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
mapman, re 'champagne vs. beer'...My problem in a nutshell, but approached as a challenge instead of a roadblock....;)

oldhvymech....re your challenge of sending K a pair (No, not 'those'...geez...*L*)....

I'll volunteer a pair of mine.
Imperfect?
Never claimed perfection, so...*shrug*
To paraphrase, 'beauty is in the ears of the beholder'.

Like most DIY, hours spent wrestling within limits to do Something.
Significant, even if only to ones' self.
Much like anyones' system, but instead of throwing $ (or ones' currency of locale), heart, soul, and sweat.  Blood when something slips...

In any case...
...it'll finally answer the Bigger Question.

Does K 'have' a pair of speakers?

(They're lightweight, too.  No concrete. *G*  Since I've no clue as to where K 'is' (physically....), donations gratefully accepted for packing & posting.  Oh, and an address....no 'care of postmaster, to be picked up by receipiant' stuff.  It Has to go to a door....)

I'll expect a Serious Critque'.  No 'obviously trash, so they got tossed into the street/trash/over the fence BS.

Sweeps, graphs, measurements....all that has been claimed as 'the real deal' is mandatory.

No acceptance=no play.

The Game Ends.

Standing by, J


@kenjit just buy Kii Threes, all your speaker problems solved, you will be so busy listening to the best speakers in the world, you won’t have time to ever post here again. 
tlehma18 posts09-26-2020 7:27pmHuh??!!?? Whiskey Tango Foxtrot that! I’m coming out of hibernation to say you have stepped beyond ridiculous and entered into “Ludicrous” speed! Why do we, as a community, continue to support this claptrap?

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Because "YOU" ain't part of that community. Silly person...
Easy to chime in with insults. Now chime in with an IDEA!

JEALOUSY always brings unkind words.. Think!!

Regards
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Standards too high? No, your ability to manipulate current technology is too low.