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KEF LS50 Need Help
The sound does improve a lot around 200 hours. However, these are small monitors and you are not going to get huge bass out of them. I use them on my home office on a desk for near-field listening and it is incredibly good for that purpose. If I h... 
Sony HAP-Z1ES Hi-Res Music Player RMAF 2013
I am under the impression that with the Marantz you can access the FLAC files on a network or attach a USD storage drive to the USB 2.0 connection on the back. I am assuming it is similar to the Bryston BDP-2 (but with a built-in DAC). The Bryston... 
Sony HAP-Z1ES Hi-Res Music Player RMAF 2013
Sony HAP-Z1ES or the Marantz NA-11S1I am interested also in comparisons between the 2. I already have a computer based system using Benchmark DAC2 and KEF LS50 and this will last a long long time. Now I need a second DAC/Server system for the livi... 
Ultimate Classical Speaker. Magico Q5, Rockport...
The KEF Blade is the one I am anxious to hear. I like the idea on a huge sweet spot.http://www.theaudiobeat.com/equipment/kef_blade.htm 
Kef LS50 vs. Emerald Physics CS3 mk2
I was hoping to keep my office system simple and cheap with the LS50 as the only splurge. A month later I have gotten a new DAC, new cables, new computer hardware just to bring out the best from the LS50. All the improvements had a discernible aff... 
Legacy Audio AERIS: RMAF/listening impressions?
Is there a driver on the bottom of the AERIS? Why is there a grill on the back (or am I mistaken)? 
starting from scratch ...new system
I have the KEF LS50 and I really love it for near field listening but I think I would not like it as much at a distance. I know a few people that have questioned me on this statement. I listen to the KEF's on average 5 hours a day at my desk and I... 
Sony HAP-Z1ES Hi-Res Music Player RMAF 2013
I only have 1 Sony device, a modified Sony SCD-1. It is the best sounding CD player I have ever heard. Especially after the mods I had done. I have heard a few 20k players from various brands.So I am quite high on the Sony audio brand. 
Best speakers for around 30K?
I am looking around for speakers to purchase in 12 months but I do not have a room yet so I listening to everything I can.I heard the TAD Evolution One and liked it a lot. Even though the place I auditioned it at had it toed in way too much. Likel... 
Anything happening at the new Thiel?
I would also like to add that I had some recent correspondence with Thiel and they were exemplary in their Customer Service. I wish them all the success going forward. 
KEF LS 50
I just purchased a used LS50 with now about 100+ hours on it. I have it on my home office placed on top of my desk. My desk has one 26" monitor and the 2 speakers on each side of the monitor. My speakers are 25 cm from the back wall, 15 cm from th... 
KEF LS 50 in NE Ohio?
I just bought a used LS50 last week from A'Gon and have it hooked up with a Parasound Halo 23 amp. My office, where the speakers reside is about 12x13. I have a cheapo Emotiva XDR-1 dac in the office with all inputs coming from various computers. ... 
Audience THE ONE on Desktop Need amp
One additional point for anyone else thinking of going this way. The LS50 are so reveling that I find it hard to listen to 320-bit internet streaming (www.mog.com). With my old A2's mog sounded just fine. My FLAC's sound amazing on the LS50. 
Audience THE ONE on Desktop Need amp
Well I have made a change to my desktop system and I thought I would follow up.I decided to go with the KEF LS50 for my desktop to replace my AudioEngine A2's. I was worried that the speakers were too big from my space. A friend of mine was nice e... 
The Gear to drive Mini Maggies
I just bought a Parasound Halo A23 on eBay or $540. I use it to drive the KEF LS50 on my desktop. I was debating whether to get the KEF LS50, Audience ONE, or Magnapan Mini for my desktop. A friend bought the KEF to my place to try with the A23 am...