KEF LS50


Don't post often here but thought I would let you all know I stumbled on a pretty amazing performer in this little monitor.

I would say the midrange is on par with my Harbeth 40.1, treble has a tad more leading edge bite than the best soft dome but its a really good top end that never gets nasty. Dynamically they are performing way better than they should. I'm betting they would compete with the new 30.1 sonically, just a guess.

Have them running with 20X price electronics in a small office and they are not outclassed in any way. Made me want to keep throwing my best gear with them they sounded so good.

If you are in the market grab a pair, you will not regret. Saw two pair this morning for sale for around 1K, I can't think of anything in 20 years offering this much performance for 1K. You could build a world class non-full range sound around these.
petland

Showing 6 responses by brianportugal

Siek you mention your silver lines minuet supremes in the mix how do they compare to the Harbeth and Kef? I have the silver lines with a and 326 and wondering about the differences realizing there is a big price difference. What would you drive the Kefs with?
Thank you Seikosha. That is very interesting. What are you using to drive your harbeths and silver lines?
Seikosha thank you. what would you mate the silverlines or Kef LS 50s with for vocals and jazz? I'd like to build toward a nice system. Any recommendations?
Hi seikosh, I just order omega 3xrs and was wondering how you thought they compared to the ls50's
Thanks brian
I have had the Omega 3xrs set up for a month now and they are excellent. I' powering them with an Exposure 2010s2 and they really sparkle. All my CDs are enjoyable which was not the case with other speakers. I still want to hear the LS50s but am extremely happy with this combination.
thanks Seikosha.
Brian