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Monitor Audio Pl 300ii vs. KEF Reference 5

I own the KEF Reference 5s.  I borrowed the Monitor Audio Pl300 ii speakers for comparison, which is still under way.  Thoughts so far:  Both are good speakers.  The KEFs provide a lot of detail.  Listening to classical music, you can hear orchestral instruments and sections pretty clearly.  Background and counter melodies can be identified. Piano music is very realistic.  The MAs do not provide as much instrumental detail but they do have a more mellow, deeper, broader sound.  Which is better is really a matter of personal choice.  As I said, I’m still listening so these are some quick preliminary reactions.  More later.  
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ricred1
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d2girls,
" If you read between the lines he's also pretty much insulting everyone here." Unfortunately, insulting people on Audiogon has become the norm.
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jkingtut
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Can't Agon silence this random letter/number generator or at least require a proof reader?
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Wow, I don't know when I've ever read the same crap over and over again from the same person, he gets called out on it, and just keeps doing it.

He pats himself on the back about all he's "learned", yet can understand basic writing etiquette, syntax, and editing. And it's still marketing crap.

To the OP. I'm biased and like KEF. If you listen to a lot of classical, it is oddly enough KEF's most radically non-classic looking speaker that you want to audition, and it's the same price as Reference 5. Blade 2!!
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shadorne
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What did you buy? 

I love Kef but I find the resonance on the port of the PL200 draws to much attention to itself and takes a little detail away from the lower mid quality - in the driver integration is not quite there and not totally convincing. The mid range quality and treble is excellent on the PL 200.
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