Bookshelf speakers-double up,kef ls 50

Good Good,Yes I have 2 pre outs on my Ar ref 5 linestage,I prefer balanced.There seems to be some well reviewed subs around,but Ive never owned one with small speakers.Thankyou for your good suggestions.I'll get in there,and see how these ls50 sound, and go from there.My other speakers, Im yet to sell,take 2 people each to lift,so im down sizing you could say.

Hi there,I have just connected up another pair of book shelves.A pair of tannoy mx1,to the kefs, just to know.Im getting alot more weight,a fuller sound.Its good too,the amp is taking it,in its stride.This just mite do the trick,for now anyway.Thankyou for all suggestions.

The fewer the point source, the better the sound, that's the whole point of the LS50...

Go for a Rythmik F15HP subwoofer, you will be amazed how deep it goes.

Holographic imaging is fun, but it's only one aspect of sound reproduction, and it also limits your listening position to the sweet spot to get it.

Bipolar will take some of that sharpness away, but you gain benefits in power response and often in soundstage--bigger and deeper. You also get a stable stereo image throughout much of the room.

You also get more dynamic range and at least 3dB more in headroom, perhaps more because it increases room reinforcement. If a bipolar array interacts with the room well, IME it enhances the illusion of musicians in the room because the radiating pattern is a closer match to live music.

I think there are a lot more important performance parameters than pinpoint holographic imaging. Close your eyes at a live concert and you'll find that the imaging of live music is seldom that precise.

Hi ,I agree with all points of view.Just to throw something different around,Im back to 2 speakers.I swapped out my power cord on the cd player,Im getting some less transparency,but more warmth.More fullness,better bass and less brightness.So it looks like Im heading back to the subwoofer option to complete things.Im still learning after all these years,there is a good side,more of my cds I can listen to now.Im nearly there I like to think.I'll try another powercable,just to know and interconnect from the cd player.The kef is a good little speaker for the money.