KEF Blade Two - Unbelieveable

@rbstehno 

I am driving my system with Audio Research Reference 160s… I actually keep it in triode mode so 1/2 the power ~ 75 wats per channel. 

I don’t doubt these speakers are being held back in my system, The hegel h360 is doing the job good enough, but the dealer I bought it from has a H590 store demo that we were starting to talk about that I will be trying at home shortly after Xmas. That will be interesting. 

@steve59   I had the H360 and loved it.  Had a chance to buy the H590, only 6 months old, at a huge discount, so it's mine now.  Slight improvement with the onboard DAC and 300 watts per channel.  I have read some very interesting reviews on the Sanders Magtech Amp.  Given the Blade 4 OHM characteristics, the Sanders seems to bring a lot to the conversation?   

http://sanderssoundsystems.com/products/amplifiers/magtech-amp

This is a crazy idea that I have but the chances of me moving house are not that great in this CA housing market. However, the chances of me getting a Blade is much more doable.

The last todo audio thing I want to do is replace my speakers in the living room, our fun room with something bigger. The Yamaha NS5000 was the plan but I do like the Blade 2 better. My other 2 systems are now completed.

What do you Blade users think if I replaced the LS50s in these photos with the Blade 2. To the right of the right speaker, I have a partial wall and an opening to the family room. So, lots of volume in this space, even if the dimensions are not wide. I have a staircase on the opposite wall of where the system resides.

I am not looking for audiophile perfection here. Just to understand if placing the Blade 2 so close to the wall would work? I will not put a speaker on the short wall.

Living Room System | Virtual Listening Room (audiogon.com)

I would move around some of the shevling.

Big twin, thanks for the heads up, the speakers are bought used because I’m playing out of my league so getting the components right is important.

yyz, After having the blades awhile I went to a dealer that had the blade 2’s and was surprised at how much smaller they were, only 5’’ shorter but considerably less deep and the style is less imposing than the reference 5, but if it was me I would either buy used at a price I can recoup or stick with the NS5000. My blades are nearly 5’ from any reflecting surface!