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| Pre-Meta KEF Reference 1 or LS50 Meta I would say stay with the R1s and adjust from there. I moved to LS50 Metas and they are great but they really needed some power and also a KC62 sub with a ~90hz crossover. In the end the biggest factor has been room placement and tuning. With the ... | |
| Should I steer clear of class D amps I have a Boxem Arthur 4215 which uses Purifi Eigentakt modules. I picked it since my KEF LS50 Metas need a bit of power. It is a really great balance that provides more than enough power at 4ohms, clean, with a neutral balance. In other words the ... | |
| Did you ever buy too much bass? For my mid-sized room setup was the key. I have a modest KEF LS50 Metas + a single KC62 sub. The goal was to provide some foundation and also crossing over the LS50s at a frequency that would remove the low bass burden. While my initial setup soun... | |
| Off-axis listening My room definitely has a sweet spot but when my wife wants to listen she takes the prime seat 😀 When I listen off axis I tend to become more obsessed with bass nodes in my room rather than imaging. | |
| Magnepan LRS in the house! Nice for sure! How do they compare to the KEFs? | |
| Sound bar I have a sound bar with a sub and it is certainly not as good as a full surround solution but I really don't care. I'm up at 4:30am watching F1 in dialog mode so I can hear crystal clear voices and a little bit of rumble from the cars from the sub... | |
| Speakers To Replace Castle Edens Rebuild may be an option. You should also listen to the KEF LS50 Metas. Amazing soundstage and transparency. | |
| OMG. What now? I have a good middle of the road system with an Emotive preamp that has bluetooth for streaming Tidal, a Boxom Arthur Purifi 4215 driving KEF LS50 Metas and a KC62 sub. Right not it's a good enough setup to expose the next level of upgrades.... my... | |
| Owning Up To It I'm a gigging saxophone player and have been with quite a few artists over the years including an amazing jam session with Lydia Pense from Cold Blood. Anyway.... I was playing a casino gig and went into the green room to change and there was this... | |
| What I really hate about some music If you really want a drill to your head listed to Toto's recording of Georgy Porgy. It drones on and and on an on..... I do like Toto but this one just kills me. | |
| When a budget speaker is preferred to a high end one... Years ago I had Mirage M1si speakers driven by a Krell KSA-250 amp and in my very open room it sounded great. After my move to a smaller house (divorce) I sold it all and ended up with a simple NAD receiver and Triangle Titus XS stand mount speake... | |
| Speaker positioning and center image depth As an electrical engineer/director and also an active gigging musician I'm like @wolf_garcia. Too myopic for my own good. :) My listening space is dominated by a tape measure and blue tape on the floor combined with saxophones on stands around the... | |
| Speaker positioning and center image depth This is a great thread. I'm also working on my room with my KEF LS50 Metas combined with a KEF KC62. I have a 15x17ft room with a 9ft ceiling. The challenge is the left side of my loft opens up to a stairwell so overall the room width is technical... | |
| Best "Budget" / "bang for my buck" 2-channel amp and speakers can I get new? Not sure of your budget but this is an option. Solid class A/B amp output with a decent built in DAC and Bluetooth. https://emotiva.com/collections/pre-amps/products/basx-ta1-stereo-preamp-dac-tuner-with-integrated-amplifier | |
| Which pair of speakers changed your Hifi life? I'll add one more from my past. From a stand mount speaker I was crazy over my Triangle Titus XS speakers that I've had for about two decades. I still have them but my KEF LS50 Metas kicked them back into the closet. Still mint and also a great co... |