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Kef LS50

Are these speakers really that good ?       are there any weaknesses of these speakers that one should consider before buying them ?

looking for a monitor speaker that has a low sensitivity and these have me thinking about them.

had a pair of Dali Zensors that I really like , but the tweeter went out in one of the speakers and looking for a replacement.

other ideas welcome....and looking for a monitor in the $500-1200 range

equipment used is 

ayre cd player
innersound esl 300 amp
aric audio tube preamp.
2 svs subs
birdscantrow
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noromance
9,981 posts
 
They are good. 300w amp. Blown tweeter. You like it loud? Maybe the LS50 is not suitable? 
birdscantrow OP
19 posts
 
i dont listen to loud anymore......according to the app I use, listening is around 90-93 dB.

for the tweeter on the Dali, I had the system on the day before and it was fine and wasnt playing it loud at all....and next day , no top end in the speaker and checked all connections and swapped cables around and its the speaker.      
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samac
499 posts
 
“I dont listen to loud anymore......according to the app I use, listening is around 90-93 dB.”

Whoa, for me that qualifies as pretty loud. You would think the Dali’s could handle it though.

Cheers,

Scott
alcoholbob
20 posts
 
93 db is pretty loud. Technically anything above 80db sustained for adults and 75db for children at the listening location can lead to permanent hearing damage. So...

Most surveys I’ve seen the average listening level for the typical music listener is 60-70db range, measured at the listening location.

You might want to consider some high sensitivity speakers if you really are at the point where you need an average listening level in the 90db range. Something with a big waveguide/horn to boost the tweeter output so you aren’t blowing drivers as easily.
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