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LS-50 Speakers (Passive)

No matter where I and a friend reads, most people are raving about the Kef LS-50’s (passive version).   However, sadly, neither one of us have heard them with no local dealer.  The best would be to evaluate them in our respective rooms as the room accounts for about 1/3 of the sound.

Moreover, I recently heard that the new LS-50’s ((passive) are not the same as the originals as Kef tried to save some money.  Is there any truth to this rumor?  I certainly hope not so I thought I throw it out there and see the response I get.

Thanks for your input....
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ethanhallbeyer
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Hi, I know this is an old thread from last year, but if you still get messages from Audiogon forums, I had a question or two for you in regards to your experiences with the  Audience 1+1's + AHB2's vs the KEF LS50 w/ Nova 150 amp.. If you'd be so kind as to help answer them for me, I'd greatly appreciate it:

1. Did you ever try the KEF LS50 w/ the AHB2's to compare apples to apples with the Audience 1+1's?  If so, how did the former fare?

2. Since the Nova 150 are like $1700 or so, and the AHB2's are nearly double the price, would you say there are diminished returns for the latter (i.e. they are not quite twice as good)?


I got a pair of LS50 (non-wirelss) for $900 and it seems the general rule is to spend the bulk of one's money on speakers and not amplification, so it seems that Nova 150 would be somewhat do-able but AHB2's would be significantly violating that "rule".


Thanks in advance for your reply.
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