Need your advise on speakers. Found myself getting a bit tired of KEFs LS50 Metas sound albeit i truly enjoy the level of details, soundstage and clarity they offer along with all the tweaks and upgrades i did.
I know it’s probably another bug biting me, however, i want to get something sounding really warm.
I’ve auditioned Sonus Fabers Sonetto V and VIII and they sound fantastic but only with the tube amps.
Anything you can advise on that?
Good idea @Tapp but i believe KEF is on to producing a passive version of LS60 i kind of feel it ) nevertheless, i believe KEF’s sound signature won’t change much …
It’s really all about integrating the right speaker with your room. At the 5k+ level I would recommend engaging a good dealer, do a shop demo and narrow it drown to top 3 for a home demo and trust your ears….
Good idea @Tapp but i believe KEF is on to producing a passive version of LS60 i kind of feel it ) nevertheless, i believe KEF’s sound signature won’t change much …
Agree.
Your dilemma is your current set up is very good and well balanced!
Changing to more expensive speakers may have other expensive consequences.
A speaker cable change may deliver tone adjustment required.
Witch Hat Phantoms being forum favourites.
Good luck.
I consider either upgrading to Nova or adding NAP250 in the nearest future to get most out of them. It seems to me that even KEFs are being hardly driven by Atom when you push them slightly above normal listening level.
Fully agree with you @Tapp . So far i have managed to balance pretty much i could with the good cables (mains power, speaker cables, interconnects), and other tweaks along with adding a quite decent sounding subwoofer (also by KEF) to wider a bit a soundstage with low frequencies.
The main problem is the lack of “big” and warm sound, yet my living room where the main system is currently in seems to be quite oversized for LS50s…
Oh yeah, i loved them since the very first minute i listened to them at one of my local dealers shop! I believe they would require a proper amp to drive them… don’t really know how they will sing with Naim gear… Back then they were paired with PrimaLuna 400 - fantastic huge controlled sound i must say, albeit they are quite bulky