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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
oldhvymec
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Ok K, look at these first, this is a VERY good system.
A lot to work with in a large bookshelf, FEW will match this set up.

Ampzilla 2000 Mono Block Amps - VMPS 626 Ribbon Speakers Trinaural System • RARE Pre-Owned
  • $13,999.00
  • or Best Offer
  • +$600.00 shipping

The only (different) options, is bearded stands, EL34 mids/highs. and SS servo bass, FOR ME. It would be perfect for the pickiest of listeners. RIGHT NOW, pick a source and pure Nirvana.

That system was made by a musician, FOR a musician/mixing studio customer.. FINELY tuned and hand built and matched gear. ALL of it.. Amps an all.

Regards
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jjss49
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D. on’t
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let's all say it together
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twoleftears
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Rarely has a troll been so successful in reformulating the same basic "provocation" dozens of times and getting people to bite every single time.
oldhvymec
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Thanks for the CC approval of 15,000.00 I'll keep looking and settle with the AGon folks as soon as your done.. No, I don't do commissions. I'm retired. This one is one me.

It's a REALLY good deal, K. Folks really thought you were kidding, post the pic when they are set up.. Enjoy, I'll fly out if there is any problems, setting them up.. The four servo BASS columns will be done in about 6-10 weeks... No one in the lower 48 will have a better "SMALL" system. Excellent, choice..ONE in the world..

Regards
kenjit OP
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@mijostyn

Standards too high? No, your ability to manipulate current technology is too low.
But I have heard the cream of the crop Mijostyn. I have heard the KEF blades. These are very expensive cream of the crop state of the art speakers supposedly. Yet in my opinion, the level of standard is not good enough. What does that tell you about the engineers behind these things? That they aren't good enough?


@steve59  

Hey Kenjit, sometimes I read your posts and just have to wonder when you're just going to accept that you're just not an audiophile.Like me going into a flyfishing forum and asking what the point of wasting time making your own lures when you can buy them for pennies.

What makes you think I am not an audiophile? I think you have got it the wrong way around. I am a supreme audiophile. I am so great that the best speakers on the market that other audiophiles find brilliant are merely acceptable to me. 

@speedbump6 

Kenjit, it’s not the speakers that are sub standard. Maybe have a hearing test done.

Of course its the speakers. Do you think the current speakers on the market cannot be improved? In 500 years do you think we are still going to be listening to horrible wooden boxed with drivers in 'em? They will look back at the archives and laugh at what their ancestors had to put up with back in the year 2020! They will be reading this in the year 2500, and see what a brilliant audiophile i was. It's ok if people cant see it now. 

Rarely has a troll been so successful in reformulating the same basic "provocation" dozens of times and getting people to bite every single time.
 There is no evidence whatsoever that a troll cannot be a brilliant speaker engineer and an audiophile. You cannot claim victory by accusing me of being a troll. If you think you are a better audiophile than me I would like to see evidence please. 
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