KEF Blade Two - Unbelieveable

I’m using a hegel H360 and can comfortably drive them to 100-105 db peaks, but the guys that know the business say my speakers would sound better with better power. 

I usually listen at low 70’s db, when I go crazy in the mid 80’s. 100db… whoa.

@ghdprentice   What are you driving them with?

IMO, just because you liked a set of speakers at some show doesn’t mean you can get the same performance: good or bad. There are many things that you have to consider before making a purchase of some speaker you liked:

1) listening room. You might have loved the sound of the Wilson Chronosonic XVX speakers in a treated room of 30’ x 20’ x 15’ but don’t think you can get the same sound in a 15’ x 12’ x 8’ room.

2) audio equipment/system synergy matched to your speakers. You might have heard these Wilson’s with $300k or more worth of equipment and you might not have that level of equipment that might be needed to get the best sound out of a certain speaker.

The best bet is to find a speaker you like and demo it in your house with your equipment to tell if you like the sound quality or not

The Blades go down to 3 Ohms if I remember the Stereophile review correctly. Most SS amps are rated at 4-Ohms and 8-Ohms continuous power. Here are some amps I would consider for the Blades that are not outrageously expensive. The KRELL and CODA can go down to 2-Ohms, I asked the designers on that. I have not owned the other 2, except a Parasound A21+ which is also a low-cost powerhouse.

- CODA #8, CODA #16 

- KRELL Duo 300XD 

- Parasound JC5

- Hegel 360, 390, 590