• New one - 125watts per channel so definitely powerful enough.

    Just wonder if I would be better off with a mid range set. Is spending 1.5x the amp cost (inc stands) unnecessary?

  • I don't think so. I mean, if you specifically want LS50s, get 'em.

    One thing I will say is if you have CA floorstanders and move to LS50s you're losing a lot of lower frequencies. So I'd be cautious of that. The lack of low end is one of the main reasons I returned my Meta's.

    Not sure what CA you have but the SX-80 freq response is: 40Hz – 20kHz

    And the Meta's: 79 Hz - 28 kHz

    Those are very different sets of speakers...

  • They're an old pair of S70s so 39Hz - 20KHz

    I'm expecting them to sound brighter but will I really lose that much lower end?

    Others I'm tempted by are the B&W 606 S2s which do have a slightly lower response at 52Hz

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