KEF R3s or Dynaudio special 40?

@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.

I've heard both quite a bit , both are fine.
I would use the KEF's  on acoustic music and the Dyn's on rock .