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Are my standards too high?

Dear Gang,

I have heard a number of box speakers and only the cream of the crop are just about tolerable. In other words there is nothing out there that can truly impress me regardless of price. 

The KEF LS50 is a state of the art world class loudspeaker. It has won multiple awards and is used by John himself. A few years ago I decided to go and listen to a pair to see what the fuss was about. They were not setup perfectly but there was no bass. All i could hear was typical uneven ported bass response. The highs were a bit bright and off axis response was uneven. Horrible. I then got a chance to hear the kef Ref ones which were supposed to be the finest speaker that could be made by mankind. They failed to impress me. No bass at all. Then i heard the blades and finally i heard proper bass below 40hz. But the blades were not perfect either. And given their cost they should have been perfect. They didnt sound very refined. Imaging was a bit average. 

Gang, I have come to the realization that either most speakers out there are a hoax (overpriced and overrated) OR my standards are simply so high that the worlds finest 'peaker engineers cannot produce anything that can satisfy my perfect standards. 

The only answer to this riddle is to train audiophiles to understand that the speakers currently on the market are substandard goods.We need to also attract better quality minds to the world of speaker design and weed out the people that dont know what theyre doing. There are obviously some people who are better at doing things than others. Am I right? If we can get rid of the worst speaker designers out there and replace them with superior designers, then we will end up with much better speakers on the market for us to enjoy. Its a win win
kenjit
bluemoodriver
193 posts
 
What are you comparing what you hear at home to?  A particular concert hall you like?  A certain orchestra you love to hear playing there?  U2 on pyramid stage at Glastonbury?  Phantom of the Opera in the West End or Broadway?   Whatever - you do really think that you can buy a speaker which will make your bedroom sound like that?  Of course not.  Unless your bedroom is the Royal Albert Hall with the London Symphony Orchestra in it, it won’t sound like the Royal Albert Hall with the London Symphony Orchestra in it. 
Audio at home is an illusion, but at least it is one where you get shape your delusions. 
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mikeybc
50 posts
 
Are your standards too high ?   Yes they are,   I’d just give up and buy the “Professional BY1050 Outdoor HIFI Column Speaker Wireless Bluetooth Speaker Subwoofer Sound Box”  on Wish.

simply download the Wish app,  they sell for 2 dollars.
tuberculin
81 posts
 
Hey he's getting what he wanted, lots of attention and flaming.
Ignore, ignore, ignore. He is just a troll.
tuberculin
81 posts
 
Speaking of trolls, where is @millercarbon?
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atmasphere
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Folks, last time the OP did this, his entire thread was removed. That was a good thing. Since he is clearly trolling, all you have to do is report this activity to the moderators. The 'Report this' text appears at the bottom right of any post including the OP; hover the mouse there and click on it, then select 'other' and in the text box explain that the opening post is trolling. If we all do that maybe this thread will go away.
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