I am going to place my order tonight and wanted a final opinion from any past owners of KEF or folks familiar with KEF speakers for M50 ti vs. KEF Q5.

Any suggestions thoughts will help me immensely finalize my decision. Pasting specs for Kef Q5 below:

Design 2 1/2 way bass reflex
Drive units LF: 165 mm (6 1/2") woofer
MF: 165 mm (61/2”) UNI-Q® with
HF: 19 mm (3/4") aluminium dome
Frequency response at 15° horizontally off axis ±3 dB 39 Hz - 27 kHz
Crossover frequency 2.8 kHz
Amplifier requirements 15 - 150 W
Sensitivity (2.83V/1m) 91 dB
Maximum output 112 dB
Impedance 8 Ohms
Magnetic shielding Yes
Dimensions (H x W x D) 34.6 x 9.4 x 12.6 in.

britrover- you only need to post it once, they will read it..

i wish i could help, but i have never heard the KEF speakers. i can tell you that axiom makes great speakers at fantastic prices, with customer service that is second to none.

good luck in what ever choice you make.

bigjohn

Big JOhn - Thanks for your candid response and apologies I realized later that I should post this under the Advice section and posted again.

I will wait to see what other fellow members have to say - Just want to make sure I make the right decision

I, like john, haven't heard the KEFs. I've got the m60s, and I am *quite* happy with them. I've had them for around 10 months now and still think they are as fantastic as I did when I took them out of the box. I think there are some m50 owners that should have some input for you regarding those, although they may just not be around this morning. Not sure if veterans day has anything to do with it, but some people may not be on their usual schedules today. I guess what I'm saying is, the few responses you've recieved doesn't mean we're ignoring you I'm fairly sure an m50 owner will show up to provide some input.

edit: Here is a thread from some time back that discusses the m50s

Hey Brit,

My wife and I looked real closely at KEF (and I think it was q5's as well if I remember). That was before we discovered Axioms on audioreview.com. It was hard because the KEFs sounded pretty good in the store, but I couldn't resist the glowing reviews and low prices of the Axioms. We ended up buying a pair of m22's and a Hsu STF-2 and have never looked back. From what I can remember, the Axioms outperformed the KEFS, especially in terms of detail and clarity. I'm telling you, for performance-to-price ratio, you can't do any better than Axioms.

-JT

Oh yeah, and in case you're worried about ordering speakers you've never heard over the internet (as we all were), you will find no better customer service than Axiom. They really are a joy to work with. No pressure or sales gimmicks whatsoever. They just want you to be happy.