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Amps for KEF Blade 2
I did buy the Blade 1's and my hegel h360 has plenty of power to drive them. I was thinking of upgrading to the h590 but the h360 is really getting it done.  
Have KEF 107s looking give away in Bergen County, NJ
wow  
KEF Meta Reference 1's? anyboy heard them?
At axpona I heard the 3 and the 5 while the ref 3's were positioned poorly the mids sounded metallic, in the same size room at axpona with the hegel h590 driving them the ref 5 sounded amazing. since they all use the same uniq in the ref line you ... 
Local pick up only…
I paid for insurance on an amplifier and insured it from fedex. they lost the package and denied it! I fought for about a year but they wore me down with the denials and starting the process over every time. screw them all. The insurance was for $... 
Ps audio aspen FR 30 Loudspeakers
What product in your home do you think cost more than 10% of retail? Somebody posted those that know where to spend and where to pinch are the ones that would win. I agree if life was fair, but time and again money spent on marketing will beat mon... 
“House” Character of Popular $20-$30k Speakers
Start measuring while listening to your current speakers while moving them around the room, it might help with the future purchase to know how the room sounds from every angle.  
“House” Character of Popular $20-$30k Speakers
The paradigm persona 7f or 9h would end your search. I thought the Be mid and tweeter would steal the show but it was the quality, quantity, speed, and articulation of the bass that kept amazing me. My hegel h360 wasn't the best match for the mids... 
Your thoughts on my quest for new speakers
The h160 has pretty good power, but my h360 didn't have the power to drive some of the big names. Keep watching used prices on this site and usam and try not to spend more than you can resell a product for. Let the home demo's begin and have fun.  
Best 40 to 50k used speakers
Often the case, take to long and it gets harder to justify the expenditure.  
Upgrade from KEF 107.2 > Sophia or Andra
You might find other brands won’t sound quite right after having the same speaker for a long time. I went with meridian dsp and the mids came closest to the r107 although male voices are a bit less chesty on the meridian the active bass is a decen... 
No love for Legacy Audio
I think early on I considered legacy a 1 owner with a table saw in his garage and a RadioShack across the street, same as vmps, couldn’t help it. I think legacy has improved their image and are more than a bunch of woofers in a box. Axpona before ... 
Concentric drivers
I they can measure and fix it they will market it as being better, but I wonder how much can be measured that we actually are distracted by?  I agree with SOIX on this point.  
Speakers for digital piano
I had my stereo components in an entertainment console circa 1988 in my basement and when I finally replaced it with a solid component rack the sound quality improved immeasurably. go figure. Can you return the table?  
Are Harbeth the only warm and euphonic speakers in town ?
I hope you enjoy your hayden grands, they sure look the part.  
Diamond dome tweeters
those are $6k each sold in pairs!!! tell me i'm wrong, please