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Jurassic Five
a Audio EnthusiastDate Reviewed: August 24, 2011
Bottom Line: I stupidly sold a pair of these 10 years ago ... Big mistake.
Finally found another pair & paid $500 for them but this is a serious bargain. These sound better than modern speakers up to $3k - $4k
I'm in love with music again.
Running through an old Akai amp & Pioneer stable platter CDP. I don't find them fussy partnering wise.
Used product for: Less than 1 month
Duration Product Used: Audio Enthusiast
Product model year: Pre 1995
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Michael R. L'Ecuyer
a Audio EnthusiastDate Reviewed: January 18, 2011
Bottom Line: Kef 103.2 Reference Monitors
I'm no expert in the audiophile field but i know what I like my vintage system includes a Marantz 2275 a Thornes TD 160 with an Ortofon 2M Blue MM Cartridge, and now heres where things get a little tricky I'm now on my third set of speakers with this system. The first was my high school favorite the JBL L26 Decade ( wife thought they were to big how sad for me ) there gone, then came a pair of Celestion SL6S which I (we) love to death and will never part with. So now I`ve been bitten by the I love vintage bug and after having sold audio for a living in the 70's was on the hunt for what I remember to be some of the best sounding loudspeakers I`ve ever heard The KEF 101 / KEF 103.2 or the large and forever ugly 105.2. I had to rule the latter out wife says to big. So to make a short story long I bought a pair of 103.2's from a guy for $200.00 Very good condition but I think I'll have the cabinets refinished. So here I sit with my SL6S and now my beatiful 103.2's how luck can a guy be !!!!!!!
Used product for: Less than 1 month
Duration Product Used: Audio Enthusiast
Product model year: Pre 1995
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NJB
a Casual ListenerDate Reviewed: July 14, 2010
Bottom Line: Pulled my old KEF 103.2s from the basement today after making some changes to my audio system. After reading the reviews, boy am I sorry I did not take better care of them! Long story but hooked them up and at high volume (in my unfinished basement!) on Billy Joel's "Downeaster Alexa" (only CD in Marantz player at the time), they sounded quite good. I bought them in 1987 - used Dire Straights "Lady Writer" as my comparo song (did I mention I'm NOT an audiophile?!), moved several times and did not store them properly: At low volume, there was some buzzing. I fondly recall that these were amazing when placed properly as some have mentioned.
I was sad to learn that KEF no longer supports such a great speaker system (seems like a bad business decision) and I am on here in hopes that someone can recommend a good, honest "speaker tune up" person in NJ or NYC. I don't care if it's an audiophile working out of his basement so long as he'll only sell what I need, if anything at all can be done to improve low volume response, short of retiring the KEFs. Thanks for any help.
PS. Got a kick out of the "con" that one gent's speaker stands made his KEFs perfect height for cocktail holding...
Used product for: More than 1 year
Duration Product Used: Casual Listener
Product model year: Pre 1995
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Ted R.
a AudioPhileDate Reviewed: September 25, 2009
Bottom Line: I recently came across a nice pair of these in RI. I did my research, and read how some viewed these as the best speakers/monitors they had ever heard. I had to take the leap. What was the fuss about?
These are among the best "box" speakers I have heard. I've had Spendor S20's, S3/5's, and Harbeth Compact 7ES-2's (when I had the $$ to be able to afford Harbeths). These remind me more of the Harbeth's.
For $300? I would encourage others to give them a try in a small'ish room. You may find yourself equally suprised and amazed.
What "bums" me out is that they are in fact, older, and I will be sad if and when they fail on me. But until then, I am grinning ear to ear.
Used product for: 1 to 3 months
Duration Product Used: AudioPhile
Product model year: Pre 1995
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Tancr?de
a AudioPhileDate Reviewed: August 10, 2008
Bottom Line: Kef 103.2 is well balance and the bass is not so bad it all. Bass is tight because of the close enclosure and HF is very good. Mid is also very good. If i compare with Mission 737, Kef 304, Rogers LS7, they have nothing to be a shame. I'm not esoteric when it come to sound audio. I just analysis with logical mind and ears. Many speakers are good, and many amps also. My next step is to get a 3 way speakers, to have more bass and better mids, in theory of course.
Have to change crossover caps of course, every 15 years approx. And that is true for all crossover usually.
Sorry for deficient english, usually write in french.
Give 5 stars for the price i've paid. But 4 stars when they were new because of Kef charge name.
Paid 125.00$ canadian
Used product for: 1 to 3 months
Duration Product Used: AudioPhile
Product model year: Pre 1995
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$125.00
Purchased At: 2008
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