Kef ls50
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I for one am relaxed and sometimes amazed and amused at some people's chutzpah. For everyone that wants to take pot shots at me for buying the LS50s and determining that I can't live with them in my room with my system, fire away. I can take it and I won't run crying to the mods that you are hurting my feelings-trust me.
Stealthy? How so? I posted it on this forum for all to see. How does that qualify as being stealthy?
The LS50s are very good sounding speakers that image very well. They are built to the 'nines' and deserve to be partnered with the best electronics and sources you can conjure up. I was hoping that my room wouldn't be too big for them and with my subs I could be happy long-term with these little jewels. I felt it was worth taking a shot at it, but it didn't pan out for me.
The link from Jeff contained a comment that the uni-Q driver in the R200, etc. utilize different voice coil specs, etc. Amir, or anyone who has heard other speakers in this line, what positive characteristics and what trade-offs are there when compared to the LS50?
Lee
Lee
I have not done any side-by-side comparisons. I will try to do some testing and report back. Most of my listening has been on the Blade which is in entirely different class than LS50.
Amir
Care to start a thread on the Blade? Based on what I am hearing from the LS50, the Blades have picked my interest, actually the whole Kef line based on the Uni-Q drivers.
I like the LS50 and am fully aware of their limitations. The darn things are good when not pushed out of their comfort zone. No! They will not energized a large room; they will however play music with accuracy down to their SPL and frankly scale limits and even there, they don't become bad, they are no longer startling, merely OK (repeating myself here). The last time I had so much fun with a two-way mini-monitor was with a Sonus Faber Electa Amator, a more colored speaker by the way from my recalling but one whose faults were addictive and a stunning looking speaker in my book. I am open to listen to some other two-ways now, the Magico Q1 foremost in my interest ( I did like the Mini by the way) ...Call it audiophile curiosity , I would not live long with any mini-monitor, I am however interested in the Q3, in the running with the MG 20.7 and the Kef Blades, if they're LS50 on steroids, look out world! Here comes Kef (again?).
Agreed again Mark, my intentions for the LS50 have always been for an office system I am re-installing, but just for the sake of throwing some curiosity here I hooked them to the large system at home. Again, not bad at all but far from what a large soeaker in a decent-sized room like mine can do.
I am restoring a Fisher receiver for that purpose, I am sure it will sound great there!
Saying that, this speaker in a large room BUT in a close-listening environment should work fine IMO.
Looks like a while since anyone has had much to say about the LS50s. I mentioned in my introduction that they were my main speakers, primarily due to space limitations. Well, today I visited my local brick and mortar stereo store and had a listen to Harbeth 30.2s. Suddenly my LS50s don't sound as good as they once did. Has anyone else ever had this problem? LOL
Only with some enormously expensive large speakers in large rooms, or at least rooms considerably larger than mine (24 x 12 (partially 13.5) x 8.5 ft), and only on some music. My Reference 3A Reflector speakers, combined with JL Audio subs, are ideal for my room,, and the best monitors I have yet heard.
I can imagine that the Harbeth 30.2 would be a significant step up from the LS50.
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