Quote Originally Posted by Sealed
It's always funny how people suddenly have a committee consensus when they post something dubious. IE: "I just surveyed six dozen of my local KEF 104/2 owners group and..." not to mention the error I made by providing some setup information beforehand. That taints the thread. Now you can just repeat my setup instructions and claim you have a $100,000 front end and the proper setup with Techtronix and HP sound meters confirming some kind of recessed frequency band. I will not do that again...
Note to self: ask first... compare second.

There are only four explanations for your findings.

1. The Kef you own are different internally than the 84-1987 run

2. Room placement is off- they are too close to something

3. The cables and electronics you have are wrong/inadequate. What are they btw? source, amp, preamp, cables?

4. You have a set that was defective.

The pair I have (which is indicative of the 84-87 line) is ruler flat, and not recessed at all. What you are experiancing is not the way these KEF sound...at all.
Mine are from1989. I also believe the cross over is different. Mine are certainly not defective !
I have a review made by a french magazine "Revue du son - 1985". Frequency curves are clearly showing a slightly ascending curve from medium to high frequency....Do you want a copy ?
Anyway, who cares...if they sound good to you...


Olivier