I bought the Q30 speakers because I fell in love with the ref 3, but couldn't afford them... The Q30s are a little less detailed, a little less accurate, and a little less power hungry than their big brothers, but there is definatly a family resemblence. They have a very natural sound, which is important to me, I like to get a FAT guitar sound in rock and roll. With the Q30s I could tell what kind of amp the guitar player was using! Talk about tone! I had them hooked up to a pair of Golden tube Audio SE-40 power amps, a NEW preamp, and a Denon DCD-S10 CD player. This gave me about 50watts per side of single-ended "real" power...Let me tell you, that system rocked. It had enough bass for rock and Jazz, and I never had any problems filling my room above the garage with sound. If you compare their performance at their price, I HAVE to give them 5 stars... In an absolute sense, I'd give them 4, only because the reference series sounds that much better.

neutral, musical

no bi-wire (although single driver speakers doesn't require one).

This is a floor standing speaker, but it is the smallest speaker I have ever owned except for a pair of NHT superone that I use in my bedroom.

I originally purchased the Q30 along with a pair of Q70 and the C100 center channel for home theater purposes. But, I started moving around a lot due to college, and I used th Q30s as my stereo mains while I sold the Q70s because they were too big to carry with me.

What I discovered, after using the Q30s as my mains, is that they were truly great speakers for casual listening. The balance of highs and lows are magnificent for music I listen to, jazz and house. For a small listening room with somewhat need for portability, my Q30s served me well.

I used a Nakamichi TA-1A receiver with NAD 502 cd player. Connections using Monster reference 2 and Audioquest indigo.

I have since upgraded to a pair of 103/4 for serious listening, the bigger brother of the Q30, again, these are magnificent speakers.

I sold KEFs at a local store I was working at, so I got them at cost = ).

I am using these speakers as the fromnt stage in a surround setup, they have amazing imaging and the midrange is extremely clear. They do have a few flaws, they are not very good at producing low bass, and they can get a little bright when listening to rock music ( in my admittedly acoustically hard listening room). Overall they are a great speaker, and you can get them used for a good deal, as they have been replaced by the Q35.

Sharp stereo image, spikes and protective stands, cool looking and sounding.

No bi-wiring

Best speakers i have ever heard.

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KEF Q15.2