The d15 being a tower will have better bass and most likely play louder, cleanly at the extreme vs both the R3 and the D11 I used. Really though I think most people should go with the better priced item here. The D11's tweeter didn't quite create the same sense of 'air' that the R3's does and while serviceable didn't quite sound 100% excellent to me. Such recordings can sound boring or downright bad when played back on neutral speakers. Apart from the integrated amplification and crossover system, the KEF LS50 Meta has all of the same features as the LS50 Wireless 2, including the Uni-Q coaxial driver with MAT. Some recordings are mixed by people who actually don't really know what they are doing and also the 'loudness' wars have made many recordings best played on less accurate systems. The KEF LS50 Meta are the passive versions of the KEF LS50 Wireless 2, whose performance we praised in our KEF LS50 Wireless II: an iconic model revisited review. Also many recordings are masted and mixed with the belief they will be played back on home speakers and not necessarily 'accurate' speakers. The LS50W’s have much deeper bass extension. Setting the proper crossover is a balance between wanting the sound to seem like its coming from the correct place (directionality) and wanting the sound to be accurately reproduced. The normal LS50’s are -12dB 40Hz anechoic, so maybe 35Hz in-room. The crossover is the frequency above which the signal is sent to the speaker and below which the signal is sent to the subwoofer. That means if you crossover at 80Hz using 12dB/oct, the feed to the speakers is normal until 1.5x the crossover point, so 100Hz, then it will be -12dB 50Hz. Remember recordings are often mixed on speakers that are not neutral, yes many times this is the case. The signal will get attenuated to -6dB for both at the crossover point. That is likely still better than what the OP has. A better comparison for the OP is the new LS60 (the baby Blade). I consider the LS50 a 3/10 and the old Blades a 10/10. I agree with you about the crossover mods altering the original character of the ls50. The Blades do have a better UniQ driver, I forgot the exact difference and that was for the non-meta comparison. not sure if you have to deal with anything else like glue etc. The bass felt nicely integrated with the 104/2s Next came the LS50 Meta. The rods hold the front baffle to the rest of speaker enclosure. I tried to eq the SVS with its app and used a 60hz crossover. The R3 has a very 'neutral audiophile' sound with fantastic accuracy to the recording but it is a little buttoned up sounding at times. The rear of the speaker has 4 rubber blanking grommets that each hide a long threaded rod. Designed around the Uni-Q 12th Generation with Metamaterial Absorption Technology driver array, this solid, compact loudspeaker is capable of delivering detailed sound anywhere in the room. The R3 is indeed a better speaker vs D11 but not by all that much. LS50 Meta is a highly precise, emotionally engaging loudspeaker built on revolutionary acoustic technology. Hi, I have used both the KEF R3 (non meta) and the Definitive D11, which is the 6.5" based 2-way monitor in this line. KEFs latest LS50 Meta builds on the original LS50s many admirable.
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