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KEF 105.2s are bright/harsh?? I want smooth speakers! Recommendations?? Anyone heard Rogers LS5/9? Other advice???

Posted by Mr Blue Sky (A) on March 27, 2007 at 15:08:48

I'm in speaker hell again. I'm using a pair of KEF 105.2 speakers which I originally purchased because I thought they sounded smooth and neutral. Lately I've been going back and forth between thinking they are bright or harsh. Today I was talking to this guy on the phone and he stated that he was a KEF dealer in the late '70s and he remembers people always complaining that the 105.2s were bright. So if the 105.2 are bright, which speakers aren't? The Calinda? The 104AB? Isn't the T27 tweeter reputed to be a bit spitty and harsh?? I thought vintage KEFs were supposed to be smooth and Quad 57-like. Is this not true? So if I want something that is laid back....even perhaps rolled off....but still somewhat refined and transparent and SILKY SMOOTH what would it be? I know that perhaps it doesn't exist, but I'm still hoping to find a dynamic speaker that comes close to being as easy to listen to as my old Quad 57 ESLs. One speaker I'm curious about are the Rogers LS5/9. Has anyone ever heard these? If so, how do they sound? Can anyone give me any speaker recommendations based on my criteria?

Thanks in advance....

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