Nice score, I'd have done the same , just for giggles, it's hard to lose money on that deal...Well, I hate to be "that guy" bragging about a used hifi deal but I have joined the LS50 Meta club, after randomly perusing the local FB used listings and finding a mint pair listed for $150. I was at their front door within an hour of posting, you can likely still see the rubber marks on our local streets
I handed them $160 since my ATM only dispenses increments of 20. and they promptly handed me $20 back. I think some people just hate money?
First impressions fwiw... to my untrained ear, very similar to my old Q150's. I have them connected to my Wiim Mini via Topping Mini 300 and SMSL-SU-1. They are borderline too large for my desktop but will probably keep them anyways. I WFH so will have these playing at low volume 40+ hours a week. Feeling very fortunate as my wife would have never approved a purchase like this at full MSRP, or even the recent sale prices of 900-1k.
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KEF LS50 Meta Review (Speaker)
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going to compare them side by side, without and with EQ.
The first thing I noticed while listening to a single speaker: the 120 II feels like a single point in space. Even if I close my eyes, I can instantly say where the speaker is. And the LS50 sound is kind of ambient; it feels like some area in space is radiating sound, even when listening to a single speaker.
Next thing: LS50 is very bass light, they have some mid bass punch but 120 II bass is much better and deep. The LS50 are much heavier, but their sound doesn’t feel that way; they sound very light and lacking bass. Of course i have sub so i can compare both with sub if anyone interested
Next thing: LS50 kinda messy and bright sometimes and KH120 II feels more detailed and balanced. Probably just FR difference. Without EQ switching A/B i instantly prefer 120 II sound except that funny radiant effect of LS50.
still have to compare them with EQ and in stereo to reveal how that LS50 “ambient” effect sounds like in stereo mode.
The, "radiant effect," you're describing is typical for coaxial designs with good directionality, as you're experiencing with the LS50. You'll get similar effects from other speakers of this design such as MoFi SourcePoint or Elac Uni-Fi.