Black Friday is, essentially, already underway, and it hasn't taken long for some rather incredibly deals to poke their heads out from beneath their metaphorical burrows.
This one is an absolute gem. The five-star KEF Q3 Meta speakers, which we only tested a couple of months ago, have dropped from their initial £649 price to a pretty ridiculous £499 at Peter Tyson. That's £150 off fresh, five-star KEF standmounts!
Best KEF Q3 Meta standmount speaker deal
The Q3 Meta speakers aim to bring all of KEF's clever innovations and acoustic expertise to a more modest price level.
These include KEF's 12th-generation Uni-Q driver array, in which the driver array acts as a single point source to disperse audio more evenly and offer a better integrated and cohesive sound across the frequencies.
KEF's innovative Metamaterial Absorption Technology (MAT) is featured at this mid-price level for the first time, too. This is a maze-like structure that is designed to absorb 99 per cent of the unwanted sound that comes from the rear of the tweeter dome, resulting in cleaner, less distorted results.
Overall, the resulting sound is excellent. The KEF Q3 Meta are confident all-rounders that deliver a composed, clear and detailed performance, with a mature, even-handed balance that isn't always heard at this mid-price range.
They also showcase excellent stereo imaging and a talent for sonic organisation and integration. You will reap the rewards when pairing them with a similarly talented amplifier (such as the Arcam A5 or A5+) and source (Rega's Planar 3, for instance).
The scale and solidity of their soundstage is great for their standmount size, and even when our test tracks get demanding, their overall organisation rarely seem to suffer.
They're a little bulky compared with the more svelt profiles of the Acoustic Energy AE300 Mk2 and Monitor Audio Bronze 50 7G (both five stars and cost similar money), but we have no complaints about the sturdy build quality.
As we said in our review, the Q3 Meta's "pleasing balance and mature, refined nature" make them "an attractive choice for listeners who want a pair of speakers that are confident and composed no matter what you throw at them".
Rivals might offer a more natural and fluid way with music, but the KEF Q3 Meta speakers are easy to recommend and work with a wide variety of partnering kit. With £150 off their retail price at Peter Tyson, they are well worth an audition in the runup to Black Friday.
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