I felt they lacked mid. But could also have been whatever the amp setting was on. I didn't play with the amp
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Should have listened to the Silvers instead of the 50s. |
Kef LS50 w power, they took the time and money in hat version to correct time and phase….
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With the LS50 you can easily add a KEF KC62 sub in the future. I run a 10 year old LS50s (can guy these for $900 today) driven by 380 watts of Benchmark AHB2 mono power in a second system. It is pretty amazing sound, especially now with the sub. Even 100 watts of power will work great with the LS50.
A lot of people want to buy the LS50 Meta that recently came out so there are a lot of old LS50s available today (like my one which I am not selling).
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@noromance yeah I wish I did too.
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What are the B&W CM4's like? How much would you pay for a second hand pair?
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Active for a grand? Vintage meridian. Thank me later |
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You're in the UK (
£1000 ) ? If you are , you must have some good audio dealers near enough to visit. The kind where you can sit down and listen in hopefully an uncluttered fashion, not some room just full of equipment. An audiophile is an enthusiast like in any hobby. It's the path down a road to hopefully get you where you want to be in the hobby of reproducing music in your home. And starting with a quality audio dealer or two or three if possible where you can listen to several systems , setups in a no rush way and staff that really enjoy what they do and maybe explain why they like the equipment that they sell. Simply accumulating a bunch of disparate opinions on the web will just confuse you more. Go listen; if you like what you hear, don't be afraid to say "I like that". |
cheers @vitussl101
Yeah I went to sevenoaks in cambridge for a sit down in their demo room, decorated in a typical loungeroom setting, no clutter eg, for the KEF meta. lovely speakers but I felt lacked mid and a bit of bottom end. the highs were sparkly though. not for me as loudspeakers in front of the room. Without the demo, I probably would have impulse bought. |
Steve59 is spot on. You should be able to get a pair of used Meridian DSP5000s within your price range. They are excellent speakers. |
20 year old DSP with internal amplifiers would give me pause... |
Might have to scrap new speakers for now, the missus just announced she's got a baby in the oven
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Well, congrats are in order! |
You cannot enter high end at £1,000. Period. Just being honest.
I spent $1,000 … in 1969! I was 14-15 years old, I saved my lawn mowing money etc and I built my own Dyna 70 amp and Dyna PAS preamp, combined them with Advent speakers and Garard turntable. That was quality entry level at the time.
That’s $7,439 in today’s $s (£5,216).
The snarky responses I see from others here - you know who you are - does nothing to encourage this person to explore.
theaudioatticvinylsundays.com |
I get that nothing at that price is high end. That wasn't my intention. It was to ask the knowledgeable people of something that was of good quality at that budget; As the title states.
Any response outside of that is only floggin the donkey. |
oh and thanks dearly! @mesch :) |
Welcome and Congratulations!
Can't help but recall my surprise at the cost of a decent stroller/car seat.
Also a vivid memory of a young families concerned over their 150 pound speakers tipping over, which I'm listening to at this moment.
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meridian dsp5000's then, they are like retaining walls lmao |
“Beware of anyone who says they know. Trust me, they don't, or they wouldn't have to say they did.“
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