KEF LSX vs Tannoy Gold 5 || Sound & Frequency Response Comparison 

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Great as always. While the Tannoy sounds more open and detailed, it feels a bit brittle. For real life everyday listening it would be the Kef. I hope my dream comparison of the lsx and the fives is in the works!?

I like the wider sound space with the bass for the LSX. Big difference and preference for me, and naturally the cost is significantly more.

I know they aren't the most accurate and is not a good way to make a speaker but I freaking love the point source coaxial designs.

this is exactly what i wanted to know

Tannoys nearfield imaging is magical, hear it to believe it

I really love the Tannoy's midrange, more than almost any other monitors on this Chanel.

The peak at 1~2kHz could make it sound a bit fatiguing for some people. This coaxial one sure needs a wooden enclosure with the size of a fridge.

Kef LSX is ~3 times the asking price of the Tannoy, looks like Tannoy produced a very competitive product to be honest, the differences are small and each product has their pros and cons.

Can you help me with an advice, y have a kef htc3001 center, i think is a little small, i can change it with two options. tannoy mercury 7c, or B&W lcr3, whitch one is better?? thanks.

I sold Gold 5 for lack of bass and bought Gold 7. It doesn't have too much bass either, but already enough for me. I listened Gold 8 on DS videos and it gives the impression that there is a lot of bass, but the middle is bad. So I think Gold 7 is the best choice.

Source is always better but ya between the 2, Kef is better in sound stage & depth of it.

Compare between Edifier R2750DB and Presonus E8 XT?

I just hope the day never comes, when I'd 'Have To' choose either of these speakers!

Tannoy sounds closer to the original than LSX that yo notice clearly a change between LSX and original source.

KEF is long gone.

KEF Egg vs Edifier R1700 bts!!! It will be a great Match!!!

Hey, thanks for the comparison. Do you recommend tannoy golds over rokits or adams for edm since they are in closer price range

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When moving from Tannoy to KEF, everything is heard as through a blanket, and the singers become sick with the flu.

LSX VS THE FIVES!

increíble el sonido de las KEF, por algo cuestan mucho mas que las Tannoy

Can you do KEF vs Edifier? Any model

Good speaker. KEF vs Tannoy

It sounds like the Tannoys might be phasing with the mic setup somehow, so they might sound better otherwise.

Man On Fire track shows the Tannoy Gold 5 has shouting midrange.

There is one thing to mention here.... The mic position during the recording. That makes them sound so different and scooped. These are point source speakers,but the mic is always on the same height. Tannoys are a bit higher than kefs.

KEF for me

Both speakers are very good. The KEF are more punchy dare I say throaty as the Tannoy are more airy and yes, a bit thin. Neither sounded lost or strained in any sample used. As an owner of the Tannoy, I can say, they do better closer to the back wall and require subtle adjustments via their trim and bass attenuation controls.

the 2 are very good tannoy gold has very clear medium

Kef vs S2000MKIII?

I could not mix with either of these. Too many variables to fix post mix. I use 9 year old JBL two generations old: the LSR 2305 - no sub. I have refused to use the larger JBL series 308II because it is beyond emphasized from about mid 500Hz and over powering down to 60Hz. And that is having heard them in a studio and a listening room. So I have ordered a pair of the Tannoy Gold 8, and I ordered a pair of KALI audio 6.5. Both of them are to compare against the JBL 2305 so I can get my mix a bit tighter across multiple types of hardware and sound systems. I am also going to order the Behringer monitor switcher and headphone controller to manage the three sets of monitors. I use an Yamaha MG12xu for the mix takes, but I have had to send it in before. Two months later I had to go remind them to get the repair done. I am now looking to try the latest Tascam mixer/controller. I use mics that are fairly inexpensive and have tons of coloring issues depending on the materials they use to make them. I will be updating those as well. Thanks for the comparison it helped me isolate my purchase, I don't have a music store here. Small town with 120,000 people in it, so I have to guess and order everything I need.

very well recorded

KEF Muffled sound seems pretty reasonable for small spaces, giving that impression big sounding one. Tannoy frequency curve seems more dedicated to a wider space and needs a subwoofer. Overall tanoy has a wider response and mid emphasis that does not give it a good musical character.

Kef

KEF lsx

Tannoy are studio speakers, KEF are multimedia speakers. I prefer Tannoys 200w amp AB because they produce better music in general, good price and they are the origiginal developers of these kind of coaxial speaker's

I think these comparisons are way too tricky . Placement of the speakers alone could radically change the outcome. I can hear some serious phasing on the Tannies, which I know isn't there in the real world.

It's a nice monitor but on this budget I would buy MONKEY BANANA GIBBON 5 is much more balanced and gives a real and clear picture! Mansin of many years :)

Nice1 Comparison of Speakers Tannoy ~166€ (Single piece) vs KEF ~1333€ (Pair)...Who will Win? :D

KEF MORE FLAT on mids and bass better obviously

Why does Tannoy sounds so juicy and rich comparing to all others despite these are studio monitors that should be "neutral"?)

Tannoy gold 5 separates the instruments better, KEF is a mix of sounds, but they are pretty close. Additionally, the Tannoy looks professional and pretty.

i prefer tanoy !

Sometimes the Tannoys sound better even on my KEF LSX :D

Kef? Are they new or am I living a sheltered life?

The tannoy sound a bit hollow to be honest.

Tannoy Gold 5 👌

tannoy win., a pair KEF are beautiful but 4 times the price. I paid 310 euros from Thomann for my tannoy Gold 5.

KEF LSX

KEF sounds WAAAY more natural.

Tannoy sounds brighter because mid-high tends to be stronger, and KEF has a similar tendency to the original song.

Tannoy 💥

I hated my gold 8s. These videos dont pick up that massive 15khz bump. Theyre so sharp they were unlistenable

kef win

Kef win!

Well I know neither of these speakers sound as they are here. In person they are excellent. The KEF are in reality very forward and well dispersed than the Tannoy because the KEF is a leisure speaker and the Tannoy is a studio speaker.

can you explain your home setup for us all? Your footage is misleading. The sound is not stable because of the in room variations between each test. And it doesn't look as though the mics are close enough and dead center to the concentric zone the monitors produce.

The great music

I would recommend you to try the Yamaha HS7, which is fantastic in resolution and has a very spatial sound...and is very cheap to buy...around 400€ the pair.

Sounds like KEF advertisement (no hate).

Kef is far better.

tannoy

KEF easy win. Some ppl in comments can't even compare source track with speakers, according to their decision.

KEF sounds more neutral. Tannoy has a mid bump

Tanoy suck for guitar mixing. Those mids kill it all. But we can't compare their price either

Tannoy👌🏻👌🏻👌🏻👌🏻👌🏻👌🏻👌🏻🎵🎶🎵🎶🎵🎶💃💃🏻💃🏽

Tannoys better again then the Kefs, don't like the Kefs.

Tannoy👍, Kef🤮.

kef win

tannoy