I too have a Kef T series 5.1 setup in my lounge. I have Kef T101 fronts and rears with a Kef T301c centre. These are paired with a BK XLS200 sub crossed at about 120hz. The room requires very shallow mount TV and speakers due to the way you walk through it close to the TV, so the TV is an OLED mounted with a very thin bracket. The sub doesn't really have a place to go on the TV side so it sits kind of on the back wall close to the corner between two sofas. It's the forward facing XLS200 which I got to fire back I to the room to give a bit more punch for music, although I am told the down firing and forward firing sound largely similar.
It's all a compromise to have a nice lounge with speakers you can barely see. All wires are hidden. The white kefs and sub all blend with the white and grey decor nicely and it's very unimposing and stealth imo. Yet I still have a nice 5.1 system.
The whole setup sounds to me very, very good for TV and movies. Yes, music is never going to sound as good as with more manly fronts, but if you like modern electronic music with synthy bass drops and you crank the sub up, it's pretty good for parties and stuff as we have it also linked up to multiple Amazon echos for multi room.
For 5.1 duties I have had most people say it's ace. At the end of the day, not many people have much more than a soundbar so any good 5.1 still sounds amazing to them. Depends on your expectations. I think most of the people on here who diss Kef thin lines, are comparing them in their head to B&W behemoth floor standers, which is dumb.
Name other thin lines that are better than the T series, look good and mount as thin, and are as cheap. I couldn't find anything when I looked.
I have had this setup for a couple of years now and can't see me changing in this house unless the room changes.
It's all a compromise to have a nice lounge with speakers you can barely see. All wires are hidden. The white kefs and sub all blend with the white and grey decor nicely and it's very unimposing and stealth imo. Yet I still have a nice 5.1 system.
The whole setup sounds to me very, very good for TV and movies. Yes, music is never going to sound as good as with more manly fronts, but if you like modern electronic music with synthy bass drops and you crank the sub up, it's pretty good for parties and stuff as we have it also linked up to multiple Amazon echos for multi room.
For 5.1 duties I have had most people say it's ace. At the end of the day, not many people have much more than a soundbar so any good 5.1 still sounds amazing to them. Depends on your expectations. I think most of the people on here who diss Kef thin lines, are comparing them in their head to B&W behemoth floor standers, which is dumb.
Name other thin lines that are better than the T series, look good and mount as thin, and are as cheap. I couldn't find anything when I looked.
I have had this setup for a couple of years now and can't see me changing in this house unless the room changes.
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