Passive vs. active with KEF, Hegel & Kii

Camera: Olaf von Voss | Editor: Jana Dagdagan

A high-end passive loudspeaker system vs. a high-end active loudspeaker system? We compare the previously reviewed Kii Three system to the KEF Reference 1 loudspeaker powered by a Hegel H390 integrated amplifier.

KEF Reference 1 (€7500/pair)) w/ stands (€1200):
https://us.kef.com/reference-1-ultima...

Hegel H390 (€5900):
https://www.hegel.com/products/integr...

AudioQuest Rocket 88:
https://www.audioquest.com/cables/spe...

Kii Three loudspeaker system w/ stands & Kii Remote (€15,000):
https://www.kiiaudio.com/
https://darko.audio/2018/04/future-fi...

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Also featured in this video...

Hegel H590 (€10,000):
https://www.hegel.com/products/integr...
https://darko.audio/2018/10/a-short-f...

Hegel H190 (€3600):
https://www.hegel.com/products/integr...
https://darko.audio/2018/06/into-the-...

Bluesound Node 2 (~€500):
https://www.bluesound.com/products/node/
https://darko.audio/2018/01/detour-ah...

ELAC Navis ARB-51 (€2000/pair):
https://www.elac.com/product/navis-ar...
https://darko.audio/2019/03/a-short-f...

ELAC Uni-Fi UB5 Slim (€500/pair):
https://www.elac.com/product/ub5/
https://darko.audio/2017/04/elacs-uni...

KEF LS50 Wireless (€2300/pair):
https://us.kef.com/ls50wireless-power...
https://darko.audio/2016/12/kef-ls50-...

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Playlists…

Spotify:
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/34x...

Tidal:
https://tidal.com/browse/playlist/ab5...

Qobuz:
https://play.qobuz.com/playlist/2543415

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