Q350

You're going to need to give specifics on the speakers themselves, brand isn't going to tell us much, manufacturers have wide ranges. If it's me, knowing nothing else about your setup, the answer would be "neither", and the suggestion to get a Fosi V3 mini amp (which will pair very nicely aesthetica

Your KEF Q350s have much to gain from a PEQ. Your selections, with a few others, in order of price in $ USD: * Wiim Amp Pro - Streaming✔, PEQ✔, $380 * Wiim Amp Ultra - Streaming✔, PEQ✔, $530 * EverSolo Play - Streaming✔, PEQ✔, $700 * Yamaha R-N600 - Streaming✔, PEQ❌, $770 * Denon PMA-600NE + Wiim Pro Pl

KEF claimed the nominal impedance of the Q350 to be 8ohms just to indicate that they are compatible with most receivers. But they even say in parentheses next to it that they had a minimum impedance of 3.7 ohm. Meaning according to IEC spec, they were not actually 8 ohm speakers. They were more like

You're right. All KEF speakers need 4-ohm stable amplification, and any that rely solely on a single Uni-Q driver for full-range (Q150/Q1 Meta, Q350/Q3 Meta, LS50/LS50 Meta) for anything other than nearfield listening must be used with a subwoofer and high-passed to protect them from low frequencies

in a small desk setup, those KEF Q350 will give you cleaner mids and a wider soundstage than the Wharfedales, but they need more power. the Fosi ZA3 can drive both but the KEFs will shine with a little headroom. the sub is not strictly necessary for nearfield listening if you pick the Wharfedales si

You’d be better off spending the money on a cheaper amp and some nicer passive speakers. Think like a Fosi BT20A Pro amp and a pair of ELAC b6.2’s, Triangle BR03’s, KEF Q350’s, etc. plus your current speakers already have an amp.

Hey Kris. Pioneer SX-550 is a nice receiver back from 1977 I think. It holds fine so far with some slight issues with the rotational switch, and all of them have it now. That's the one that controls the power and the speakers selection. Manifesting the little to no illumination light flashing when y