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| Big speakers in small room at moderate volume levels @tomic6011 My current LS50 and Peachtree is NOT fatiguing. However, in the past I have had bigger speakers in various room sizes, Thiel SCS4, Revel Salon 1, NHT 2.9. These speakers overloaded some of the rooms and gave me headaches. Now the amps ... | |
| Big speakers in small room at moderate volume levels @d2girls I love the new KEF speakers. I have heard the KEF Reference 1 sound awful and also excellent. It was bad when firing into glass windows at a dealer. Headaches ensued and it was rather unlistenable. Then at a show, it sounded great in a l... | |
| Big speakers in small room at moderate volume levels @ kahlenz What I mean by "full sound" is the the LS50 compared to both the A3 and KEF Reference 1 do not have the same size soundstage and depth. The separation of the instruments was also better with the bigger speakers. I was able to visualize t... | |
| Big speakers in small room at moderate volume levels @kahlenz The KEF LS50 sounds real good in this room but there are limits to this speaker. My audio memory of my A3 demo keeps bugging me that the LS50 is a small speaker and the sound could be fuller. I do not dislike subwoofers. I like them integ... | |
| Big speakers in small room at moderate volume levels @glupson I need to keep the office closed because I am remotely connected to a lot of live production software systems. My 2 1/2 year old kid loves to come over to my desks and click the mouse on the computers. The KEF LS50 system was his system u... | |
| Big speakers in small room at moderate volume levels @tatyana69 / @alex_bolonikov In the small room do you limit the volume so you do not get fatigue? From the replies I see here, I am starting to think a large speaker may work if I keep the volume down. The Vandersteen Quattro Wood CT speaker a... | |
| Big speakers in small room at moderate volume levels @audioconnection,That sounds interesting. I have actually heard the Vandersteen Treo CT a few hours after I had heard the Magico A3, but at a different dealer. Richard Vandersteen was actually there that day giving some talk but I missed his talk ... | |
| HAVE ALL SALES STOPPED ON AUDIOGON ??? I sold a Benchmark DAC3, Benchmark AHB2 amp, and Audience 1+1 V3 speaker for 60%-90% of what I paid. This was in the last 60 days. I guess if you have in demand items and the overall cost is not prohibitive your items will move for a good price. | |
| Amp for LS50 I have used the following with LS50Bryston 4B-SST (300W Class AB)Bryston 7B-SST (600W Class AB)Benchmark AHB2 (100 W NOT class D)Parasound A23 (125 W Class A/AB)Peachtree Nova 150 (150 W Class D)All above are at 8 Ohms.The best was Benchmark AHB2.... | |
| Amp for LS50 @b_limo It sounds like your brother's Peachtree is not the new stuff made in Canada. They basically restarted the company with N. American manufacturing and new designer. They ditched the tubes for lower noise floor.The NOVA line and LS50 are a ve... | |
| Amp for LS50 I am using the Peachtree Nova 150 at the moment. It is very good and fatigue free. I could get better amplification but I do not think it is warranted with the LS50. I will be buying a new set of speaker soon, KEF Reference 1 or Magico A3 and for ... | |
| Usher Audio BE-718 or Kef LS50 I just sold a $3K monitor speaker because I preferred the LS50 instead. Which is on sale now at KEFDirect.com for $999. I had both for a long time. So price is not always a true barometer of what you end up liking.Saying that I remember listening ... | |
| Best bookshelf speakers For me, the KEF LS50 top end was better than my prior Revel Salon 1 (MSRP $20K). I am never selling the LS50. In a small room or second system it is superb.Another small room speaker that I owned and is pretty good is the Audience 1+1 V3. You cann... | |
| Integrated Amp to match with Magico A3 @jsqt " At lower volumes when I am listening at night, the L-509X loses a little bit of its sparkle and depth, and I’ve found I can replace this by using my vintage Luxman CL40 as a preamp, and using the L-509X’s "Separate" setting (basically HT ... | |
| Integrated Amp to match with Magico A3 Just saw this online. The A3 and Luxman 509x are shown in the recent Toronto show. I was considering the 509x but people here were reporting that it needs some volume to sound right. https://positive-feedback.com/show-reports/toronto-audio-fest-2... |