KEF Q350 Bookshelf Speaker - Black

Really good quality and sounding speakers for the price. Using these as surround rears and cannot fault them in anyway, they deliver with plenty bass and lifelike sound. I upgraded to high end cables which also helps and better soundstage too from the speakers. Overall very happy and thank you.

I bought these as part of a plan to improve the old CD based hi-fi system I had, and explore music streaming. The details of all that are not really relevant here - apart from to let you know where I started from. What you do need to know is that I now have a system that consists of a Wiim Mini Streamer feeding via a Fibre Optic cable a Cambridge Audio DAC Magic 100 which in turn feeds a current model Rega Brio Amp which drives the Q350 speakers. The input I use is Amazon Music Unlimited (over WiFi) the vast majority of which is in CD Quality (44.1 KHz 16 Bit) or higher and my opinions are based on listening to this setup. To my ears the Q350’s sound very good indeed - the result is clear, very detailed and sounds much bigger than you’d expect given the size of the apeakers. The bass response is excellent in that you can hear what is going on rather than an indistinct rumble and I don’t find the treble overpowering even though I can hear small details that I hadn’t noticed before. FWIW I have the EQ turned off in the Wiim and there are no other tone controls here but I’m happy with how they sound. They are in a moderately furnished room that is roughly 14ft x 16ft, they are on either end of a unit 6.5ft apart and 18” high, they are sat on isolating foam pads (not the stick on rubber feet supplied with them). Although they are a bit too close to the rear wall (at 7”) I don’t feel the need to put the foam bungs in the rear ports (although I did try them to see if they helped - they didn’t really). FWIW these are two part affairs so you can either put the whole things into the ports or push the middle part out and use a sort of foam pipe to get less attenuation - I did find that if you put the whole things in you could blow them out with a bit of bass heavy music. You might need them though. The Brio is rated at 50w per channel and believe me it is more than capable of driving the Q350’s to the sort of sound level that will really annoy the neighbours whilst still sounding very clean. I tried my old Marantz PM-66SE amp with them and it also worked fine. There are reports of the Q350’s being difficult to drive but if your amp has some grunt you should be ok. Overall then the Q350’s are great from my perspective, but there are some caveats - there have to be some “buts” don’t there? My opinions are based on what I hear using this current set-up and my rather old ears in my living room – YMMV. I also only listen to the music I like which goes from Pink Floyd and Led Zeppelin through Talking Heads, Steely Dan, The Crusaders, Nirvana, Eminem, Linkin Park and Stormzy amongst others. How they would work with classical music I don’t know. Loudspeakers are always at the end of a Hi-Fi system and can only deal with what they are fed and the Q350’s will quite ruthlessly expose any weakness upstream, so if you are upgrading an old system like I was you may not want to start here. They will also reveal poor recording quality so if you are expecting your old records to be reinvigorated you might be disappointed. Although they sounded good straight out of the box they do improve a bit with use, they’re electromechanical so need to bed in a bit, like a new car does. Having done some research I was all set to buy the Elac Debut 6.2 at £299 but noticed these on offer at £349 in early January this year so I bought them on impulse. The current RRP is £549 although you can still get them at £439, I don't understand this pricing policy and I don't think it's helpful. Finally there is the entirely subjective issue of how they look, you don’t get grills (they’re about £30 extra) but I don’t mind that. Mine are black and more or less match the rest of the AV gear at that end of the room; my wife doesn’t seem to mind them. They are distinctive though and might not suit everyone.

Boy oh Boy!!! These speakers can ROCK!!! Just received these, plugged them in to a cheap Chi-Fi amp (Fosi Audio TDA 7498E) and was completely blown away. These speakers have thundering bass!! I did not expect to be completely floored by the sound. I watched a some movies on these... the explosions and gun shots are nerve wracking! Music is on another level.... perfection. Have I mentioned how good these speakers sound? This is my first set of Hi-end audio equipment...my amp probably pushes about 50 watts into these 8 Ohms speakers... I can not begin to fathom how much more better these speakers sound in a high end amp. PS: I bought the magnetic grille covers separately.

Ecellents sound quality. They match well with my Cambridge cxA81 amp. Very good value for money.

I have enjoyed these speakers since day 1, they seem to pair with anything and keep a classier, pleasing transparent sound. Latest pairing is with a Topping D90 III Sabre dac with Fosi pre and ZA3 amps rolled with Bursons, for close listening, very addictive.

Well i bought these beauties at £379.00 last month because I'd already bought the Q150's last month too at £299.00 Had to buy these Q350's because i was so amazed of the Q150's just had to try and buy these and was a tad disappointed 😞 as they are harder to drive but as i use the same amplifier i bought an excellent speaker 🔊 switching unit from Amazon (av-link) AD SPK14 at £25.00 at 26% discount and that's a excellent piece of kit, Totally solved my problem. Anyway the KEF Q series (150 and 350) that i now own Thank you Amazon for great discounts and KEF for your superb speakers 🔊 Will update when I've burned them in (or run in) Super listening folks 👌 Joner ( bass reflex speaker designer ) patent secured. Sound Engineer and Electronics engineer qualified. HiFi nut since I was a nipper.

These speakers reek of quality, and they're fairly compact form factor (compared to full size speakers) makes them great in smaller spaces. Sound quality is excellent, and pretty neutral and balanced. Plenty of power and punch too... highly recommended!

These are great. They sound far better than anticipated for the price.

I have been an owner of these speakers since 2018, when they didn’t feature Bluetooth, and I can say with certainty that they sound out of the world. Pure audio delight! Two thumbs up!

ＫＥＮＷＯＯＤのＲーK７００というレシーバーに ＬＳーＫ８００を繋いで使用していたオーディオ初心者です。 ２０２２年にＲーK７００が壊れて、マランツのＭーＣＲ６１２に買い替え、 そのままＬＳーＫ８００を繋いで聴いていました。 その後、縁があってリサイクルショップで出会ったQ３００（おそらくは非versionup版。） に一目惚れして購入し、使用していました。 ＬＳーＫ８００との音の違いには感動しました。 そして、Q３５０の存在を知り、購入を検討するに至りました。 とあるサイトで再生周波数を比較すると Ｑ３００：４２Ｈｚ～４０ｋＨｚ Ｑ３５０：６３Ｈｚ～２８ｋＨｚ と、再生周波数ではＱ３５０が劣っているように感じます。 後継機の方が再生周波数の帯域狭いの？ と不安になりますよね。 でも、様々なレビューを参考にして、思い切って購入してみたら、 不安だった低域は、Q３００とは比較にならないくらい良く出ます。 もちろん、低域以外もQ３００よりも良く出ます。 先に述べたとおり、オーディオ初心者ですし、 上記以外のスピーカーの知識は持ち合わせませんが、 Ｑ３５０は、Ｑ３００の後継機というレベルを超えていると思います。 アパート暮らしで聴くには、十分過ぎる鳴りっぷりです。 ただ、Ｑ３００もとても良いスピーカーでしたので、友人に譲ることにしました。

As caixas são excelentes, e tocam demais e mais do que aparentam. Sou colecionador de discos sério, e ouvia minha coleção em uma caixa vintage, que teve seus falantes recentemente recondicionados e, por isso, voltaram tocando menos do que eu esperava. Resolvi me aventurar no mundo das caixas modernas, e achei as KEF com um excelente custo-benefício, dentro do meu orçamento disponível. As caixas surpreendem, trazem definição nos agudos, detalhamento nos médios e grave presente que ocupa toda a sala, MAIS do que tinha com as minhas caixas antigas, que tinha o dobro do tamanho, do peso, e com woofers de 10 polegadas, enquanto as KEF's têm um drive único de 6.5 polegadas. As caixas novas evoluíram demais, e acredito que não retorne para o mundo vintage em relação às caixa. Estou muito, mas muito satisfeito com a qualidade que as KEF's estão entregando. Menor ruído, menor percepção de discos riscados, maior definição, som aveludado, presença maior, palco sonoro maior, e separação dos canais soberba. Ganha EM TUDO das minhas caixas antigas. Dentro deste valor, acredito que seja a melhor escolha do mercado.

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Estos Kef son impresionantes.Su sonido es natural y muy claro con un buen equilibrio entre las distintas frecuencias. Agudos mas que suficientes, ni estridentes ni metálicos. Graves robustos pero no artificiales que podrían resultar algo excesivos si no se colocan a una cierta distancia de la pared trasera, lo cual es normal en todos los altavoces con puerto de graves trasero. Reproducción natural y fiel de las voces e instrumentos y también del ambiente de la sala. De momento están funcionado con un buen amplificador Onkyo A-9010, básico y económico, que no tiene que esforzarse nada para llenar una habitación de 20m2. Aunque no lo probado todavía, pero lo haré, estoy seguro que estos Kef pueden llenar una sala de bastante mayor tamaño, sobre todo con un amplificador de mayor nivel y potencia. Para mi son perfectos para música clásica (instrumental, orquestal y opera) y rock. Estéticamente tienen su gracia, aunque eso va en gustos, sin embargo me parece que deberían venderse con las rejillas magnéticas delanteras por razones de protección contra el polvo y el sol. Querría que alguien me indique la manera de conseguirlas. En Amazon.uk y Amazon.com las tiene pero no las envían a España. ¿Habría alguna posibilidad de que Amazon.es las ponga a la venta?. Después de un año de uso siguen pareciéndome asombrosos. Ahora los tengo emparejados con un amplificador Yamaha AS-500, resultando entre ambos una combinación excelente (mejor que con Onyo A-9010), con una potencia suficiente para una habitación más de 30m2 con volumen alto. He adquirido las rejillas en Amazon, con lo que ya están completos y protegidos. Ello es importante ya que estos altavoces tendrán que durar muchos años