@kenjit ,
"I dont know where you read that it absorbs most of the backwave. It does not. The absorber is only used on the tweeter. Not the woofer."
Yes, a real pity since most of the backwave is caused by the woofer.
Still, even just an ’open backed’ tweeter sounds like a great idea if KEF have actually pulled off that trick in a mostly sealed box.
So maybe existing LS50 owners (and rival manufacturers) shouldn’t panic and would be better off waiting to see if customer feedback here matches Steve Guttenberg’s enthusiasm for the KEF LS50 Meta.
@abd1 could be the first of many out of the blocks before we get to see a direct head to head comparison between old and new.
Exciting stuff nevertheless.
https://youtu.be/oKTYvP7YQ0Q
"I dont know where you read that it absorbs most of the backwave. It does not. The absorber is only used on the tweeter. Not the woofer."
Yes, a real pity since most of the backwave is caused by the woofer.
Still, even just an ’open backed’ tweeter sounds like a great idea if KEF have actually pulled off that trick in a mostly sealed box.
So maybe existing LS50 owners (and rival manufacturers) shouldn’t panic and would be better off waiting to see if customer feedback here matches Steve Guttenberg’s enthusiasm for the KEF LS50 Meta.
@abd1 could be the first of many out of the blocks before we get to see a direct head to head comparison between old and new.
Exciting stuff nevertheless.
https://youtu.be/oKTYvP7YQ0Q