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How does this make sense, any sense? Any sense at all??

I was just looking at Stereophile's  recommended components, for speakers. 
Within the Class A restricted extreme low frequencies category are:
KEF LS50 at $1500  and
Wilson Sasha at $38,000.
Why would you pay 38 grand when you can get the same category for 1500?  Why I say?

Even worse!!!
In the full range Class B category we have the KEF Ref. 5 at $20,000.
Why would you wanna pay $20,000 for a speaker that is outclassed by the same family (KEF LS50) at a fraction of the price?
How does this make any sense????
Stereophile, seriously.  Let 'er rip homie. 


shtinkydog
erik_squires
16,416 posts
 
Why would you pay 38 grand when you can get the same category for 1500? Why I say?



Independent of Stereophile's rankings, I ask myself this all the time.  We are too easily swayed by  price as being a determinant of quality. It is, but only sometimes.
audition__audio
1,550 posts
 
What I meant is that you could use the best amp and sub on the market and the LS50 is still not going to get you very far when compared with any number of more expensive speakers. This would include a great number of monitors. Not saying the LS50 is a bad speaker but certainly not a truly high end product.
kenjit
1,771 posts
 
Not saying the LS50 is a bad speaker but certainly not a truly high end product.
What makes other speakers better objectively?
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mapman
22,518 posts
 
What acoustic property of the Ls 50 did stereophile exaggerate?

One may always have their preferences but Ls50 is definitely high end when used properly.

First time I heard them I was very underwhelmed. The amp had insufficient current delivery and the room was too big.

Moved them into a smaller room with a beefy high current amp and then they came alive.

Two years later I bought a pair and tossed in the sub. Listening to them as I type.
I’ve heard a lot of high end systems and this setup is in the same league.
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b_limo
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I thought I saw somewhere stat that the LS50 uses the same tweeter as the Blade.  Not sure though.  It would be nice to know!

I think LS50’s are pretty awesome.  The clarity and imaging are pretty great.  They do some things better than most speakers and then there are a few things they don’t do so well.  I have never heard them on really high End stuff but I’ve heard the scale with equipment also.
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