KEF LS50 Meta

Despite their flaws, a really good speaker from a price / performance perspective. Buy a pair from Crutchfield. 90 day money back guarantee.

Thank you everyone for your input, it’s been very helpful. I have a line on a pair for about $400 and I’m thinking of just going ahead and making the purchase assuming everything looks OK.

For that price, run don’t walk!  But I agree with bdp24…they need a sub. I like REL but Rhyrhmix come highly recommended. Beware used subwoofers…they lead hard lives, and amp failure is common. 

I own a pair of the original LS-50s. The number one thing to understand is their use case. They are a nearfield monitor. If you sit more than a five or so feet from them the may sound small and lost. If you sit 3 feet from them, your are on their turf, and pretty exclusive turf that is. Simply, they are a world class speaker in every regard save low bass. The matching KEF RC-62 solves that issue, as will a REL T7. So if you have a small room, and want to listen seriously, you won't be disappointed, especially if you feed them from a good 100W/ch amp.

I had a pair and loved them. They sound big and clean. I liked them more than my buchardts (synergy pending). The kef are really well built and look awesome. And audiophile is a relative term. The kef punch well above thier price point.