Well, the metas and wireless LS50’s plus the kc62 sub got the Eisa.eu 2022 speaker awards
We have the Reference and Blade Meta now, the R maybe a few years down the line.Maybe in 2023?
Now, after a few months of listening to my LS50 Metas......I sold all the other speakers. Magnapan MMG, Klipsch RP600M, ELAC 6.2/2.0......Every time I sit down to listen, I smile. Simply an amazing speaker......What really always amazes me is the bass. My room is 12X24X8....Heavily damped...And the bass is tight, strong and very real.
They are pricey. I think you need to be a crooked politician to afford that.We have the Reference and Blade Meta now, the R maybe a few years down the line.
Wait for the Rs patiently, thats within reach.They are pricey. I think you need to be a crooked politician to afford that.
I have the same setup with the LS50 first generation"
What dimension is your listening triangle and how far off the back wall are they"....
Three feet off long wall, 10' apart, 9' from my ears
AND the changing position of the woofer cone will modulate the response of the tweeter, as I noted in Erin's review of the KEF R3. I hope the next time @amirm gets a two-way coaxial he can try somehow measuring response with the cone all the way out, neutral, all the way in. (I'm not sure how to do that other than applying DC which could be problematic. The same measurement would be interesting for ELAC Uni-Fi or automotive coaxials).Yes, though if the driver is distorting badly and especially if is at and beyond xmax, you are getting loads of IMD. The rest of the spectrum will be damaged during bass attack's when that little woofer is just being pounded.
I see you are supplementing direct radiator subwoofer with open baffle, how interesting!
I actually think speakers like the LS50s (both gens) should be measured with frequencies under 70Hz xovered to a sub, as G*d intendedAND the changing position of the woofer cone will modulate the response of the tweeter, as I noted in Erin's review of the KEF R3. I hope the next time @amirm gets a two-way coaxial he can try somehow measuring response with the cone all the way out, neutral, all the way in. (I'm not sure how to do that other than applying DC which could be problematic. The same measurement would be interesting for ELAC Uni-Fi or automotive coaxials).
Probably not, then the ported speaker would have a response bump. However that's not a huge deal. In theory you could stack a 12 dB Q=0.707 electrical filter with a Q=0.707 to get a 4th order Linkwitz-Riley highpass, then match that with a 4th order L-R lowpass. BUT in real life it doesn't matter that much. The subwoofer driver itself won't have a flat response, and the room screws everything up, so you need to screw around with the crossovers anyway.Then you will not have the expected benefit from the sub. You will still have the same distortion limited level. Not to mention if you can achieve a Q of 0.7 when the port is blocked.
Mmmm...given the difficulties some folks have integrating subwoofers, maybe they come from down below, not up there! [satan horn emoji]a sub, as G*d intended
I'd argue integrating a sub with placement flexibility is easier than integrating static, fully-integrated full-range speakers.Mmmm...given the difficulties some folks have integrating subwoofers, maybe they come from down below, not up there! [satan horn emoji]
From a results viewpoint it's definitely better. But with the fullrange speakers there's no integration really, they're put where they are thought to sound best and that's it. No fiddling around with sub positioning, highpass frequency, lowpass frequency, gain. The bass response will be randomly lumpy but that process IS "easier."I'd argue integrating a sub with placement flexibility is easier than integrating static, fully-integrated full-range speakers.
You are referring to the ls50 meta??This speaker should be added to the review index.
Of course.You are referring to the ls50 meta??
I have experienced both the KC62 and 92. The first one is excellent for a "desktop" size aplication, the kind of space you have in a smaller room and the kind of environment where you settle an office or a small space for listening or other purposes.I recently picked up the q950's after my kef ls50 wireless system broke down. Now I'm thinking about returning the q950's and getting the ls50 meta's.
My amplification for the q950 is pretty bad at the moment (30 dollar nobsound amp) but I don't think I'll ever get the detail, mids and soundstage I loved in the ls50's so much even after buying the topping pa5.
The lower regions are way nicer for movies on the q950 but then again, the kc62 subwoofer in combination with the meta's will probably be miles ahead in movie experience.