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Fatbrando
Fatbrando Posts: 275
edited December 2008 in Vintage Speakers
Thought these looked interesting especially for the price...


http://orangecounty.craigslist.org/ele/875648244.html


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Harman Kardon HK 3490
Stanton STR8-100
Polk SDA SRS 2.3TL (Proud newbie owner!)
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  • RuSsMaN
    RuSsMaN Posts: 17,986
    edited October 2008
    http://www.polkaudio.com/homeaudio/specs/ls50/

    LS50's, well worth the price for first gen LS(i).
    Check your lips at the door woman. Shake your hips like battleships. Yeah, all the white girls trip when I sing at Sunday service.
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  • Fatbrando
    Fatbrando Posts: 275
    edited October 2008
    Thanks Russman,

    I'm keepin' my eye on the prize though. Somebody, somewhere will get 'em.

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  • Ron Temple
    Ron Temple Posts: 3,212
    edited October 2008
    Excellent speakers...

    Combo rig:

    Onkyo NR1007 pre-pro, Carver TFM 45(fronts), Carver TFM 35 (surrounds)
    SDA 1C, CS400i, SDA 2B
    PB13Ultra RO
    BW Silvers
    Oppo BDP-83SE
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  • Herfnwolf
    Herfnwolf Posts: 52
    edited October 2008
    Of course Russman nailed it but they also appear to be glossy Rosewood finished.
    original Monitor 10Bs
    Original Rosewood LS90s,
    SDA 3.1TL,
    LS/FX
    CS350
    NHT 2 x SW3P/SA-3
    B&K Ref 30,ST125.2,AV5000    [/FONT]
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  • DollarDave
    DollarDave Posts: 2,575
    edited October 2008
    I picked up a pair of LS-50s last night. They are not as "robust" as my 90s, but they are pretty damn good. I'd forgotten how smooth they were. Move those KG-4s to a secondary rig, or sell them for three times the cost of these 50s. I've had KG-4s and while they are one of the best Klipsch models and are fun to play with, they just aren't in the same musical class as the LS series.
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  • Fatbrando
    Fatbrando Posts: 275
    edited October 2008
    Are the LS50's better than my B&W620's? The B&WE620's seem to mid really Mid-rangey. I'm waiting for my Harman/Karson PA-2000 amp to arrive and see how they sound running on a separate amp. Any thought's? The KG's will go after I get my SDA's...

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  • DollarDave
    DollarDave Posts: 2,575
    edited October 2008
    I haven't heard the B&W's, but I am running the LS-50's with the remaining PA-2000 that I have (for sale). The H/K is slightly on the warm side and gives the 50s a nice, rich sound. Not boomy or anything like that, just a nice smooth lower-end. As with any smaller tower or bookshelf, for serious HT you would want a good sub.
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  • hz79hc
    hz79hc Posts: 1
    edited December 2008
    I bought a pair of LS50 when new. I still use them! All they ever needed was some help from a sub.
    God, I just cranked a Manassas song -- Thanks, these are still perfect.
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