Reddit mentions of KEF LS50 Mini Monitor - High Gloss Piano Black (Pair), Speaker only

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UPS does weight the packages. Try to ship a 40 lbs package and state 10 lbs (to pay less in shipping) and UPS won't deliver unless the shipper has paid for the right freight.

> hipping Weight 40.4 pounds

https://www.amazon.com/KEF-LS50-Mini-Monitor-Gloss/dp/B00EPDMDZ8/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1485368738&sr=8-1&keywords=KEF+LS50

I learned the same thing about hobbies when I got into speakers. When I was first looking at speakers, the KEF LS50 ($1500 a pair normally, they're in sale right now it looks like haha) came up quite a bit, and I thought it was absolutely ridiculous that anyone would ever spend that much money on a pair of speakers!

Well, I've been into speakers for quite a while, and those speakers barely scratch the surface. They're phenomenal speakers, but plenty of people have speakers that are $10k+ and I don't think it's ridiculous now.

I was looking to get an electric bike recently, and at first I was like "why aren't there many options at around $1000 or less?" But then I remembered what happened with speakers, and it makes sense. I just wasn't aware that it was all out there, and that's a big hobby for a lot of people and it can get pretty expensive.

Now I look at pretty much everything like that. Unfortunately, my brother doesn't get it still. I was "into" watches for a bit (I've only got a few, and none of them are very expensive at all). He asked me to find him a watch that looks like x (he described it for me, I don't remember). I found him a Seiko that was $300 or so, because, knowing a lot about watches, I thought "this one is a great value for him". He saw the price tag and said "I was thinking under $100". Sorry bud, that probably won't happen for what you want.

Anyways, this is all to say, don't judge the amount of money someone's hobby costs until you really know what it's about.

For $1500 a pair, I prefer one of these:

• Ascend Sierra 2: http://ascendacoustics.com/pages/products/speakers/SRM2/srm2.html
  
  or
  
  
• KEF LS50: http://www.amazon.com/KEF-LS50-Mini-Monitor-Gloss/dp/B00EPDMDZ8
  
  Lots of information on the LS50 online; I'd take a serious look. However, I do prefer the Sierra 2's sound, and you might, too, based on your preferences. In terms of a subwoofer for mostly music, I'd take a strong look at the Rythmik F12: http://www.rythmikaudio.com/F12.html Its servo technology will make an audible difference during complicated bass passages. A Sierra 2/F12 combination = music nirvana, IMO.

They are good nearfield speakers. Don't use them as surrounds. haha That's funny.

https://www.amazon.com/KEF-LS50-Mini-Monitor-Gloss/dp/B00EPDMDZ8

I see it's your opinion, but "best" monitors at 5"? At $249 a pair? No, not even close.

They may be great for their price, but consider something like these if you want anything close to "best" pair of professional monitors at that size.

The amazon listing is showing $1199.00 for me right now. For gloss black only.

There's a lot of very affordable knockoffs that resemble this chair if you're just interested in the look. The Herman Miller is expensive because it's very high quality (mine was made in 1983 and it still looks pretty great) and because it was designed by Charles and Ray Eames. If you haven't heard of them, they were a remarkable couple who progressed design in many areas.

The speakers aren't too hard to track down used on ebay but they only come in black stock. I found fabric in the OEM JBL colors on ebay to redo the grills. Also, the foam under the titanium dome tweeters tend to degrade on these speakers so there's a good chance you will have to buy modern reproduction tweeters. I'm not saying this to discourage you but let you know there was some work involved.

If I were to buy a new speaker now, I would pick up some KEF LS50's in black and copper. They are a spectacular sounding speaker and I think the most visually stunning speaker on the market.

KEF LS50 at $1099.99

Aaah, that explains the misunderstanding. They're KEF LS50s: http://www.amazon.com/KEF-LS50-Mini-Monitor-Gloss/dp/B00EPDMDZ8

KEF LS50 Mini Monitor - High Gloss Piano Black (Pair) Starts for Prime members at 10:39am. Saw this on "Deals For Techies"

The Mod Team decided to place a more structured post on Black Friday deals. A lot of people are already invested in this thread so I will just sticky this here. Deals at some of the major retailers are likely to come and go often so it will be impossible to have this be fully accurate 100% of the time. If you have any deals you want to see in this sticky post feels free to message me(I WILL miss plenty of deals), otherwise you are still free to post below of course. Lastly, these are just good deals off of MSRP and I will generally post regardless of whatever personal thoughts I have on X, Y, or Z product. I will shortly add a few more categories beyond speakers.

Speakers:

Pioneer BS22 for $58 at Frys if you have a coupon code

Sony SSCS5 for $73 a PAIR on Amazon

Klipsch R-14M for $99 a PAIR on Amazon, Klipsch R-15M for $125 a PAIR on Amazon and Best Buy

Jamo C-103 for $129 a PAIR at Amazon KILLER Deal

Fluance Signature Series Bookshelf for $150 a PAIR on Amazon and Fluance. Keep watch for $99.

JBL LSR305 for $99 EACH on Amazon. At BH Photo same price but free isolation pads and no taxes outside of New York!

ELAC Debut B4 for $130 a PAIR on Amazon and ELAC B6 for $200 a PAIR on Amazon

Kef Q100 for $250 a PAIR from KefDirect

ELAC UB5 for $350 a PAIR on Amazon

Monolith K-BAS $180 EACH from Monoprice

Focal Super Bird for $250 a PAIR (BOGO) on Accessories4Les

Ascend Acoustics CBM-170SE for $330 a PAIR from Ascend and CMT-340SE for $548 a PAIR from Ascend

HSU CCB-8 Coaxial Speakers starting at $420 EACH or $764 a PAIR from HSU Research

JBL Studio 590 for $475 EACH direct from Harman Ebay. KILLER deal on these towers.

KEF LS50 for $999 a PAIR on Amazon and KEF Direct

Subwoofers:

BIC Acoustech PL-200 II for $250 from Amazon

SVS SB12-NSD for $400 from SVS Sound

SVS PB12-NSD for $500 from SVS Sound

Rythmik L12 for $509 from Ascend Acoustics and Rythmik Audio

HSU VTF-2 MK5 for $574 from HSU Research

Receivers/Amplifiers:

Sony STRDH130 Stereo Receiver for $85 on Amazon and Newegg

Denon AVR-S530BT refurb for $150 from Accessories4Less. Cheapest HDR-ready receiver you'll find out there.

Really you should check Accessories4Less.com if you're fine with good deals on Refurbished equipment.

Source Devices:
HIFIMAN MegaMini High-Res Music Player for $99 from HifiMan

Audio Technica LP-120 Turntable for $229 on Amazon

Headphones:

Audio Technica MSR7 for $150 on Amazon

HifiMan HE400i for $219 from HifiMan

Monolith M560 for $150 from Monoprice and Monolith M1060 for $250 from Monoprice

Sites to Look At Outside of the typical Walmart, Best Buy, and Amazon here are some sites worth checking out for Black Friday deals:

RBH.com (Specifically their sales page is a bit of a goldmine)

Monoprice.com

KEFdirect.com (if you want to “evade” sales tax and check out the whole lineup)

Accessories4Less.com

AcousticSoundDesign.com (Website ain’t the nicest but some great packages)

Ok, it's good to know I am on the right track then. I've been heavily considering the LCD3 and HE6, but neither still sound as good as these for example and those KEFs aren't even floor standing speakers:
http://www.amazon.com/KEF-LS50-Mini-Monitor-Gloss/dp/B00EPDMDZ8

Suggested 5.1 setup:

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00BLGUKEI/

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00AF88C0M/

http://www.amazon.com/Infinity-Primus-P363-Three-way-Floorstanding/dp/B0046A8R3M/

(plus the matching bookshelf and center)

However, I prefer stereo to surround. I'd much rather have two fantastic speakers than 5 cheap ones. Your front speakers are the most important aspects of any system (surround or not), so going stereo and adding surround to it guarantees you have a great base to build around. I'd recommend:

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00BLGUKEI/

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00AF88C0M/

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/bowers-and-wilkins-6-1-2-2-1-2-way-floorstanding-speaker-each-black-ash-vinyl/1290564.p

Or, if you really want high quality sound (with potential to add sub):

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00BLGUKEI/

http://www.amazon.com/KEF-LS50-Mini-Monitor-Gloss/dp/B00EPDMDZ8