Why?Infiniteloop said:Dear God Nooooooooo.
not for cables enthusiastssteve_1979 said:Why?Infiniteloop said:Dear God Nooooooooo.
They look like a good product to me.
Small correctionluckylion100 said:there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth at AVI![]()
Having gone as far as including a DAC, DSP, app-based tweaking et al, the icing on the cake would have been an ethernet connection and built-in streaming services (Tidal, Deezer, Spotify). At the moment you still need to purchase another box for streaming.ID. said:Very interesting, and feature packed. I hope it sounds great and sells loads. The features are very important, because it's the lack of these options that makes pro monitors somewhat of a left field choice.
On this I tend to agree with you... l felt I needed the addition of the Yamaha pre to supplement the DM10's after all.avole said:Small correctionluckylion100 said:there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth at AVI![]()
Seriously, this is exactly what I was trying to explain to Ashley he should be doing with their speakers. Being active is no longer enough, you need the bells and whistles, cf the Dynaudio speakers and Devialet.
I've heard the LS50s and was neutral about them - you may remember the marketing went on about the LS3/5a legacy, to which they had no relationship whatsoever - but would be interested to hear these ones. Hopefully they've cleaned up the bass.
;times they are a changin'. As Avole states perhaps AVI have slightly stagnated whilst digging their heels in a little too much. Others are now seemingly taking up the challenge and baton. I've always liked the LS50's to look at but sadly have never heard them. These though have certainly caught my attention. At first I thought it was April 1st as they seem to have been lingering under the radar somewhat.Leeps said:Having gone as far as including a DAC, DSP, app-based tweaking et al, the icing on the cake would have been an ethernet connection and built-in streaming services (Tidal, Deezer, Spotify). At the moment you still need to purchase another box for streaming.ID. said:Very interesting, and feature packed. I hope it sounds great and sells loads. The features are very important, because it's the lack of these options that makes pro monitors somewhat of a left field choice.
But at least the connection options are a vast improvement on the KEF X300's.
KEF's decision to make a product like this could spark similar efforts from other mainstream manufacturers. I do like the visual simplicity of actives, but I'm not keen on the LS50's sound, so I'm not too excited about this product in itself - I'm more interested in the indication this gives of the way the hifi market is progressing and changing.
The onboard DSP wouldn't allow that, so all would be safedrummerman said:Personally I think they look garstly, especially without grills.
The rated 200 watt would blow the tiny driver into smithereens was it continuous. - Probably peak into its lowest load with a little wind from behind![]()
drummerman, then they fit in with the existing paradigm for active monitors - no grills and a challenging appearanceDavid@FrankHarvey said:The onboard DSP wouldn't allow that, so all would be safedrummerman said:Personally I think they look garstly, especially without grills.
The rated 200 watt would blow the tiny driver into smithereens was it continuous. - Probably peak into its lowest load with a little wind from behind![]()
I'm extremely interested in hearing these, as I mentioned active LS50s to KEF a few years ago.
On another note, unless tha Darko piece was written pretending he didn't know what was coming but did, he's just running through what it would be nice to have on them. Those features aren't confirmed...
Do you still use the LS50 in your HT demo room or are they replaced by PMC (passive or active) in the meantime?David@FrankHarvey said:I'm extremely interested in hearing these, as I mentioned active LS50s to KEF a few years ago.
Do you know when KEF will announce the active LS50?David@FrankHarvey said:On another note, unless tha Darko piece was written pretending he didn't know what was coming but did, he's just running through what it would be nice to have on them. Those features aren't confirmed...
Voicing them like the Reference 1 is a good thing imo. I prefer the voicing of the Reference 1.nopiano said:The most interesting bit from the review (to me) was mention of voicing them like the Ref 1. That suggests they are not voicing them like LS50s, which seems rather odd.
a lot of grey between the £800 LS50's and the £4.5K Ref 1's. Will be very interesting.nopiano said:The most interesting bit from the review (to me) was mention of voicing them like the Ref 1. That suggests they are not voicing them like LS50s, which seems rather odd.
I do still use LS50s - I haven't gotten round to trying the PMCs yet.ErwinC said:Do you still use the LS50 in your HT demo room or are they replaced by PMC (passive or active) in the meantime?David@FrankHarvey said:I'm extremely interested in hearing these, as I mentioned active LS50s to KEF a few years ago.
I would presume today with the show, but maybe up on their website on Monday after the show finishes?Do you know when KEF will announce the active LS50?
They do have an Ethernet connectionLeeps said:Having gone as far as including a DAC, DSP, app-based tweaking et al, the icing on the cake would have been an ethernet connection and built-in streaming services (Tidal, Deezer, Spotify). At the moment you still need to purchase another box for streaming.
But no DLNA network streaming or built-in streaming services? For what purpose is the ethernet connection?daveh75 said:They do have an Ethernet connectionLeeps said:Having gone as far as including a DAC, DSP, app-based tweaking et al, the icing on the cake would have been an ethernet connection and built-in streaming services (Tidal, Deezer, Spotify). At the moment you still need to purchase another box for streaming.