KEF R3s or Dynaudio special 40?

goldprintaudio, haven't heard any of these but I have listened to the Dynaudio Evidence Platinums which are my reference speakers hooked up to an accuphase amp. These speakers are more for my bedroom for casual listening. I've also heard some Kef home theatre speakers, which I enjoy but I think those are on the older side and do not have Kef's UNI Q drivers. 

mofojo, thanks for the opinion, the Yamaha MXD 1 is a 500 watt amp which is supposed to be able to run anything so it can definitely run the Dynaudios. Thanks for the reply!

@mapman? 

I’ve heard teh R3s and thought them to be absolutely superb, hard to fault. I would own them in a heartbeat. I have ls50s currently (with sub) and will be upgrading to ls50 meta soon which brings those closer to R3 sound. Other KEFs might get the new sound absorbing technology used first in teh metas and that has been all the rave so far so keep an eye out for that.

Have not heard those Dyns but have had older Dyn Contour monitors. Can’t go wrong with Dynaudio either if you have the amp to drive them well.

Dynaudio might be a touch warmer/hotter sounding with some amps in general perhaps?  But not if driven well  I've found.

Take your pick. Both are top notch in their class.   The amp I heard R3 with was nothing to brag about, so maybe those are more amp forgiving.

I've owned both, and kept the R3s for a second system.  Can't go wrong with either as others have mentioned.

Both have plenty of bass, considering their size.  The R3s are definitely more forgiving of placement and system matching.