"Blown away by KEF/Hegel combo!!!!"

I have the hegel h30a monoblocks hooked up to the tekton ulfbrich with all be tweeters and mids and it's a match made in heaven. Those hagels get to 5k transients and the tektons handle it > 100 db. Read the reviews on both. Now the big mcintosh as it is said they roll off on the high so if you pair them with bright speakers it is fantastic synergy and they hit hard. My hegel shut down on the magico even though they state 1 ohm stable where as the big macs 1.25 don't on the q7. It is fantastic we live in an audiophile world with great technology and choices. Wounderful you live in a area and can listen at audio stores cuz i don't I'm jealous. Enjoy the music and stay healthy. 

KEF Blades and Hegel at Magnolia? Where do you live?

@audioman58 

Yes, I hear ya.  I use the excellent $12,000 Ayre Acoustics QX-5 Twenty Streaming DAC with my Hegel H590 integrated amp to run my Revel Salon 2 speakers, and consider this combination my end-game set-up.  But, I'll be darned if  the sound quality I was hearing from the Hegel H600's internal DAC running those phenomenal KEF speakers didn't make me think twice Lol!!!  Happy listening.      

Good to hear , the most important thing is to Your Ears 

It's nice equipment  I did not know what your dac was 

The Ayre is detailed and refined , let me give You All

A tip I have tried all fuses out there , the New Audio Magic

Masterpiece-2  fuse is Great I compared with the Syn master fuse

So much  more analog  and real sounding  the for $300 by a country mile the best 

Tweak out there and Alfred gives you 30 days audition 

Vs the SN pink  within 1 hr out of the  box  much better depth and 

3D realism  !!

@tak1 

First, I strongly believe that certain integrated amps, especially the super high-end, high-quality, high powered/current integrated amps, such as Hegel, Gryphon, etc., offer performance excellence at such high levels of proficiency and power, they practically negate the need for separates (and that applies to sound quality as well), especially for those of us who prioritize simplicity, minimalism and efficiency.  As for comparing between my beloved Revel Salon 2 speakers and the incredible KEK Blade One Meta speakers, I would say that, after all these years, the Revel Salon 2 speakers are s still very much comparable to, and competitive with any of todays contemporary world-class speakers within their class, price point, and well beyond!!!  For one, the Salon 2’s have greater bass extension than the KEF’s.  However, the KEF’s may have a slight advantage in dynamics over the Salons, and this may still be subjective.  For me, the beauty of the Revel Salon 2 speakers is that, they leave me just not having to want for anything else/more. Annually, I attend a couple Audio Shows out here on the West Coast, and I get to hear all of the greatest gear on the market today (including my several local high-end audio dealers), and after having the opportunity to hear so many excellent speakers locally and at the shows, nothing I ever hear makes me want to run out and sell my Salon 2’s for something else (and that included the KEK Blade One Meta).  I call the Revel Salon 2 speakers in todays market of super duper expensive speaker  "The Great Equalizers,"  especially considering how much they can be had for on the used market (price to performance).  Again, when I compare price to performance, for my money, there isn’t a single other pair of speakers (new or used), that I can think of, at this time, that I would trade my Revel Salon 2’s in for.  I strongly believe that a preowned pair of Revel Salon 2 speakers are one of the greatest bargains in high-end audio!!!  Also, the sound quality of my Hegel H590 integrated amp and Ayre Acoustics QX-5 Twenty Streaming DAC rivals any separates I've ever owned in 30 years(I'm extremely happy with it!!!).  Needless to say, my Salon 2’s are my end-game speakers.  A little long-winded, but I hope that I answered your  question.  Happy listening