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Visions Electronics
KEF LS50 Rose Gold Uni-Q Drivers Monitor Speakers - Gloss Black - Pair $1198
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- Allen84
- Deal Addict
- Jan 20, 2006
- 3784 posts
- 6265 upvotes
- Hibbing
- Deal Fanatic
- Dec 20, 2003
- 7248 posts
- 1322 upvotes
- London
Call Mike or Rico and mention Hibbing. Winking Face No need to wait for Boxing Day or Black Friday.
- warpdrive
- Deal Expert
- Mar 6, 2003
- 19713 posts
- 13577 upvotes
- Ottawa
great speakers. the gold is a bit too garish for my living room....wife would never go for it.
Like the black edition
Like the black edition
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- baseline
- Sr. Member
- Aug 29, 2001
- 600 posts
- 414 upvotes
- Toronto
is this thread mostly visions sales people/friends/family posting?
- r1lee
- Deal Fanatic
- Jan 17, 2003
- 8993 posts
- 1532 upvotes
I prefer the white ls50w. Wife said no, so I went with grey. To bad, cause I think it would have looked amazing sitting next to a white svs sb1000.
Why do you say that?
- benzylique
- Deal Addict
- Apr 27, 2012
- 1170 posts
- 1056 upvotes
- Ottawa
I bought a set of used LS50's for 800$. They look and sound great. Mind you I have a really weak receiver powering them and hoping to upgrade in the future. I wouldn't mind getting one for my center channel someday.
- Vweaed90
- Jr. Member
- May 2, 2017
- 100 posts
- 113 upvotes
Wonderful speakers have had them since their release. If you can find them for $999 that’s awesome. Think I paid $1200 but that was 6 years ago.
- Fire Man
- Deal Addict
- Nov 11, 2003
- 1206 posts
- 128 upvotes
Have you guys use them in a 5.1 application or just the pair by themselves?
- GSpeed
- Deal Addict
- Jun 2, 2012
- 1600 posts
- 950 upvotes
- GTA
- warpdrive
- Deal Expert
- Mar 6, 2003
- 19713 posts
- 13577 upvotes
- Ottawa
they used to only sell them in pairs, but seeing that some people wanted to use them for HT, they started selling single speakers on the kef web site (not worth it of course, you should just buy a pair and split it). They don't have Atmos add ons or any other matching surround speakers, so they were clearly aimed at the 2.x user.
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- chanc2
- Sr. Member
- May 30, 2013
- 609 posts
- 763 upvotes
- Markham
Keep in mind that the LS50 is a very power hungry speaker, a cheap or even a mid-tier AV reciever won't drive it properly without a powerful external amp.
- r1lee
- Deal Fanatic
- Jan 17, 2003
- 8993 posts
- 1532 upvotes
Where do you get that it requires a very high power amp? Even though I agree that more wattage is usually very good with most speakers, I will disagree that the ls50 requires huge amperage.
- najibs
- Deal Expert
- Dec 1, 2003
- 21468 posts
- 4884 upvotes
- YUL
Wattage means nothing with high end speakers. It's all about current. My 20w Naim Nait 1 from 1984 can drive LS50s with ease, while a 200w home theater receiver would struggle.
- chatbox [OP]
- Deal Guru
- Apr 17, 2003
- 10644 posts
- 7234 upvotes
P=IV Watts. What's the voltage?
...and I find the usage of the word "drive" a bit misleading (assuming I understand the issue correctly). Current is not push, it's drawn...by the load. The load being the drivers. The more correct wording is 'deliver', amp is a power delivery system to the speakers. Not sure why 'drive' is commonly used though. Or maybe I'm totally wrong on this.
- warpdrive
- Deal Expert
- Mar 6, 2003
- 19713 posts
- 13577 upvotes
- Ottawa
the measurements show the LS50 is only a moderately difficult load.....and has low sensitivity so a more powerful amp that's rated for 4 ohm loads is probably best. Since this is a high end bookshelf, you presumably would match it to something better than a T-Amp or $200 AV receiver.
https://www.stereophile.com/content/kef ... asurements
https://www.stereophile.com/content/kef ... asurements
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- ChunkAhoy
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- Jun 27, 2011
- 336 posts
- 528 upvotes
- MONTRÉAL
I have these hooked up to a SimAudio Moon i5.3 and the sound is just breathtaking. Would definately pay that price again for the pair.