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A little Patience sometimes pays off! (Kef LS50 content)

I've been through an number of speakers as we all have.
We read about a certain speaker being this and that and so we buy it only to be underwhelmed and disappointed.
So it"s time to sell and move on to the next thing. Well what I've learned you cannot just substitute speaker A for speaker B and fully expect it to be everything others are raving about. Case in point is the Kef LS50s widely regarded as a fantastic little speaker (Class A by Stereophile's rating). Why is it that so many people like these yet so many people (including myself at first) are disappointed and think they are over hyped. So long story short with the right amp, new speaker cables and pulling these further out from the wall the Kefs are sounding every bit the great speaker most reviews exclaim them to be. Point is (the lesson I've leaned) is to work with what you have for while before changing to the next thing. I'm basically preaching to the Choir here I know but I wanted to share as I am sitting back and really enjoying the music. 
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audionoobie
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@singhania59 I am currently using Belden 5T00UP 10 AWG Speaker Cable, terminated with locking banana plugs from Blue Jeans cabling. Cost me $70 and I couldn't be happier.

Now it's time to sell the ridiculous $1000 AQ GO-4 cables a dealer sold me. I cannot hear the difference.

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jayctoy
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Mtdining, You don’t have to think , just audition them with the right components,and listen...
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chrisr
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 +++1 great advice on the 5T00UP. 
Electrically, it is almost like no cable at all.  Fantastic cable, in par with the high-end brands' most expensive ones as they tend to have the same gauge, at a fraction of the cost.
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kotta
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Some speakers take a long time to settle in as while as room placement. Some sellers list speakers for sale before really hearing their full potential. Also, pairing equipment can make a world of difference. I can't presume to tell you what spk. cables to use w/your Kef's, but I will say I've been most pleased w/QED Signature Revelation cables on my Dynaudio DM2/6's. Fantastic cables at a really reasonable cost. 
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b_limo
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Im loving my LS50 wireless’.  I initially talked a friend into buying them and I bought the passive LS50’s.  I just coudn’t get mine to sound as good as the actives, so I returned the passives and went active.  I took them to another friends house and after he heard them he went and bought a pair the next day.  My brother was there and heard them as well.  He’s selling his peachtree nova pre /220 and kef qx5’s to buy a pair of Wireless LS50’s also.

Interesting that the persona came up here too.  I love the Personas!  I listen to them at my local stereo shop whenever I can.  The new premiere series is a nice inexpensive version.

I think Paradigm, Kef and Monitor Audio all have some great products currently in many different price points!
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