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| Used vs New vs Vintage vs Floorstanding vs Bookshelf vs ..... OMG! After trying the kef Ls50's and many others, I finally went back to a pair of Polk LSi9 speakers. I had them previously and they are now back on stands and sounding fantastic.One thing to keep in mind... they are rear ported so do not like being ... | |
| What are the speakers you very rarely find in the Used market(Audiogon or Anywhere)? I sold my lovely pair of polk lsi9's several years ago. Regretted the decision. I found another used paid but took a long time.. They are hard to find, but well worth the hunt. You might try a pair. Perhaps in the $400 to $700 price range. Yo... | |
| Bookshelf Recommendations Grea debate! I owned the LS50's - lovely to look at but, in my 12x12 room - the rear port-itis made me want to tear out my hair! I just could not take the puffy low-end. I'm a retired drummer and dislike that kind of bass playing sound. I reca... | |
| Seek non-ported speakers - $700 to $1500 To stop the port-itis in my room! I went to visit GIK Acoustics - their product line can offers many ways to solve room acoustic issues - like rear port-itis! Thanks for the suggestions lads! | |
| Seek non-ported speakers - $700 to $1500 To stop the port-itis in my room! Thanks audio bros! I've already used some of the room treatments mentioned. But bass traps will now be added in strategic areas. Being a low-end snob makes life difficult in small rooms, especially for a former musician that played drums for ov... | |
| KEF LS50 or Wharfedale Reva 2 -- which would you buy? First of all, I'm a retired drummer (played for 50 years+). Thus prefer music that sounds like the real deal. Since I was directly in the sound field. After hearing tons of rav reviews for the Kef ls50's - I thought I could not go wrong in buy... | |
| KEF LS50 or Wharfedale Reva 2 -- which would you buy? I have a smallish room (12x14) that's also a bit odd shaped. My biggest issue has been with REAR ported speakers. I owned the Kef LS50 speakers for about a year. I tried to like them! Wanted to like them and in fact liked some aspects (nice sw... |