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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
smodtactical
979 posts
 
I think class rating also factors in price and value. Part of the reason ls50 is in class a is because it's a great value and probably better than most speakers in its price category. 
audition__audio
1,467 posts
 
Sorry but a pair of KEF LS50s with any amp and any sub will not match most anything. Not even close IMO.


dill
2,517 posts
 
kenjit said: " Why would you buy an expensive watch costing $50K when you can get one for $10? "

Because there is a market for them, they have much higher margins so much fewer need to be sold and people with means don’t want a $10.00 watch. If you had the money, chances are you would buy more expensive stuff too.
dill
2,517 posts
 
kenjit said: " Does the $50k speaker have a flatter frequency response than a $100 speaker? What does the former do that the latter does not? Why dont you stop beating about the bush and show us the measurements as evidence?"

Most people care more about the music, how good their systems sound then the damn measurements. Can't you get that through your infinite baffle, sound proof chamber head? Nobody cares about your silly theories, imaginary designs or attacks on the speaker industry,
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mapman
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I didn’t say any amp and sub with ls50 will be top notch in a small to moderate sized room.

I said a beefy amp ie high current delivery and of course good quality and sub that is also good quality.

Then of course the user must get the sub Adjusted properly to blend with the mains. 
That gets you well up there.....
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