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Hi all,
I'm wondering if anyone has heard both a 130/120 with the passive LS50's, and the LS50 wireless version ? I'm especially interested in the results of SAM with the bass, and if it does a better job than the DSP on the LS50 wireless.
Cheers!
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I've had the LS50's before and ran a D200 through them. I was bored after a week and sold them.
I bought some LS50 wireless which i'm picking up tomorrow so will let you know my thoughts.
Its worth reading the Stevehuff review of the wireless if you want to get a gauge for the diff between passive and wireless.
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Very interesting. Thanks for that. Keen to hear your comments on the Wireless version!
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I'm wondering on the use of wireless speakers with a high end amplifier as a Devialet since actual amplification and is performed by the speaker itself. Isn't a wired version not always making more sense ?
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I am using a pair if LS50 in my second system and they are driven by a Nuprime USB amp.
They are nice but IMHO not quite able to reveal the potential of a Devialet.
What I am getting from my Wilson Benesch Vector is, not surprisingly, really much superior.
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I have the white/copper finish. They look lovely! Such a nice and simple solution for a second system. For me its the family living area.
Audio memory is a tough thing. I do remember getting bored of the passive ls50's pretty quickly, and although SAM made a significant difference to the bottom end, i found i was bottoming them out too much which was frustrating.
My initial thoughts are that they are a great all round package. I think you're wasting your time and money if you run the passives with a devialet. Just get the actives and be done with it. If i want a 'serious' system i'll listen to my big rig, for the secondary system the actives make perfect sense.
I need to have some more time over the weekend giving these puppies a decent thump.. Staright out of the gate though, if i had the choice between a dev and passive ls50's, or active ls50's with sub/subs hands down i'd go active with subs.