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Post by Bigman80 on May 2, 2018 21:36:36 GMT
I fancy trying a pair of these. I'd love to hear from anyone who has heard or owned them
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Post by Deleted on May 2, 2018 23:16:16 GMT
My Dad has them. Well made speaker. Sound is clean. Bass not overly tight.
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Post by Bigman80 on May 3, 2018 5:56:36 GMT
My Dad has them. Well made speaker. Sound is clean. Bass not overly tight. S. I really like the looks, especially the white ones with blue driver, so many bits yet to try. Your dad buys some fascinating stuff. I wish he was a more prolific forum poster.
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Post by Deleted on May 3, 2018 8:07:33 GMT
My Dad has them. Well made speaker. Sound is clean. Bass not overly tight. S. I really like the looks, especially the white ones with blue driver, so many bits yet to try. Your dad buys some fascinating stuff. I wish he was a more prolific forum poster. I haven’t heard them but they are a bit small for me. I like the copper colour drivers though. I habe seen a similar driver in bigger KEFs but I can’t remember which ones. So may speakers these days look too plasticky for me. I’m more of an Isobarik fan.
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Post by antonio on May 3, 2018 11:21:09 GMT
Can't say we were overly impressed at a hifi show, but can sound totally different in the home.
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Post by macca on Jul 16, 2018 8:23:25 GMT
Heard them a few times. A competent small speaker. That's about it. Expensive and over-rated.
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Post by nonuffin on Jul 16, 2018 8:37:16 GMT
Heard them a few times. A competent small speaker. That's about it. Expensive and over-rated. Sums them up well
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Post by dsjr on Aug 9, 2018 19:55:42 GMT
HiFi sound (and spiced up 'HiFi' balance) vs. something that stirs the soul. KEF stopped doing the latter decades ago I reckon.... and some would say they rarely ever did this, although one or two 70's models could I feel.
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Post by Bigman80 on Aug 9, 2018 20:33:12 GMT
I’d still,like to hear a pair of the LS50s. Just out of curiosity. I have heard 105/3s and one of the later large reference speakers. Not my thing, but the LS50 is a different beast. I’m surprised KEF hasn’t made a sub to go with them...or have they?
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Post by antonio on Aug 10, 2018 4:53:32 GMT
By all means go listen to a pair Westie, but don't buy a pair on spec. Your Planets will see them off easily.
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Post by Bigman80 on Aug 10, 2018 7:56:48 GMT
By all means go listen to a pair Westie, but don't buy a pair on spec. Your Planets will see them off easily. It would only be grabbing a listen off a mate, really.....unless I saw a pair £100 or more below market value. Then, I’d try them and sell on because I’d end up with two postitves: The experience and the cash
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Post by dsjr on Aug 10, 2018 9:23:44 GMT
The original Q15, Q35 and Q55 were smooth, slightly safe and bland but worked well with the cheaper gear we sold then (Denon/TEAC midi systems and so on) and for the first time, the tweeters integrated properly - the then Reference models were excellent too I remember if the driving gear was up to it. The replacement cheap IQ range tarted up the visuals with attractive 'apple' finished curvy Chinese made cabinets and the milky grey poly cones went whiter. Unusually for KEF who were measurement led with 'sound' coming after, the tweeter was spiced up hugely in a very non-flat KEF way and it seems many of their speakers after this followed this almost filling-removal trend. Looking at reviews of more recent models, the sparkle remains in various states depending on how exalted the model range is...
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Post by Deleted on Aug 12, 2018 13:58:21 GMT
Kefs poop never got on with em.....
Are Castle still on the go, they were nice. And Ruark.
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Post by macca on Aug 12, 2018 14:13:51 GMT
Castle made in China now. Ruark make modern radiograms.
Some KEFs are pretty good. They have made a shedload of models over the years so there's bound to be the odd stinker.
As far as the LS50 goes I don't see why anyone would pay so much for a teeny-tiny little speaker. There's only so good a miniature speaker can get regardless of technology, design or price tag. Any room bigger than a shoebox will cope with a much larger speaker. And if you just want something dinky for the 'desktop system' you might as well just get some JBL Control One and have done with it.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 12, 2018 14:35:02 GMT
I fukin detest multi driver array floor standing speakers.
It aint right macca.
1 tweeter 1 woofer.
THATS ALL YOU NEED FFS.
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Post by macca on Aug 12, 2018 15:13:54 GMT
NO ITS NOT FFS
You can get away with that but it is sub-optimal. IMO of course.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 12, 2018 15:41:41 GMT
NO.NO.AND THRICE NO.........
I REFUESE TO BELIEVE A FLOORSTANDER WILL EVER EQUAL A HUMBLE Stand mount,....
Ls35....Spica......Ref3,A......Epos 14...
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Post by Deleted on Aug 12, 2018 15:42:22 GMT
NO
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Post by Deleted on Aug 12, 2018 15:46:49 GMT
What i like is a proper 3 way with big 12 incher at floor level, up firing mid & smooth front firing tweeter at head height.
Oh and of course no damping, as few filter components as possible and a healthy dose of dope if needed.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 12, 2018 15:48:56 GMT
STU.......Your A freak.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 12, 2018 15:54:45 GMT
Yeah i know. Makes life more interesting
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Post by Deleted on Aug 12, 2018 16:00:44 GMT
I cunningly sit on the fence by having both floorstanders and standmount speakers. Plus two full systems with both vinyl and CD front ends, two Stax headphone systems, and a partridge in a pear tree.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 12, 2018 17:18:31 GMT
That is not only comfussng it's wronger than DSJR in a Harbeth poop s!ave factory.
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Post by macca on Aug 12, 2018 20:03:29 GMT
, and a partridge in a pear tree. To be reviewed in next month's Six Moons I believe.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 12, 2018 20:13:34 GMT
I fukin detest multi driver array floor standing speakers. It aint right macca. 1 tweeter 1 woofer. THATS ALL YOU NEED FFS. I agree. That, or a good full range single driver, possibly with a supertweeter. Very few multi driver speakers sound right to me.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 12, 2018 20:16:32 GMT
What i like is a proper 3 way with big 12 incher at floor level, up firing mid & smooth front firing tweeter at head height. Oh and of course no damping, as few filter components as possible and a healthy dose of dope if needed. Oh no. No No No...............
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Post by macca on Aug 12, 2018 20:51:48 GMT
No such thing as a good full range driver. Not saying you can't get a decent sound out of one but you've got to deal with the weak bass and the rolled off top end.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 12, 2018 21:00:15 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Aug 12, 2018 22:12:32 GMT
ffs.....wal......don't tell Dave.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 12, 2018 22:17:25 GMT
I have to. I shan't flinch from my duty!
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