Kef R3 VS Buchardt S400 Speaker Comparison - Which is better?

Considering both. Wondering which would match better with my McIntosh mc7100 amp which is more on the warm side

What stands are you using on the kef R3

Nice review! I have the R3 (upgraded from LS50)🙂 what stands are under the R3 in the video? I realy like how they look…

Hi Jay. Apologies, as I realise this is an older video (I hope you see this), but can you tell me what stands you have the R3s on please? I’ve just purchased a pair, and looking at as many options as I can. Kind regards. Scott.

Had both these...
To many Bios reviews...review the Dali Rubicon 2 it's an END GAME! I first auditioned these Buchardt S400 MKll ...sent them back and was charged €100 for return...After auditioning so many speakers I found my END GAME- Dali Rubicon 2 , these have full sound stage and detail with plenty enough bass for now...maybe I'll try a sub in the future...these Dali's blow away even the Sonus Faber...
I actually auditioned many speakers in the local privately owned Hi-fi store...

What comparison? You just talked. Do you think anyone is going to buy a 2000 $ speakers based on what you say. Play the thing and let the user judge.

In your face

Great comparison thanks for posting!!!

What stands you are using for R3? Thanks.

How R3 compare to Boenicke when it comes to soundstage?

without any measurements, it's just completely bluff, waste of time

Both good speakers. R3 is probably going to please more audiophiles as it does the imaging vanishing act better. You need very good electronics if you want the most from these speakers. The R3 has more headroom for building up a great system.

What speaker stands are those r3 on? They fit perfectly

Hi Jay. I have watched so many of your vids and thank you for your great insights, i have learned alot. I am curious on which set you think would work best with a Peachtree Nova 300 and Bluesound 2021 node combination? Thank you for any thoughts you can give.

Hi, good review! Quick question, at the end you mentioned the Atoll IN200, did you use the inbuilt DAC or external? Thanks

I dont know if it's because I know the Buchardt does not have any bracing or the exposed screws or the not so expensive drivers(or at least expensive looking!)... I dont know what it is, but it just looks cheap to me! If I was going to choose, I think Kef R3 is the more solid speaker of the two. Even the 10 year warranty on the Buchardt has not convinced me!!!

Not KEF R3 for me! I listen to it & totally not impressed wt it!

For me, it’s the R3 all day long. They just sound, well, effortless natural, yet, punchy. Drive them with some decent electronics and they just sing! Importantly, for us apartment dwellers, they retain excellent tonality at lower listening levels.

Sell me the s400

Which one of these speakers would go best the Naim Unity Star?

You really need to do a sound test comparison... sound is in the ear of the beholder.

What exactly is „very, very low“?

"Literal" shit will come out of the KEFs? I have to see that to believe it.

thank you, very interesting! Will you do the same between kef ls50 w2 and buchardt A500?

Guys, does my ma5300’s juice handle this rfs? Im a bit worried about the 3.5 dip i heard.

I am deciding between the s400 and the Double Impact, the two most hyped speakers of the last couple years. Which one do you prefer?

I have the KEF R3's they are amazing.

Your audio (the piano or something) at the beginning is clipping. Can you hear that? Aren't your ears bothered with that?

Many things he says just doesn't make sense in actual life
No one needs 10 k amp for a 2k speaker,
Most certainly you don't get "crap" when you re feeding R3's with amps costing around 500 -1k USD
That s just bullshit, a decent entry level amp from Denon, Marantz or Yamaha is and will be perfectly adequate to feed these speakers.
If you re one of those who happily spend 2k for a pair of 1 metres of speaker cables then and only then you should believe in this nonsense !

How about the buchardt a500 vs r3?

Hi Jay, thanks for your video.
Did you think the Billie amp 60w was enough power for the KEF R3, that seams to need a lot of power to be at its best ?
Or would you suggest another speaker for the Billie in a nearfield / small room configuration ?
Many thanks.

Driving Buchardt S400 with 60W Class A sound "meh". Driving it with 200W Class A/B made it alive. The S400 is quite power hungry imo.

what would be better for Classical music? Piano Black is a great selling point

Really great video!

A question: Would one of these be an upgrade from my Dynaudio Contour 1.3MKII? I do have a good amp, in the Van Medevoort MA220. A really musical amp.

This caps what I suspected about the s400. It's more than I'd spend for a forgiving (which means lacking resolve on top).. Polite/rolled off speakers are boring to me. I like detailed and lively. I have thousands of high quality recordings. I'd rather have a truthful speaker than something that won't let the good recordings truly shine. If the details are lost, everything else is irrelevant to me. The R3 is more my type.

STFU wheres the sound test

Hi Jay, thank you for this great comparison. Can you (or anyone here) advise if they're had experience with the Kef R300 vs the R3, mainly in terms of amps adequate enough to drive the speakers? I'm powering the R300's with an Audiolab 6000a, which I think maybe isn't strong enough as they seem to be underperforming (bass is bloated/not full/punchy enough). Thanks!!:)

what stand are you using for the KEF

Jay please help. Could you tell your pick or witch way would you lean if the amplifier is hegel h190 and using the upnp streamering from the hegel.? Thanks 🙂

Jay, could I ask, which speaker do you feel has the most consuming/fullest soundstage around the £600-800 mark? Thank you

Ur mic voice is really, I mean really disgusting. Seems the mic has a distance prob + level pushed way to high.
So the next best thing is... guess what.

Reviewer was literally searching for words , a give away that desperate attempt to say something was being made.

i think will be interesting a comparison vs R300, r300 are less forward and suit very well with every music because its smooth nature

Informative and helps you understand the differences easily. Both great speakers, it’s a close call and even though I’m a fan of the S400 design and it’s soundstage, the low volume test is an interesting one. All round the S400’s are excellent value and forgiving. How will they fare with the Rega R- Elicit and P6 with Ania MC? I think it will be a match made in heaven. At that price point. Will you ever review Rega products? Also the Harbeth P3ESR?

Is KEF r3 a good speaker for someone who is streaming music from Spotify or Google play music most of the time?

can you compare the kef r3 to B & W 705 S2 or even the Goldenear Reference BXR , all close in price

Zeos say that the R 3 loses bass after breaking is this true?