Q3 Meta

Plus 1 for KEF. Was facing a similar situation and got a pair of KEF Q3 meta’s and RSL speedwoofer 10e powered by a Denon 760 off the TV. We have an open floor plan where the kitchen, dining room, and living room all flow together and we listen to music while cooking and eating and it sounds really

It is not good for music or TV. Get proper speakers and it will blow any "all-in-one soundbar" out of the water. For $1800 you can get KEF Q3 Meta and Denon DRA-900H and add a subwoofer later

Since I assume you will also be using your TV as a source, consider the Bluesound Powernode N331. It has HDMI eARC the unique capability of driving two or three channels, giving you the option of adding a center channel speaker, with enough power to drive any KEF speakers that would fit your built-i

Your KEF Q3 Metas drop as low as 3.2 ohms across a range of frequencies, and really need to be protected by a high-pass filter, while augmenting them with a subwoofer. Neither the Yamaha A-S501 nor the A-S701 has a high-pass filter or any form of bass management. They are also 12 years old on their

The Q3 (meta? You didn’t note that) may be more musically enjoyable than Genelecs, which will be highly resolving and neutral, but it’s really a listener choice. Some think Genelecs are lifeless. I think “accurate” is a fairer judgment. Back to KEF: I’m more familiar with the LS50 family, which supp