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Can the KEF LS50 rock?

Hi,

Right now my setup includes a Rel T5 sub and a pair of Wharfedale 10.1s. I just got a peachtree nova 125se which should be coming soon. For the longest time I have been looking at buying a pair of KEF LS50s. My room size is medium and I rarely get to play my music loud. All that being said if I bought the Kefs and paired it with my sub how would they do when I occasionally feel the desire to rock out? Any other monitor suggestions would be helpful. I live in a small town so there isn't much chance to test drive speakers but maybe I can take a roadtrip to Denver in the future.

Thanks!
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cvc
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You might want to read this article.. You can save a lot of money by purchasing the Elac's and maybe even come out with better sound.. I heard them and they can play loud but at a reasonable level.. Meaning if you're sitting in front of the speakers and turn up the volume you'll rock!.. If you mean turn up the volume while you're at the other end of the house then who knows or cares.. You can purchase these on line and send them back if you're disappointed.. I hear Elac has great customer service as well..

http://www.stereophile.com/content/elac-debut-b6-loudspeaker#LsRJvJZjy67IiHi6.97
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Whatever little speaker you decide on, it will sound much better by, as others have already said, putting a high-pass filter on the amp powering them. That will remove the bass frequencies (depending on the corner frequency of the filter) from that amp and the monitor, greatly reducing the distortion the speaker produces. All the filter needs to be is (usually) a capacitor soldered onto the power amp's input jacks (on the inside of the amp). The formula for determining the value of the capacitor needed is:

C = 1 / 6.3 x f x z, where C = capacitance in uF, f = the corner frequency of the filter desired, and z = your power amp's input resistance figure.

This will NOT be possible if you hook up your sub to the same power amp as the speakers, obviously.

johnnyb53
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You probably need to spend upwards of $3K on floor standing speakers for the cabinet to not be a liability and then there's no guarantee.
Generally true, except for Magnepan. I've had some 1.7s for 2-1/2 years and love them. They combine the vibration-free delivery of a mini-monitor with the natural ease and room-filling advantage of large dipole radiating surfaces. 

The .7s are only $1400/pair.

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Thanks bob_reynolds. I am definitely leaning towards the Jade 3s and trying to blend in my sub. They are a bit cheaper to. Do you think they will have a forward treble on them? I usually turn up the treble on my av receiver because I like that extra sparkle. Or maybe I am just hard of hearing and have trouble picking up vocals. The new peachtree does not have tone controls.
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