 Monitor instead. The audio quality in general seems deeper and cleaner with the Arendals.

Haven't heard the towers you mention in the post, but i do have Marantz M1 paired with B&W 606 S3. While B&W sound is not for everyone these are a mighty little beasts. Still a bit bright to my ears and the mix matters a lot, but cutting treble 1 or 2 notches makes them fantastic. As for M1 i am sur