@azkeith
Recently landed the KEF LS50 Wireless II for the work from home standing desk; Listening distance forms not quite an equilateral triangle- the monitor separates the speakers about 44" center to center, with head about 24" from the plane of the speakers; Prior to the KEFs I had Spendor A1; For an experiment I pulled the big rig electronics up and powered the A1's with them; It was a fun exercise, but the KEF's are superior across the board; Immediacy, low level detail, dynamics, and the bass response are all wonderful;
All needed are two AC wires to plug the speakers in- Iso Acoustic stands set them up about 8.5"; It's an honest to goodness high end sound in a tiny space; I did move the LS50 IIs in the typical hi-fi arrangement and the sound lost the most of the magic; I have never listened in the near field before and I think the key thing about the KEF's sounding so great is the axial driver design. They snap into coherence at very short throw distances from the front plane of the speaker cabinet; The upside of this is no other gear is necessary. The active electronics are excellent and the resulting sound at the ~$2,500 mark is astonishing; Good luck!
Recently landed the KEF LS50 Wireless II for the work from home standing desk; Listening distance forms not quite an equilateral triangle- the monitor separates the speakers about 44" center to center, with head about 24" from the plane of the speakers; Prior to the KEFs I had Spendor A1; For an experiment I pulled the big rig electronics up and powered the A1's with them; It was a fun exercise, but the KEF's are superior across the board; Immediacy, low level detail, dynamics, and the bass response are all wonderful;
All needed are two AC wires to plug the speakers in- Iso Acoustic stands set them up about 8.5"; It's an honest to goodness high end sound in a tiny space; I did move the LS50 IIs in the typical hi-fi arrangement and the sound lost the most of the magic; I have never listened in the near field before and I think the key thing about the KEF's sounding so great is the axial driver design. They snap into coherence at very short throw distances from the front plane of the speaker cabinet; The upside of this is no other gear is necessary. The active electronics are excellent and the resulting sound at the ~$2,500 mark is astonishing; Good luck!