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| speakers for small room KEF Reference 1 Metas | |
| What do/did you do for a living? retired director of a research center that mostly developed speech understanding technology | |
| TV audio mijostyn, the audio setups I'm not using for TV are a rack of Ayre gear with KEF Ref.1s (85" Sony) and LS50 W2 (75" Sony) | |
| TV audio I have 2023 75" and 85" Sony XR Bravo TVs, both in rooms with audio setups I don't use, because the audio of the TV is so good. I reserve the audio setups for Roon and Blue Rays. | |
| Too much processing? HDMI Main goes to your video, HDMI audio to your Marantz. IIRC, the Oppo remote will control both. | |
| TV size for Sonos arc A small rack with stacked NAD Class D amps and the Bryston SP3 on top could be very tidy and the LS50s are wired through the walls, so perhaps the Sonos could supplement rather than replace my surround setup. I have some orchestral Blu-rays that ... | |
| KEF LS50 Wireless II vs. Harbeth P3esr I wonder if what OP likes is the sound introduced by the tubes in his setup rather than anything specific to the speakers. I preferred the sound when I used vintage Cary SET monoblocks with a pair of KEF 104/2s to that when I used a Parasound 21 s... | |
| Magnapan LRS placement I think I’ve reached two general conclusions. (1) If I didn’t already have the KEF Reference 1s I'd be happy with the LRSs, and (2) the LRSs are not quite the Reference 1s. I most noticed the second when I played a bit of Mahler’s 2nd symphony and... | |
| Magnapan LRS placement I'm using a pair of LRS I bought used, not LRS+. I'm expecting adapters to arrive tomorrow that I hope will provide a tighter fit in the LRS receptors, then I plan to do more listening. I'm a bit concerned about one of the cables pulling out and... | |
| Magnapan LRS placement I set up the LRSs in front of the Reference 1s today, and was astonished that the speakers sound so similar I had to put my ear to the membrane of an LRS to be convinced I was listening to it not the KEF. | |
| Magnapan LRS placement My understanding is the Ayre amps are aimed at sounding a bit tube like without the PITA of tubes. I really like their sound, but I also like the sound of the JC-1s. I’ll start with the Ayre then may switch to the JC-1s. I play music at moderate l... | |
| Magnapan LRS placement mijostyn, I think I’ll start with the setup I propose: the LRSs 4’ from the wall behind them with the KEF Reference 1s interposed between them and the wall. The KEFs with their stands are a heavy lift for an 87 year old guy, but I might get the ga... | |
| Magnapan LRS placement The Ayre VX-5 Twenty is rated at 350 watts into 4 ohms with zero negative feedback. The rated sensitivity of the LRS is 86 dB, 85 for the Reference 1. Sources are Roon from a Nucleus and Ayre QX-5 Twenty and Blue-rays from an Ayre DX-5 DSD disc ... | |
| Magnapan LRS placement Good news, yyzsantabarbara. Ayre tells me the VX-5 Twenty amp I propose to use will drive the LRS nicely, but I also have a pair of Parasound JC-1s sitting next to the Ayre amp if needed. As with the Reference 1 the LRS will be high passed at 80 H... | |
| Need Input on Higher End Soundbars The Sony HT A9 has gotten good reviews for providing an immersive experience. Except for surround music, I suspect it's superior to the Bryston SP3 processor and four KEF LS50s I use. |