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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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So what? If the sound is that good, live with the color. That coppery color isn't that bad. I think you're being a little too picky.

Are we not men?

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I am the O.P. for this thread. I have the Kent Foundry edition KEF Reference 5 in white. In my house (which has a modern decor) they look fantastic.  In fact, a couple of dealers have talked about working with KEF to get professional photographs for advertising (I’d post a picture here if I knew how). As for sound, I wasn’t sure when they arrived but after a year plus, they are broken in and sounding great.  I especially like the wide soundstage and holographic imaging.  I was at a live classical symphony performance recently and came away thinking that my speakers could never capture the power of that performance.  When I got home and played the same music, I was surprised at how close it sounded to the real thing.  
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Bo1972, I think you need to put down your keyboard and find your meds.  You talk too much and have little to say...Tru-That.
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OP has the right ingredients for a fantastic sounding system, add in Jim Smiths excellent book on Get Better Sound and become that setup guru for your room, your system, BTW the Unitiserve can can take you pretty far with HRS isolators, damping brick ( the top cover rings like a bell ), a Linear Power supply ( the Pardo is about $500 ) and getting it on a different circuit than the all analog gear in system.
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