Bookshelf speakers-double up,kef ls 50

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.

Bob,

You wrote, "The LS50 is a small speaker and should be high passed for it to shine."

I've been using a pair of KEF 102/2s with a Velodyne HGS-10 for years crossed at 80 Hz. I'm going to try a pair of KEF Reference 102s in place of the 102/2s. The 102s are rated at 65-20kHz +/- 2 dB, - 6 dB at 40 Hz. An Oppo 95 is connected directly via XLR to a Proceed Amp 2 that drives the KEFs. Does 80 Hz seem about right, or should I move the crossover up?

db

Hi there,someone else will have to help you on that one mate.Iam new to subwoofers.I didnt write that,cheers.