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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.
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roscoeiii
1,155 posts
 
Find a Retailer link from KEF webpage:

http://www.kef.com/common/find_a_retailer.aspx?cid=2
kbuzz
214 posts
 
I heard them at the ny audio show.I thought they were a bit "clean" not in any negative way but more monitor then audiophile. Meaning i did not hear any emotion or soul.

OTOH-the overall sound quality was impressive-if you are comfortable with where they are made

I would still love to hear them in a direct shoot out with harbeth spendors and mad....
scofieldkid
4 posts
 
I have some on order now. I'll post comments as well once I have some time to try them out. I'm expecting they will be fairly good.
seikosha
218 posts
 
Hi Scofieldkid,

Make sure you give them some time to break in before you form any opinions. I had mine for a little over a week before they sounded good and during that time I was thinking I'd made a big big mistake, but then all of the sudden, they became very musical. I can't pick a favorite between the LS50 and the P3ESR. I have both and can't bring myself to pick one over the other.

Also, in my room, the LS50's are very sensitive to vertical placement. Mine are set up with the tweeters exactly at ear level and that makes a big difference.
scofieldkid
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Appreciate the response. If my deal falls through, I may just go hunting for some Harbeths. Your model and one other model get a lot of high praise on the forums. Thanks.
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