Kef ls 50 meta - amp and positioning

[nandac]

Kef ls50 owners - what amplification do you use with the speakers?

And how far do you position the ls50 from the rear wall ?

Appreciate the feedback.

 

[magma]

My !!
Your question is quite "open"

The speakers are popular
Im sure there are many users driving them.with different amplification many of them who are happy

So answers to your questions
Will.pretty much bring up all.the commercial brands in absence of a budget
In the popular range a denon or a marantz would be an option
Slightly higher you can probably look at a NAD or. A naim

AND if you would like to dive into tubes
Then a 30 w att kt88 would also suffice in a medium sized room

The better setups inhave heard have bookshelf speakers a minimum of 3 feet away from the wall ( irrespective of where the port is)
However in smaller houses I do know it's a bit difficult

But if you can do 3 feet at minimum it would be good ( 3 feet measured from the back of speaker )

If not practical you simply do what's practical for living

If you have an angular wall at the back
Then even better

 

[Passive_audio_enthusiast]

My !!
Your question is quite "open"

The speakers are popular
Im sure there are many users driving them.with different amplification many of them who are happy

So answers to your questions
Will.pretty much bring up all.the commercial brands in absence of a budget
In the popular range a denon or a marantz would be an option
Slightly higher you can probably look at a NAD or. A naim

AND if you would like to dive into tubes
Then a 30 w att kt88 would also suffice in a medium sized room

The better setups inhave heard have bookshelf speakers a minimum of 3 feet away from the wall ( irrespective of where the port is)
However in smaller houses I do know it's a bit difficult

But if you can do 3 feet at minimum it would be good ( 3 feet measured from the back of speaker )

If not practical you simply do what's practical for living

If you have an angular wall at the back
Then even better

Kef ls50 owners - what amplification do you use with the speakers?

And how far do you position the ls50 from the rear wall ?

Appreciate the feedback.

Practically you can keep them really close to the wall and reduce the booming bass frequencies using an equaliser or DSP.

The more you pull them into the room, the more 3-D the soundstage would be. But then when you pull them in, bass will become aneamic and treble can get brighter. Just play with it bit where the midrange and treble are decent to your ears and then fix the bass using an equaliser.

 

[magma]

Bass is not what bothers me

The soundstage depth
Is what bothers me
When the soekers are close to wall

If soundstaging
Width
Depth
Height
Layering

You cant get
Due to whatever reasons

Then headphones are best !

 

[nandac]

I hear that the kef ls50 requires a good bit of space behind them to sound the best - 3d, holographic etc

Some reviews say 3 feet from the rear wall is the best!!!

The kef site though only says 9 inches is needed.

Also kef ls50 comes with foam plugs/bungs for the bass port. Not sure if they make a difference in this issue.

 

[Passive_audio_enthusiast]

Bass is not what bothers me

The soundstage depth
Is what bothers me
When the soekers are close to wall

If soundstaging
Width
Depth
Height
Layering

You cant get
Due to whatever reasons

Then headphones are best !

I quoted you by mistake! Anyway you are right.

 

[Passive_audio_enthusiast]

I hear that the kef ls50 requires a good bit of space behind them to sound the best - 3d, holographic etc

Some reviews say 3 feet from the rear wall is the best!!!

The kef site though only says 9 inches is needed.

Also kef ls50 comes with foam plugs/bungs for the bass port. Not sure if they make a difference in this issue.

Totally depends on your room. All this placement things mentioned by reviewers are meant for their rooms. Unless you go the DSP route, lot of experimentation is required to get the sound right in a room

 

[Amarendra]

Kef ls50 owners - what amplification do you use with the speakers?

And how far do you position the ls50 from the rear wall ?

Appreciate the feedback.

Rotel RA 10 or the Denon 2500H (for movies). Distance from rear wall is about 1.5 feet. No complaints on bass at all