Official Kef LS50 owners thread

[wgb113]

Ouch! Not terrible I guess but just enough to be painful! Did they have any guesses as to what might have caused it?

 

[prighello]

Hey @Art K. - what height? I'm going back and forth with Noel.
Trying to decide between 24" and 27-28" and between Skylan, Target, and Pangea.

I'd like to caution a bit on the Pangea stands. I have the 28" DS400 for my LS50s. They are solid but not exactly precision built. What I mean is not every leg was equal length and thus they required some tweaking to get them level.

 

[ictwoody]

I'd like to caution a bit on the Pangea stands. I have the 28" DS400 for my LS50s. They are solid but not exactly precision built. What I mean is not every leg was equal length and thus they required some tweaking to get them level.

I'll echo this 100%. I won't buy Pangea's again... way too fiddly. I had Skylan's for my LS50's and they were 100% worth it. Great stands.

- Woodt

 

[wgb113]

I'll echo this 100%. I won't buy Pangea's again... way too fiddly. I had Skylan's for my LS50's and they were 100% worth it. Great stands.

- Woodt

What height were your Skylans?

 

[ictwoody]

What height were your Skylans?

Mine were 27".

- Woody

 

[KAC]

Ouch! Not terrible I guess but just enough to be painful! Did they have any guesses as to what might have caused it?

overdriven perhaps

 

[avanti1960]

Complete set up. Will be auditioning a REL T5i to supplement the LS50.

If you have the opportunity, try a JL Audio D110. It sounded phenomenal with my LS50s and I was able to dial in a completely flat response down to 20Hz in room with no EQ. Much more power then the REL and it shows- dynamic like no tomorrow.

 

[KAC]

Awwww. Too late. Got the REL already.

 

[ictwoody]

Awwww. Too late. Got the REL already.

Which REL did you go with?

- Woody

 

[prighello]

overdriven perhaps

You're not the only one I have read about who has blown a speaker with the NAD D3020 by turning up too much. Perhaps it is a characteristic of it's design?

 

[KAC]

Which REL did you go with?

- Woody

T5i. T7 was too big for my room.

 

[KAC]

You're not the only one I have read about who has blown a speaker with the NAD D3020 by turning up too much. Perhaps it is a characteristic of it's design?

Yup. But it was not caused by the NAD. I got it preowned and it seems it had been damaged by the previous owner.

 

[Spektre]

After many years of waiting for life to settle down a little I finally have a pair in the Titanium finish, they're still in their box waiting to be unpacked.

 

[Art K.]

Get'em unpacked, Gavin!

 

[RDSChicago]

After many years of waiting for life to settle down a little I finally have a pair in the Titanium finish, they're still in their box waiting to be unpacked.

Enjoy them, Gavin!

 

[crn3371]

Enjoy! I hope you like your T5/LS50 combo as much as I do. My listening room is only 12x12, with the REL corner loaded, centered between the LS50's. I don't even know it's there, it blends seamlessly, which is what I want for music. I'll leave the chest pounding bass for home theater.

 

[KAC]

Thanks working well so far but there is still room for improvement. Will tweak positioning and settings on the sub further.

 

[SeattleHiFi]

After a few years of considering a speaker upgrade, my system has evolved a ton. I have my first MC cart (ortofon quintet bronze) and my first SUT (ma cotter), my system is almost there. Today I finally ordered the KEF LS50's to replace my Dahlquist DQM 9's! Very excited. I also ordered the Custom KEF LS50 single post stand. Thanks a lot to this thread and the contributing AK members for insight into not only the KEF's but a lot of other things.

 

[mustvid]

I'll have them on Monday. I rarely listen to recorded music anymore. I spend more time at live events. I listened to the Harbeths for maybe an hour in the last 3 mos. Nice to have a competent system but not necessary. I'll setup a small streaming setup in the living room. Something with small powered speakers and a nice streamer. For now I have Focal XS Book with the little luxman cd player.

Hello Art! Interesting to hear that you are back to the LS50's. It's funny as I was started looking for a pair again so I came back to your original thread to read about them again. I'm still listening to the Venere's but hankering for a change. Also considering the Rega RX models and Totem.

 

[Art K.]

Well, I can confidently say that the LS50's are going to work wonderfully for me. I love them with the Heed amp and my partner loves them period. Nuff said.