CnoEvil said:
Freddy58 said:
I've said it before, that I thought the LS50's sounded 'boxy', and much preferred the R300's. That said, I recognise that the LS50's are very popular and get very good reviews, so it's my failing, I guess. I'm happy though *yes3*
I'd say it wasn't your failing, but the failing of the demo.
I suspect you are entirely correct. I heard them at AudioT, along with several other makes, Proac, Dynaudio's, PMC's etc. The listening area was in their showroom, their listening 'room' was being refurbished, so not great. That said, the LS50's didn't sound as 'open' as the others I listened to. I bought the R300's from Sevenoaks, after auditioning several more speakers, where they have a dedicated listening room. As I said, I like the Kef 'sound', and for me, the LS50's didn't have it. Would be interesting to listen to them at home though, I suspect that I might take an entirely different view. These things are of course, entirely personal, but I love the scale these R300's offer, something entirely lacking from many that I listened to, given the constraints.