KEF ls50 - Highly Recommended

[MUSICRAFT]

They're here !!!!!........ :O

Hi alchemist 1

:dance:

All the best

Rick @ Musicraft

 

[Frank Harvey]

They're here !!!!!........ :O

Well? Well? Well?!

You should've popped upstairs - I was setting them up in a 5.1 system... :twisted:

 

[Anonymous]

I am selling mine 1 week old

keenly1@aol.com

[Unpublished - House Rules]

 

[alchemist 1]

They're here !!!!!........ :O

Well? Well? Well?!

You should've popped upstairs - I was setting them up in a 5.1 system... :twisted:

Sorry David did'nt know. Wish i had known, five times the pleasure.!

I've only had chance to listen for about an hour, but by heck these little blighters can't half sing !!!!! :O :O

 

[MUSICRAFT]

Hi alchemist 1

It's good that you're enjoying hearing the LS50's :beer:

All the best

Rick @ Musicraft

 

[Frank Harvey]

Sorry David did'nt know. Wish i had known, five times the pleasure.!

I've only had chance to listen for about an hour, but by heck these little blighters can't half sing !!!!! :O :O

You mean two and a half times...

They sound great out of the box, but they get so much better

I was picking out bits of the Dark Knight, which were sounding stunning, and very dynamic. Watched Black Swan again at home tonight - great audio on that too - the music swells, rather than just gets louder like it does on most systems.

 

[alchemist 1]

Sorry David did'nt know. Wish i had known, five times the pleasure.!

I've only had chance to listen for about an hour, but by heck these little blighters can't half sing !!!!! :O :O

You mean two and a half times...

They sound great out of the box, but they get so much better

I was picking out bits of the Dark Knight, which were sounding stunning, and very dynamic. Watched Black Swan again at home tonight - great audio on that too - the music swells, rather than just gets louder like it does on most systems.

Yes, 2.5. They have the detail of ATC'S but deliver it in such a fun way.

David, how long do you reckon these little jems will need to run in.? Still in :O !

 

[Frank Harvey]

Dunno yet. You never know whether they're run in until one day it just hits you how great (insert product here) sounds

 

[MUSICRAFT]

They have the detail of ATC'S but deliver it in such a fun way.

Hi alchemist 1

Good to hear that you recall the transparency of ATC monitors

Btw, ATC monitors have not been designed to reproduce soundtracks in a 'fun' manner. ATC monitors are engineered to be low distortion flat and honest designs which reproduce (amongst their other qualities) the stability and the power of the sound in a controlled, uncoloured and natural manner

Anyway, you can also find out more about some of the engineering involved in ATC monitors here http://www.atcloudspeakers.co.uk/downloads/CompanyProfile.pdf

All the best

Rick @ Musicraft

 

[Frank Harvey]

:doh:

 

[ErwinC]

They sound great out of the box, but they get so much better

Agreed. They sound great out of the box, but after a few weeks they sound :rockout: :bounce: :dance:

 

[alchemist 1]

They sound great out of the box, but they get so much better

Agreed. They sound great out of the box, but after a few weeks they sound :rockout: :bounce: :dance:

Yes agreed they do sound better out OF the box .

How have they changed in your view erwin :quest:

 

[ErwinC]

How have they changed in your view erwin :quest:

They really opened up, more air, more detail, more and tighter bass, better micro and macro dynamics ... . They sound clearly more balanced now than in the beginning.

 

[Jacko]

They have the detail of ATC'S but deliver it in such a fun way.

Hi alchemist 1

Good to hear that you recall the transparency of ATC monitors

Btw, ATC monitors have not been designed to reproduce soundtracks in a 'fun' manner. ATC monitors are engineered to be low distortion flat and honest designs which reproduce (amongst their other qualities) the stability and the power of the sound in a controlled, uncoloured and natural manner

Anyway, you can also find out more about some of the engineering involved in ATC monitors here http://www.atcloudspeakers.co.uk/downloads/CompanyProfile.pdf

All the best

Rick @ Musicraft

I obviously got a bit confused here....thought for a moment that this was a thread on KEF LS50's ! :?

 

[MUSICRAFT]

They have the detail of ATC'S but deliver it in such a fun way.

Hi alchemist 1

Good to hear that you recall the transparency of ATC monitors

Btw, ATC monitors have not been designed to reproduce soundtracks in a 'fun' manner. ATC monitors are engineered to be low distortion flat and honest designs which reproduce (amongst their other qualities) the stability and the power of the sound in a controlled, uncoloured and natural manner

Anyway, you can also find out more about some of the engineering involved in ATC monitors here http://www.atcloudspeakers.co.uk/downloads/CompanyProfile.pdf

All the best

Rick @ Musicraft

I obviously got a bit confused here....thought for a moment that this was a thread on KEF LS50's ! :?

Hi Jacko

For example. You'll also find that most ATC product related threads have also included discussions and recommendations for other manufacturers. Anyway, in this instance I have responded to alchemist 1 in his reference to ATC monitors.

All the best

Rick @ Musicraft

 

[alchemist 1]

Only two days in,but still :O by how much detail these KEF LS50's contain.

It' like havng a new music collection. :dance:

 

[ErwinC]

I'm finding at the moment that amplifiers like the Roksan Kandy, Naim Nait XS, Pioneer A50, and even the little Leema Elements do the LS50's justice, so I'm sure your Pulse will work perfectly well with them.

David, do you think the Naim Nait XS would be an improvement over my Cyrus 6XP or a sidestep?

 

[Frank Harvey]

David, do you think the Naim Nait XS would be an improvement over my Cyrus 6XP or a sidestep?

Yup, an improvement

 

[ErwinC]

David, do you think the Naim Nait XS would be an improvement over my Cyrus 6XP or a sidestep?

Yup, an improvement

Last question.

Naim Nait XS or Pioneer A-50/A-70?

 

[NHL]

Naim SuperUniti and the Kef?

Two esoteric products.

 

[Frank Harvey]

Last question.

Naim Nait XS or Pioneer A-50/A-70?

Tough one. To me, the LS50's sound more like I feel they should sound on the Pioneer - clean, clear, precise - but some who might want a more characterful sound would choose the Naim. I have to say I like both, and most of my initial listening was via the Nait XS. The Pioneer has price in its side though, and even the A50 did a sterling job (while other £500 amps didn't). The A70 does seem to have better authority than the A50, and you get the advantage of a few digital inputs.

 

[recruit]

I have heard a lot of small bookshelf speakers/monitors in my time and these new Kef's take some beating, probably the best speaker I have heard in a long time, and it takes a lot to impress me.

And I never really liked Kef speakers until I heard these beauties!!

 

[Frank Harvey]

There seems to be quite a number of people who aren't KEF fans who seem to really like the LS50's. Similar with the Blades too.

 

[recruit]

There seems to be quite a number of people who aren't KEF fans who seem to really like the LS50's. Similar with the Blades too.

Well, I'm more of a ProAc man and Wilson Benesch lover, but hearing these little monitors changed my mind about Kef Speakers, whatever they are doing, keep doing it, as they are getting it right

 

[alchemist 1]

The sound of these speakers is quite a revelation.!

Also to be commended is the construction, solid as granite. :O