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B&W 685's Vs KEF LS50

I recently picked up a Peachtree Nova 300 (an amazing integrated amp IMHO but thats another story) and am running it against B&W 685's with great results.
Q: I'm wondering if the KEF wired LS50's would be an improvement to the B&W's?
gratefuleric
mzkmxcv
558 posts
 

I would go KEF R300
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chrisr
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The ls50 would be an improvement in refinenement and tones,  but you may end up trading one 685 good quality for a ls50 good quality.   Like mzk says, you would get more out of the r300.
mental
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The Peachtree Nova 300 output with either of the speakers you mentioned I would never had considered.
The Nova 300 has an 300Wpc into 8 ohms (24.8dBW), 450Wpc into 4 ohms? Heck of a source powering speakers that you have or are considering. I’ve always been a B&W user, with that Nova 300 I wouldn’t have considered anything less than the 703 S2’s or something comparable to their specs at a minimum..
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