So by the laws of physics, there is simply no way the LS50 can play reasonably deep bass at reasonably healthy volumes (at least nowhere near the capabilities of a Genelec 8040B) without serious bass distortion issues. The latter has a 6.5” woofer vs the KEF LS50’s cited 5.25” one which is actually going to be closer to the displacement of a 4” since it’s concentric around the inner tweeter, of course. So for example, a pair of KEF LS50 Wireless 2 costs $2500USD, which is about the same as a pair of Genelec 8040B’s. Due to such a high crossover, not only do you require two subwoofers to prevent seriously localized bass, but have essentially entered amateur speaker design territory since getting the crossover and phase perfect here is not exactly trivial. And as a result of this, you’ll have to cross over your subwoofers at 120hz or so (though some owners have even reported them straining to play loud, even when subwoofers are crossed over this high, so might require a crossover as high as 200hz). But the LS50 Meta start rolling off bass heavily below 100hz, which is simply not acceptable as a self-contained system IMO since you won’t even be able to reproduce some notes of some instruments without severe attenuation. The LS50 Meta measurements I’ve seen would indicate they are very competitive when combined with at least two subwoofers, as a less expensive alternate to Genelec coaxials (if you’re okay with the KEF’s narrower beam width). Click to expand.Yes absolutely they appear to be fantastic for what they do, but perhaps I misinterpret OP as looking for a set of two active speakers that won’t require dual subwoofers just to be capable of a reasonable amount of bass.
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