KEF Cresta 3

Good for any budget system, like mine, for a bargain. What else do you want?

I cannot find a bad thing to say about these speakers; I bought them as many people did from Richer Sounds for the paltry price of £79.99. I got them home and wired them up using "Quality" speaker cables (anything around the 99p a Meter from Richer Sounds mark) I prefer Gale 315 rated cable. They have a balanced pure sound, that is neither bass heavy or bass light. The treble has a direct tonal quality that is both full of stereo field and imagery; I guarantee that if you purchase these floor standing units they will help you to re-discover your entire music collection!

These are also doubling up as the front speakers for my Home Cinema setup; in this capacity they also shine and are completely competent in this position. I would certainly recommend getting some for both the front and rear speakers as I am sure they would be ideal for either/and or both. I have no choice but to recommend these so completely with an astounding 10/10 on all fronts...British engineering at it's best!

I bought my pair of KEF Cresta 3's from Richer Sounds as a fair few people seem to have done. I got them in the January sale for £79.99 and I am amazed at the quality of speaker for the price. You could easily get away with saying they cost over £250.

I have them running bi-wired froim my Technics A-Class amp. The speaker cable is Gale thick gauge copper as I have a fair bit of floorspace to cover. As soon as I turned these speakers on, I knew I had made the right choice. The bass is nice and punchy and the treble is very accurate. Lyrics are crystal clear and if you crank the bass up a bit you get a perfect harmony of all sounds. First track I played on them was Hysteria by Muse. These speakers love rock music!

They come with spies which is useful as I have them on a carpeted floor and was worried about the sound dissipation. The finish on the cabinets is first class, mines are the cherry veneer's and the bevelled edges ooze class.

All in, I am very happy with them and would recommend anybody to buy them. They also get a 5 star rating in the What HiFi magazine.

A definite buy

I purchased these cresta 3 floorstanders from richer sounds for £110!!! which is pretty damn cheap in my eyes. I heard reviews saying that they lack bass, WHATEVER!?* i am using a NAD c350 amp with a NAD C510 CD player and the bass is fabulous. i have moved them away from the walls as it created punchy bass which felt a little harsh, They have excellent stereo imagery

and feel very natural. Their strong points are vocals, they ooze syphistication and are quite obvious to be a £250 floorstander. I reccomend you to bi-wire them, fantastic results.

I run these with a NAD306 which is perhaps a bit 'lively' for these speakers. Bi-wiring works well with these but the treble can get tiresome. I went out a bought a NAD C541i which got rid of some of the glassiness and improved the bottom end timing but these speakers may sound better with a more genteel amplifier?

The clarity and transparency of sound from these speakers is simply immense! A real punchy bass and crisp treble. They're bi-wireable too.

The build quality could be better; tacky plastic binding posts. They're not the best looking speakers either (if that's a concern).

I brought these KEF Cresta 3 stereo speakers from Richer Sounds for £119.99 which is pretty damn cheap for a pair of floorstanders! They are really nice to listen to but......you should be careful not to place them too close to a rear wall as you'll get some boomy bass. All in all, great speakers with a great sense of scale and imaging-you should definitely audition them.

Outstanding buy, the Kef Cresta 3 speakers are excellent. you wouldn't be disappointed. Great sound. Best to bi-wire them for crisper sound. Nice solid cabinet it's all put together nicely. Also used floorspikes for sharper sound reproduction.