FrankHarveyHiFi said:Try listening to No Doubt's Hella Good on them - this track seems to show how solid and powerful the bass can be. It's not the be all and end all of bass tracks, but I was quite surprised how good this sounded on them after being used to how good the track sounded on Reference 4.2's...
jaxwired said:
plastic penguin said:Interesting - look a lot bigger on stands. How do they compare with PMC DB1is?
ID. said:Thanks, Jaxwired. I'm admiring your listening room as much as the kit.
They sound great, although Youtube + my Mac's speakers mean that I'm probably not really getting a proper idea of the sound.
With a baby in the house, I think speakers with grills might give a little more protection (who am I kidding, once he's a toddler nothing will stop him). I'll check out the LS50s at my local dealer when I have the time, but I don't think I'll be trading in my PMCs yet. If I happened to come across a set 2nd hand at a good price, that might be a different story.
jaxwired said:plastic penguin said:Interesting - look a lot bigger on stands. How do they compare with PMC DB1is?
Before I found the right spot, I was less impressed.
The_Lhc said:Saw these in my local KEF dealer today (bit surprised, didn't think they'd have them, they don't carry the R series for example), they look lovely, had a brief listen but couldn't get much of an impression because of how they had them set up, about a foot off the floor, less than two feet apart and right up against the wall, they sounded very nice but I couldn't get any impression of soundstage or anything like that. Interesting though...
FrankHarveyHiFi said:The_Lhc said:Saw these in my local KEF dealer today (bit surprised, didn't think they'd have them, they don't carry the R series for example), they look lovely, had a brief listen but couldn't get much of an impression because of how they had them set up, about a foot off the floor, less than two feet apart and right up against the wall, they sounded very nice but I couldn't get any impression of soundstage or anything like that. Interesting though...
A clear advert for selective dealership if ever I heard one!
It wouldn't surprise me if this is why the R Series dealership is kept purposely limited. I think KEF want to make sure they are demonstrated properly, as this can mean the difference between forum users coming on here and saying a product sounds crap or sounds great, and in turn influence people's opinions of a brand in general.
recruit said:I really do love the distinctive looks of the LS50's
AL13N said:recruit said:I really do love the distinctive looks of the LS50's
Those drivers certainly look very distinctive. The enclosures remind me of the Mackie HR Series with the gloss-black finish and matt-black curved front baffle.
inbox4 said:What are owners experiences of running these little beauties in?
How long did it take?
Does the sound change much?
How did they sound during the new, unbroken in period compared to when they stablised and started singing?
I've found new speakers to sound horrible in the past (very bright and sharp with one note bass) before they reach the stable optimum and these charactistics completely pass.
Such an amazingly reviewed speakers sound very appealing but I'm not sure I have the patience to run them in! I'm sure they're worth the wait...
sq13z said:Hi, am new to this forum so bear with me as I like to side step and ask the LS50 as a centre speaker.
I chance upon the 50 last week bought a pair as front speakers after a couple of demo. Now I plan to get a centre speaker as part of HT set up and is considering the KEF LS50 or the R200C. As I do not have a chance to hear the R200C, can anyone help comment on how it sound compare to the LS50 and if I should get the R200C or the LS50 as the centre speaker.
Thanks
recruit said:When I first heard these speakers I said to my dealer that get 5 of them and a good sub and you would have one stunning speaker system, and now like you say dealers are selling them in sets of 3 and 5's so as to make a good AV system.
The_Lhc said:recruit said:When I first heard these speakers I said to my dealer that get 5 of them and a good sub and you would have one stunning speaker system, and now like you say dealers are selling them in sets of 3 and 5's so as to make a good AV system.
Which dealers? I've only spoken to 2 on that subject and neither of them were in a position to sell odd numbers of KEF speakers (one of them was David, although we were talking about the Q300 at the time I think). The only thing my local dealer said was that if I bought three pairs for a 6.1 system they'd be able to do me a deal. I should think so at £3200...