Whats the difference £300 /£700 /£2400 Speakers ..Elac debut 6.2, KEF LS50 and Rogers LS35a

[@1jhnpennington]

I've recently acquired a pair of Rogers LS3/5a's (15:ohm from 1986). I have them paired with a Primaluna valve amp, and it's the best sound I've ever heard. Lovely things.

[@1jhnpennington]

A slight addendum here, I played some Radiohead fairly loud last night, and it really didn't suit the Rogers at all.

[@jp8710]

@@1jhnpennington I have had LS3/5a for 30 years John. I have a AVI Anniversary amp Auralic Altair G1 and run them with a REL Strata 5 Subwoofer. The sub makes a big difference, the little Rogers sound a bit 'thin' without the sub, but with it sounds wonderful...

[@RUfromthe40s]

@@jp8710 i don´t like a sub-woofer conected to my amp. and i do love bass but good speakers have to be perfect in low frequencies so one can feel the punch but also the notes played on the bass guitar ,the sub-woofer i think it´s more to film view with great sound and bass is a part of it, but i have a stereo system since 1980 conected to my tv and video ,now more modern formats and i like the way the sound increases with explosions or cars racing one at night sometimes almost jumps from the couch this with a 70´s pioneer system ES-2000(74) with extra celestion ditton series from 1970 with matrix 4 or incredible surround as it comes in the brochure, that never went bad till today, i have to say that i feel like i either than my speakers in my most powerfull system the idea of having two good sub-woofers ,the windows and furniture with doors with wooden frame and older glass(where i keep my record and cd colection) ,they already vibrate a lot with a 70´s system who sounds better than a todays systems

[@Mike81111]

Absolutely fantastic review! I have long term floorstanding speaker project what is almost done. Completely DIY. It has 4" Vifa full range playing 300-10 000 Hz (small closed box in the main speaker) and Nokia/Harman 6.5" playing 40-300Hz in the main 36 liter bass reflex box. Now why I wanted this design was the midrange & treble from that small Vifa driver. All I can say is that I have had a lot of good standmount speakers in my room and they have been mostly ok. Good but not causing any goosebumps what it came to the midrange. That small Vifa driver is just perfect to my taste. It has very simple crossover to filter everything under 300 Hz away and that makes it sound even better. 6.5" bass driver is just there to produce bass what was very thin with the Vifa previously only in separate bigger bassreflex box. So my main point is that in my opinion small 2-way speakers trying to do everything can cause midrange clarity issues. That is the whole reason why I made my speaker like it is. I watched tons of your videos and I have a lot of same opinions.

[@stereoreviewx]

sound interesting

[@mircobalzano2455]

I love your way to review hifi staff. Please keep posting videos!

[@jeffn1384]

You do a really entertaining talk. Also good to know you're not trying to sell them. Well done mate.

[@adampoll4977]

This is like the perfect audiophile complement to Techmoan. To be fair, the Rogers (in this iteration) WAS designed from the ground up to reproduce the human voice accurately.

[@MichaelYates]

Thanks Kelvin, pleasure as always, " Will anything Happen " Love it.

[@chribzzz]

The honest opinion on the Elac was actually exactly what I was looking for tbh. This video was also good to get perspective, thanks!

[@hclandscapes]

I couldn't be happier with my KEF LS50's Hegel H90, Great Bass, amazing detail and never any harshness. However with the wrong amplifier they do sound unpleasant so i understand why they get negative press. But the Hegel and KEF combination in magic!

[@andrewbrazier9664]

That's the thing with higher end speakers . They only shine with better high current amplifiers like your Hegal . Especially when impedances dip below 4 ohms

[@josevarela6352]

Thanks again for your take on the speakers. Unexpectedly your opinion on the Elac Debut drew my attention since I was assuming that it would have much greater and deeper bass.... way deeper than the KEF.... humm, insteresting anyhow. Greetings from Spain!

[@tshaolin971]

Great review ! Especially when you pointed out electronic music on the Kef ls50 @21:11. I noticed exactly what you said, they are technical speakers made for mathematicaly computed music but when it come to human organic music they are not magical and engaging.

[@AllboroLCD]

Since Ive rekindled my affair with audio gear this past summer after a good 10 year hiatus, the absolute MOST raved about speaker I keep coming across time and again is the KEF LS50! The klipsch RP-600M is a close runner in the USA.

[@kerrylittle3900]

A lot depends on what room you are putting speakers in. I have 6 different systems in 6 different rooms. The one is the kitchen but my wife only wants small speakers in there. So the Elac's fit the bill the best and actually sounds very good for the price. Got them hooked up to a vintage Marantz receiver so my wife can listen to FM or CD's.

[@gazztracker]

If you have a bass unit that is a bit floppy sounding, it can be fixed by painting wood glue on it, we used to do it to most celestion speakers in the factory. The wood glue dries clear and stops the cone from warping when big bass is put through it.Try it on an old pair of speakers you will be pleasantly suprised.

[@stereoreviewx]

See now I’m gonna have to try that

[@avjake]

For 2 grand I'm definitely getting something like the B&W 603s (space permitting). Currently have KEF R3s, and they want clean power. They reveal all of my amps' limitations.

[@stereoreviewx]

I would agree with you generally bigger is better Cheers K

[@holylighthealing]

You are very dıscernıng. Better comments about these speakers than the standard and better known revıewers.

[@stevesmith787]

I enjoy learning from your videos. Thank you for that. Also, you are a watch guy. You should do a quick wrist watch check for all your fans who also enjoy watches.

[@alexthomson7465]

YES! I was trying to make out the watch. Is it an Alpinist?

[@mckengineer5727]

I have some LS35a, by Sterling, I bought them for the most beautiful middle whereby vocals sound as if the singer is next is with you. Generally the musicality is superb, probably because of the composure, precision, detail and depth...but it’s the middle and treble that stands out. P.S. the amplifier is Linn...and I believe they need a capable amplifier...your point about more bass rings true, I added a Velodyne sub...it’s a subtle change, but was worth the extra $1k spend

[@aerofart]

"Hit Me with Your Rythm Stick" I remember it well. They used to play it back in the '80s on KROQ, a Southern California FM radio station.

[@fantom29comp]

I have those Elacs. They are pretty good at imagining for the money. Soundstage very good. Other than that these speakers are not revealing. Though i havent heard the others i can say the review is very acurate with the Elac. They tend to do nothing exceptionally well. Though i do think for some listeners they could fit the bill. For most though they are not revealing or exciting enough to listen to. I like them but they leave me wanting more. You have a great ear for detail.

[@chinmeysway]

yeah.. they are pretty decent but not breathtaking. they do benefit from loudness on / tons controls i’ve found

[@DeKRygerDeDaik]

Stepping Out Queen, what a lovely song. Still sounds great on my lowly Dali 505 series connected with the smaller suite sattelites for a total 12Ω on each channel. My old 4Ω killed more than one amp on their own.

[@luislunacortez1929]

Good review 👍, I think the tonal quality of the mids as you said the Rogers is more natural than the others , because this speaker cut out most of the bass waves interference .maybe you could compare some of the new B&W 606 607 that have great reviews. Midbass drivers always compromise or trade off , trying to go lower on the bass notes loosing composture in the mids, it would be interesting if you could do a 3 way speakers comparison. Even the most expensive 2 ways speakers as the B&W ATC ProAc or other brands have some trade off in the sonic signature, the quality depends on what you pay.

[@stevezeidman7224]

Kelvin, very entertaining. I enjoy your videos. Please keep doing them.

[@peterborelli3877]

Reviews that compare products in the same price range are helpful to people who have been in the game for a while and have a general idea as to what they are looking for with respect to the sound that they want and also know how much they want to spend. On the other hand, I think that this review is very helpful especially if one is just starting out and is wondering how much to spend and what you might get if you spend more. So for that reason this review is great... especially since you tell it like you see/hear it and don't pull any punches. I would also like to see reviews that compare costlier components to less expensive components which really do compete and even best the costlier ones. This would be VERY helpful because the belief that there is a direct relationship between money spent and sound qualty ("you get what you pay for" ) is all too prevalent. And from personal experience I know that it is simply not true. Keep up the good work.

[@peterbuckland6332]

Yep I’ve got pair of LS35A’s 15 ohm fabulous drive by Quad 306❤️

[@bartvanransbeeck1341]

Kef and rogers ls3/5a amazing speakers , best demo was with krell ksa50 pure classa ...it sounded like a quad panel speaker

[@panblue43]

Hi! I think these are the causes/differences between a cheap and an expencive loudspeaker (cca) : - cabinet material, quality, shape if special, finish - drivers quantity, size and building quality (used materials, planning) - crossover network build and quality (which and from how many parts) - speaker terminals type, material and quality - front grille quality, pop-in or magnetic etc. - and at the end the "BRAND", what you must pay, and sometimes it costs more than the loudspeaker quality gives You.

[@stereoreviewx]

Yes the brand that’s interesting do you know the Elac 6.2 designed by whatever his name is I can’t remember it’s like they’re trying to do designer speakers. Like that was a conscious marketing decision I wonder it works for clothes ?

[@socksumi]

I used to own a pair Elac debuts and they just sounded a bit bright for my taste. To an untrained ear this is heard as extra detail but isn't really. No more so than cranking up the treble. It was a pretty clean sound and the mids are neutral enough, maybe a bit lean but nothing special and bass is plenty but a bit loose and one notey. Best mids out of any speaker I ever owned is the B&W DM4 which you are familiar and also a pair pf ADS 810s from 1978 are just gorgeous on the human voice.

[@stereoreviewx]

Yes the ELACS basically just don’t do any particular thing well . Thanks for the info cheers K

[@sting64az]

Interesting comparison of the 3 speakers...I'm familiar with the Kef line and Elac lines of speakers but not much with Rogers...For the price line I like the Elac series and the debut 6.2 that I have as my "B" pair on my 2 channel system.. I bought them for $150.00 half price sale about 2 years ago... Elac is having some sales on some of their line including these debut 6.2 series here in the USA...

[@bobnot24]

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But they discontinued the SKX 🙁

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[@nicksundby]

Very interesting video. I heard the LS50 at a hifi show and blimey the top end was harsh. However you didn't have that issue. Must have been a poor setup,

[@zeissiez]

Mine is smooth with a Willsenton R8 and LM805IA tube amps. Not digital sound at all. These speakers need lot of current.

[@myronhelton4441]

The LS 50 speakers are Harsh as harsh, they suck.

[@kennethjohnritsema7019]

I've got the Kef LS3/5A Raymond cook limited edition version (bought in 2004) They're just in the box now .I bought some bigger vintage Kef 's they sound richer "better "(to the ear )and are also much cheaper !! (just make sure you got the T27 tweeter) Cresta ,Chorale ,Cadenza,Calinda,104 Reference etc. I tested on a Lyngdorf Millennium MK IV. Just a Tip . Thank you for uploading Regards Kenneth John The Netherlands

[@stereoreviewx]

Thanks Kenneth some think curious about the LS35A is they only work good when they’re literally six maybe 7 feet away from you then you get the nice soundstage Cheers K

[@kennethjohnritsema7019]

@@stereoreviewx Absolutely true probably due to the Frequency range (a small REL will also help) By the way mine are older than 2004 they are from 1997 !? Because the Proceed PDT 3 was still around (I had also one ) and we tried the Kef 's on a Audio innovation ALTO MKI of a friend (that sounded amassing )So 1997 is correct . But there still to expensive ,for what they achieved . Buy a older JBL TI 18 or L 20T ( getting also more expensive these days ) if you want a small all-round loudspeaker (did you know both can handle almost 1K Watts .I had 2 stage Accompany's C900 Bridged on them .And then there is PUNCH !! Fastness ,Air ,detail and stage . ) I had combinations nobody ever thought about . Try "Vintage "German loudspeakers Magnat, MB quart Etc on "vintage " English amp's (the best) Could go on for hours .;-) Regards Kenneth John

[@Cartier_specialist]

Hey Kelvin, I was listening to a pair of Proton AL-200A speakers and noticed they sound fantastic with piano, guitar and other midrange stuff as well as doing well with mid bass and bass but they just didn't have any sparkle in the top end. When I say they sound good with piano I truly mean they sound like someone snuck a piano into the room with you good -- perhaps the most realistic sounding speakers I've ever heard with piano. Too bad they missed the mark in the high end sparkle.

[@JukeboxAlley]

I had the chartwell ls3/5a, and the original ls50, and now the ls50 meta, i can say the ls3/5a is most likely the best on voicing and a magical midrange and midbass, but no low bass really is present, but most musical and engaging of the 3. The ls50 i love alot also for different reasons and they can dig deep for their size, the elacs i would not choose over either one at all, i wouldnt pick them up for say even 50 bucks. Currently have the new ls50 meta and im plenty happy with those, and some gr research xls encores fully upgraded and between those 2 id say their both keepers and endgame bookshelves, i have no interest in trying any new bookshelves for now due to both of those at the time, i hope that helps some people.

[@laurentzduba1298]

Would have been more interesting if it was a shootout between Rogers LS35a and a mid 1980s era Linn Kan.

[@gordthor5351]

You have to plug the ports to get "tuneful bass". Your ls35a are sealed boxes. Kef recommends to plug the ports in their speakers to get a flat frequency response, via a picture that shows a green checkmark in the box showing the flat response and a red X on the picture showing a bump in bass frequency. Kef gives port plugs with their speakers because they want you to use them in most cases. I know exactly what you mean by, "tuneful bass". You can't help but to toe tap when the bass is that tight and accurate. I pulled the port plugs out of my Kef R900s while playing music and everything sounded in slow motion. That is with JC1 mono blocks, which have bass control like an authoritarian dictator. The only speakers I don't plug the ports on are my LS50s when hooked to the JC1s in a large room. In a small room the LS50s sound great with the ports plugged, speakers isolated from anything (like a desk) that will resonate and a decent high current neutral amp and DAC. I have a Parasound 45 watt Zamp amp and matching pre amp and SMSL DAC with LS50s for my computer set up and it has very tuneful bass and balanced sound. LS50s can sound like as$. Place the inert cabinets on a resonating surface, use a low current and harsh amp, don't plug the ports and the LS50s will reveal exactly what you give them. Or, they can sound amazing if you place them on sand filled stands, plug the ports (unless you have a killer amp that can control the small driver where everything is happening) give them a quality neutral source and give them room to breath. They sound best a third of the way out in your room. I'm sure the ls35a sound great wherever you place them because they aren't putting out a lot of energy and the thin walled box with resonate the energy into the air. The inert boxes on the LS50s will not resonate into the air, thus the energy needs to go somewhere (desk, subfloor.... for the boomiest and muddiest bass). The LS 50s are the most finicky speaker I have come across and I learned the most from them, because they are so sensitive to change (things that you should do with speakers for best sound and things that you should avoid). I miss your videos Kelvin and I hope everything is well with you. Do you plan on making more videos?

[@donalddeorio2237]

If you ever get the opportunity to pick up a pair of Infinity Il10 speakers give them a listen. I have them and their big brother IL50 tower but the IL10S have a very musical sound. I've had my Infinity system for 19 years

[@gdwlaw5549]

Hi, would you mind testing the Klipsch RP-600M speakers. Nice ‘big’ Yamaha amp and REL 5ti subwoofer. I do own the Klipsch. I was considering an upgrade and perhaps something second hand?

[@Anand.Asrani]

Love the review , the bass detail was interesting ....

[@mikeinmass4]

Kelvin have you heard the Roger's LS 1 if you what do you think of them

[@stereoreviewx]

Is there an LS one is it smaller than the LS2 I do hope not

[@kenwebster5053]

"It's correctness gives a calming effect" Yes, when you begin to move from low or mid fi into high end, the music seems to slow down and become simpler. It's not slower of course, it's just a psychological effect due to the lack of jumbled artifacts. Initially it may be perceived as unexciting, slow and boring. It takes a while for the brain to really tune into the fact that it is hearing the clarity and natural tonality of real acoustic music. It can take a few days but once the brain sorts it out, WOW! People think they hear with their ears, but that's just mechanical, you actually hear (decode sound) with your brain. That's the only part that gives sound meaning and emotion. The Elac actually has a reputation as one of the best budget speakers ever produced. I have not heard them as I fill that niche with 2nd hand ProAc EBT. But it seems to me you probably wouldn't go wrong with the Elacs for the price.

[@stereoreviewx]

Hi Ken thanks for your comments you put things very well Let me just say as I’ve just been trying the Elax again they just always disappoint me Compared to more or less anything Even Jbl control ones which cost £60 a pair Just like you talk about the correctness of quality speakers having a calming effect the Slavs just sent me into a bit of a cranky disappointment really Thanks for your comments cheers K

[@andrewbrazier9664]

Professional & buyer views vary hugely between models for Elac speakers . Cheap Audio Man ( highly recommend if you enjoy the no nonsense presentation from this channel ) is a fan & has an excellent comparison between Debuts & Reference DBR52 . Others say Reference sound is quite reserved / laid back. So depends what presentation is preferred 👍

[@frankgeary3669]

Hi Kelvin ,I have Bose Studio craft 350 speakers. Have you done a review on them.

[@froidd758]

I want the Rogers LS3/5a.. . I have the KeF R3 now... how do they compare?

[@stereoreviewx]

Well I haven’t heard of the r3 But I was very unimpressed with the LS 50s So I’m pretty down on those single point Drivers from KEf Though I was a huge fan of KEF in the 70s The Rogers are pretty much a close proximity monitor I would buy secondhand ones if you can You’ll get loads more base from the KEF but it’s not a bass I like and I don’t like the sound of those cones

[@dimachesebastian6407]

Good honest review. When can u review speakers particulary in low volume listening? Arround 50db. Is ls3/5a gonna winn again?

[@stereoreviewx]

Yes the LS358 would be a winner at low volume what you Gotta do is have them close I mean 6/7 feet away from your head

[@dimachesebastian6407]

@@stereoreviewx i can do that but speakers will stand 1 feet close to wall. Is that an issue?

[@haroldbriones6510]

Same thoughts on the elac sound!cheers

[@marksolstafir]

Can you pls do a video on Wharfedale Denton 85 Anniversary vs Elac DBR62 ?

[@alexfalcao]

Some cheap speakers may surprise us. I'm using an inexpensive US $149.00 Fluance SX6 with a Sansui AU-5500 and sounds good with a decent bass. Sounds better than the infinity intermezzo 2.6p, a US $2,000.00 from year 2000, of course the infinity intermezzo 2.6p has a better huge bass.

[@gdwlaw5549]

May I suggest the REL 5ti subwoofer. This transformed my setup. Wires up to the speaker connections on my amp.

[@stereoreviewx]

Yes I am getting round to subwoofers soon I have been phobic about them

[@gdwlaw5549]

@@stereoreviewx I was too. I gave my nearly new Klipsch subwoofer to my son to complement his sound bar . It was a disaster to be honest. The plates would tremble in the kitchen for sure! I then tried the very small REL 5ti at my local dealer. It has literally transformed my system with tight base and seems to integrate perfectly. I’m not using the subwoofer out on my Yamaha R-N803D. The wiring goes straight too the R/L out connectors. It’s really easy to adjust bas levels. I can hardly hear where it starts off. Seems to be the perfect audiophile subwoofer :-) I like bookshelf speakers on stands.

[@snuffpappy]

Have you spent any time with Monitor Audio floorstanding speakers. I find them "faster" that others with unique transients.

[@alexandervaneijken7741]

Another thing why this is such a good site: when an appliance costs say 700,00 GBP Mr. Kelvin tells the viewer that this is serious money for the average Hifi fan. The High End community is quite blase about this and considers every appliance beneath 10,000.00 as inferior. I exaggerate a bit ,but only a bit

[@stereoreviewx]

Yes Alexander you’re right you’re meant to spend £2000 on an amplifier And think that’s just fine when I can get a decent car for that Cheers K

[@jeppepedersen7006]

The Rogers look something out of the 70’s I love them! edit: it is lol

[@stereoreviewx]

first made in the 70s

[@colindevine3233]

Jist for the record Ian Durys hit me with your rythim stick was released in 1978 , :),keep it real man :)

[@stereoreviewx]

There ain’t half been some clever bastards🙁

[@colindevine3233]

@@stereoreviewx you can handle it ma man :)

[@colindevine3233]

@@toxtethogrady6334 :)

[@benjaminqilafku5714]

That pesky blue pen tried in vein poking a hole on Roger's woofer.

[@RUfromthe40s]

mostly it´s sensivety and frequency response also the design that allows sound to flow as natural as possible. A question, does Rogers are now the so talked about focal? i have a pair of Rogers(two way ) speakers and in the back have the symbol of focal as the word ,they belonged to my father and i´m not yet finding where he kept the manuals but it seems a model from Rogers?are you aware of what it might be, ELAC is a well know brand for me as i have from my father a turntable and amplification system with speakers from this excelent brand the turntable today it´s hard to compare as even expensive cartridges don´t sound so good in detail and dynamics ,much less this new wave of turntables ,looking like it were made on someone´s back shed, it´s so wrong young people thinking that the horrible sound of around 1.000€ turntables is what people used to listen in the past ,well was much above any cd sound no matter what DAC you have, the problem is being a old format, digital in the 80´s was far from cd sound but someone is making millions for prepectuating or continue to use this 70´s developed format which was fun in the 80´s but today is kind of sad ,the Lp´s converted to digital and cd sound maybe 30% of the real sound, making some kids think that this was the sound of the bands we loved to hear but so far from the truth ,also related with the fact that in 1980 all brands decreased their quality to make them components afordable to more people, but paying thousands you would keep having old quality, available at low price before, in the late 80´s to early 90´s technics sold several models of turntables that the prices were around what today is 70€ ,seen some with stroboscope but belt driven, they work today with full quality, the main problem either than excessive expensive cartridges are the size of the stylus which ,the first i bought i thought the whole tip had fallen but seen with a binocular magnifying device one can see a tip of a stylus like if it was 2 meters high and the diference is huge against old strylus that also had at least 3x more hours of use

[@stereoreviewx]

yes kids don't seem to get hi fi much these days

[@RUfromthe40s]

@@stereoreviewx its true but some do have interest , in the last maybe 20 years , having talks with kids that were around 18 that i knew because they played live in a cafe or alcohol and food ,tradicional to the region we live and also a music club and concert hall ,this starting in 2003 , after knowing that i had a home studio they would ask me to record them a demo and being themselves somehow creating a new kind of rock sound and having all known tradicional instruments who are expensive and some of them had not money but they worked to invest in instruments and amplifiers , i for sure would be unterested in recording them a demo having also interesting lyrics wich surprised me when i was not expecting to hear nothing new from this kids generation after knowing eachother i made 3 of them ,and i'm refering to a 4 menber band , they become adicted to cassette recording to which i told them what to buy and having a lot of cassete boxes i would offer to each ,two boxes of tdk Sa , others havi g less money ,they asked me if i could find them a component system that i offer myself to buy them not only on ebay but in national sites a 500€ system , after having the money i would buy them a good sounding but cheap system , with excelent sound compared to their parents 90's cheap compact systems , this without any profit to me and through the years tgey would ask me how to improve this or that component to have a higher quality in their systems , that hapoened to a lot of young kids through out the years, but in general a mp3 player or a computer with amplifier and speakers would satisfy most of them , some would be happy with a smartphone with computer amplified speakers or even just a set of headphones , after several years i would be amazed by how much cds or records they had bought ,most of it in 2nd hand . But , it's true in general no one has interest in hi-fi , but the same happens with music , everybody says that there is no quality music this days but that as well couldn't be more far from the truth , with only spotify i discovered a lot of new bands with great quality music in diferent styles ,so many good lps being released with great quality and i bought several cds having learned how good were this new bands , but mainstream is ridiculous at diferent styles even the now so called alternative being soft rock or heavy rock or acoustic music or folk bands, the same happened in the 80's having dozens of real alternative bands , so some kids are interested in hi-fi ,the main problem , Money . One of the main reasons i trash a lot of brands saying they are good when in reality they sound horrible, and having a listening room , most of tem are happy if by their 40's could find a litle place they call home , being most of the kids living with their parents in this age in their bedrooms, which is sad. there are always exceptions to the rule about the interest in hi-fi , some even had the luck of their parents having stored in boxes old components and also records or cds that myself am surprised when asked if a amplifier from Rotel or accuphase with jbl speakers have any quality and than the question "is it close to Sony quality?" and i don't even know what to reply in the moment or a question like"why does technics having good turntables didn't built nothing else?" to those i shoe them in my home ofice some components i have from the 70's and they look like they saw a pug flying ,so to speak. In general these are strange days.

[@D1N02]

Did you ever listen to Philips Hifi International speakers? I'd like to know how they compare to british models of the seventies (Since I am in The Netherlands, there's loads of them for sale here. In the Seventies almost everyone bought Philips.)

[@douglasyong6939]

My Elac Debut 2.0 F6.2 sound a bit boomy and needs a powerful amplifier..akin to using a v8 to drive at 50kmh

[@paulkerr9128]

Is there a modern speaker in the sub $1000 range that you think is really good and that stacks up to some of the best vintage speakers?

[@drs-Rigo-Reus]

Monitor Audio Studio 2 (se). Try that. Blows all these away.

[@drs-Rigo-Reus]

Amphion Argon 2 or 3 fantastic too.

[@paulkerr9128]

@@drs-Rigo-Reus thanks, I'll take a look at those.

[@tshaolin971]

In the price range of the ls50 but better sounding you have the Wharfedales Evo 4.2 and the Quad S2.

[@chinmeysway]

ascend acoustics sierra 1 or 2 or lx

[@chrisclose7793]

I think the B&W dm602s might be worth a review

[@Elias-d5e]

I combined my Rogers with a b&w subwoofer. Works fine with classical music, tends to be aggressive with pop, and terrible with movies. I just can't get it set up right.

[@kundeneun4055]

Cool, me too, before 610 and now 608, match perfect!

[@tshaolin971]

A home theater with the Rogers ? They weren't designed for this purpose in mind, HT speakers have a large soundstage.

[@Elias-d5e]

@@tshaolin971 Agreed, and it does not work a bit...Too booomy. But I sometimes want to watch a movie and do not want a separate system for that.

[@Elias-d5e]

@@kundeneun4055 I have the 608, good for classical music, quite hard for pop because the B&W bass is far more aggressive than the Rogers.

[@tshaolin971]

@@Elias-d5e I had the Kef and hesitated with B&W too. But finally after a long and tough process of large vetting, I'll buy the Quad S2 today for a refined sound with just the right amount of bass for a medium sized room and without agressivity in the highs, close to the Rogers in the medium musical reproduction but also with current standards of dynamic, neutrality and balance for home theaters usage. They tickles all the right boxes for an excellent price value but you have to import from UK. Here is a sound test kzbin.info/www/bejne/a5vThY2la85mi68

[@amanipani6623]

Please, waiting same review on Elac unifi-ub5?!!!

[@mikepxg6406]

About $400 and $2100 respectively.

[@stereoreviewx]

Thank you

[@rubemlimacampos587]

Muito boas as caixas , excelentes

[@drs-Rigo-Reus]

Amphion Argon 2 or 3 fantastic also.

[@zeissiez]

Thanks for the interesting comparison. May I know how far did you place the LS50 from the wall?

[@stereoreviewx]

I had them about a metre out I have had those speakers quite awhile I had of been all sorts of positions

[@theaudioman4446]

You know, a lot of people companies etc try to overcome cabinet resonance with high levels of mass and density. However completely the opposite philosophy can be used i.e light and rigid, and well damped. High mass tends to store energy, while low dissipates it quickly. I think when you look back on older speakers they tend to be lighter, perhaps more in keeping with the latter train of thought. To me, this would allow music to have better pace rhythm and timing, giving the music greater agility and speed. I say this going from the very heavy but well damped KEF LS50, to the Mordaunt Short MS20i Pearl, and finding these cheap speakers much more lively and agile, it's like they have great dexterity, very nimble!

[@stereoreviewx]

I think you’re right the box can be part of the design may be better if it’s plywood even like BBC ones This will probably be called a new revolutionary speaker especially when they realise it will save costs 😅

[@theaudioman4446]

@@stereoreviewx This is an excellent video, which somewhat concurs. Helium is very light and dissipates sound very well. Take a look:- kzbin.info/www/bejne/oKmyq6OGf8ehiqs

[@steverogers6340]

A man (or woman) walks into a hifi shop, "can I help you" asks the sales person , "yes, I'd like to demo some speakers, can I borrow your pen?" Joking aside, another informative video, I really do enjoy them - would like you to review some floorstanders one day. See how they compare to your bookshelf speakers (yes I do own floorstanders)

[@sean_heisler]

😂

[@donbustoarigato2997]

I heard an old pair of the Rogers at an audio fest a decade ago, EVERYONE was drawn to this little giant killer. We could not believe what was coming out of those small cabinets. I have the Elac B6.2. Good, balanced but can be a little too edgy up top, mid-range a little rough recessed. Benefit from good power. Kefs? Too bright, not enough bass for me.

[@andrewforsythe7240]

Edgy up top, I have them too, but not edgy. Wish they were !!

[@ahmadathari3503]

Hello kelvin, did you listen to rogers ls3,5a new classic made by andy whittle? Whats defrence between new and old one?

[@stereoreviewx]

I have not heard of that one mate is it like even more expensive

[@ahmadathari3503]

@@stereoreviewx yea, thats so expensive, thanks

[@muttech16]

No epos ES11 review?

[@ajitrughoo6735]

✌️Great stuff love the reviews!!

[@roquesoprano913]

Thank you so much 👍. Elac b6.2 perfect description.

[@nchristensen3309]

could out a series on how Bob Dylans voice is suppose to sound like ?

[@zeljkostarcevic9881]

got a question,it is about your oppinion of Wharfedale glendale xp2 speaker? thank you

[@stereoreviewx]

Well they’re not the most sophisticated but a big sound want the one with the tweeter that’s blue not the Grey cloth coloured one which is basically a poor tweeter if you ask me. You should’ve paid more than 60 £80 for them I would say. If you feed them with something good I’ll be okay feed was something bad it really won’t work out I’d say

[@zeljkostarcevic9881]

@@stereoreviewx thank you.I'll run them with Onkyo integra a8855,and the tweeter is blue

[@bradleydurbin6784]

The elacs were designed for the mass consumer market. These speakers failed his listening standards, despite glowing reviews from the mainstream audio press. He's just being honest about what sounds good. But hearing is subjective.

[@ErickReyes-oc2or]

great review , can you recommend a good speaker option around $300 because I dont have a budget of $2000, or Elac is the best I can get on that range?

[@johnsweda2999]

You might like to look at the (Sony ss cs5 speaker bookshelf) a bit of a sleeper it's a better speaker than the elac I would say. They run at 6 ohms so you have to make sure a amplifier is capable of running at 4 ohms or below, a subwoofer or two would be ideal but for low mid-range and highs they are an excellent speaker with a great sound stage lively but not bright or fatiguing. If using a subwoofer have to consider the size of room if it's a 1 subwoofer go with a 12" in a medium-sized room +, if it's a small room and you want to go for two, go with 8 inch possibly 10 inch. and wall material is important if it's brick don't go with big drivers in a small to medium rooms. a good amplifier for the speakers on a budget that's really audiophile is the (iotavx SA3 integrated amplifier £400) usually goes on sale might be this time of year buy direct from company in the UK designed and built was going to be a nakamichi amplifier. and can buy the power amplifier and be bridged later on if wanted. I don't know what your circumstances our music tastes or source material you like to listen to? it has a good phono stage as well so hooking up a record player is good has an add-on for Bluetooth apx what is about £25 that plugs into the back if that something you like. Hopefully that helps if you want to discuss anything feel free P.s. when I say about subwoofers any speaker of this size will need a subwoofer or two not just the Sony

[@chinmeysway]

@@johnsweda2999all that audio advice… but on the sonys whoa! that’s nuts arent those pretty damn shrill harding treble? you’d have to have quite a great sounding room. even then

[@andrewforsythe7240]

So the Elac B6,2 is the best speaker there given the price point. Otherwise an unfair review to include the B6,2 . It is not like the price is even close.

[@tz6414]

I auditioned some passive ls50 and thought they sounded absolute cack. No depth to them at all.

[@stereoreviewx]

I’m not a fan either

[@benjaminqilafku5714]

In the nutshell Rogers for glorious past and magic midrange with sound that touches the cord of your heart, KEF big sound and imposing low end in a small footprint and Elac, jack of all trades and master of none.

[@stereoreviewx]

Well put my friend

[@MrJason9142002]

I still don’t understand how the same (roughly) sized speakers can sound so different. I get materials and design differences. But some just sound horrible.

[@stereoreviewx]

Yes it makes you wonder if they’re even trying sometimes

[@saedamad]

Good morning from Singapore

[@vinylrulesok8470]

Just goes to show that bass isn’t everything. Too many people and speakers are focused on delivering bass

[@stereoreviewx]

Seems to be the current preoccupation

[@wim1983]

Just by the speakers lineup, I subscribe ady aha, add Wharfedale Denton to the list.

[@ar_xiv]

pretty sure it's kef drivers in the ls35a at least

[@stereoreviewx]

Oh yeah they are Cath drivers the Twitter is in many companies speakers in the 1970s in particular

[@cpcnw]

Funny, I have LS35a and Beth Orton CD's :)

[@zindahoon]

Hey Kelvin , I think this is another great review in fact I think your reviews are spot on to hit the right chord ( information) .. hate those North American reviewers they just hype things and not telling the truth Cheers.. have you got any information about A company called V British Loudspeaker Model -Q Lol 😂 yes you read it right the company name is British Loudspeaker

[@chrisharper2658]

Kevin, I just watched another video on the LS3/5s and the topic of the white ring that forms around the dust cap of the B110 driver came up. I see your Roger's also have the white ring that may form due to aging. As I understand it, the result is a 1KHz peak in response that shouldn't be there. Interesting... kzbin.info/www/bejne/jH7Niaifo6-Kbck What do you think?

[@stereoreviewx]

Yes not sure about that I thought it was extra coating or doping as they say meaning some kind of PVA or Elmers glue as they call it in the USA I will watch the video

[@chrisharper2658]

@@stereoreviewx They say it turns white because it de-laminates. I read the coating was called Pasti-flex, what ever that is? If its PVA, there was a brand for crafting that was more flexable then normal white/wood glue.

[@neilgaydon5430]

... + crossover caps dry out at that age as it does in old electronics where it’s likely the LS50’s are showing up the tired electronics that have gone bright. A new pair of LS3/5a’s to spec are £2.5k and a new pair of LS50’s with new meta technology are £1,000. I like LS3/5a’s on certain voices and simple acoustic recordings but try using them in todays applications like modern recordings with a wide dynamic range or movies and they sadly show their age and quickly narrow down what you listen to.

[@chrisharper2658]

​@@neilgaydon5430 Interseting, I've been spending lock-down trying to build my version of the LS3/5a and noted that KEF's CS1 has a circuit to tone down 1.1KHz which seems to imply that the B110 must be flawed. Before all this hub bub about the B110 driver, I had one fail and replaced it with a Focal. From my point of view the Focal sounds so much better after toning it down a bit.

[@neilgaydon5430]

@@chrisharper2658 From my limited understanding the LS3/5a is a complete system where the cabinet details are as crucial as the drive units and crossover ie the cabinets must be a certain birch plywood/thickness construction not MDF and needs to be tuned to be lossy to ensure the bass is kept away from the mids. The cabinets and crossovers were designed for pair matched Kef B110’s and T27’s. If anything is changed they’re no longer LS3/5a. That’s not to say you’re not making a better speaker ultimately.

[@moodu1850]

Yeah

[@EmilioSanchez-jq9eb]

Todo el video hablando sin parar,

[@johnsweda2999]

I don't think the Rogers is the best out of the Bunch and you know you'll have to play it with the screen on not the screen off it's designed that way that's what the foam is for has to be a special covering I think it's called burlak cloth grills. The Goodmans ls3/5 version of the speaker is supposed to be good maybe worth looking out for. Wonder if you can help me out I'm looking for a set of speakers from the mid 70s too late two particular models the leak 2075 or the leak 3090 both of them use 15" sandwich drivers, now they seems to be different types of tweeters I'm not sure if that standard or they've been replaced I've seen them with ribbon tweeters and seen them with Wharfedale's because they were working with Wharfedale to design the speaker I will consider any condition but if complete between £500 to £800 if you come across any let me know in the comments thanks. or the 3000 series. Happy Christmas

[@nchristensen3309]

interesting

[@england8754]

I struggled to keep engaged after 5 min 😴😴😴😴

[@iransommer]

همه بدن فقط راجرز با اون صدای جیغش خوبه 😁

[@carlsitler9071]

Something familiar on this video.

[@JayJuch]

for god sakes, don't hit the $2400 speaker's driver with a pen..

[@stereoreviewx]

The ultimate test is to get a mule to kick it 😅

[@rosswalker3284]

at the end of the day there gash bookshelf speakers just dont do it .....get a pair

[@uberspumer6669]

I have two rolls of bog roll glued to a wheelie bin and powered by a ten year old strimmer..... fucking awesome!

[@polkiju7]

Anyone else horrified as he gestures wildly with the pen precipitously close to the drivers!

[@stereoreviewx]

I have taken my pen proficiency test 😅

[@carlitomelon4610]

You need POWER for the LS50s! 200w Mu-Fi bridged monoblocks here AND REL subs ;-)

[@zjzozn]

👍

[@PaulHoyle777]

I get irritated with all the adverts coming in when I'm listening to you make a point. Please just put adverts at the beginning.

[@dinsy512]

Apparently it’s youtube that puts the ads in, that’s how they make money.

[@Enemji]

KZbin knows how to annoy you enough to pay up for their premium no advertising service

[@PaulHoyle777]

Many of the others I watch only have advert's at the beginning. Please look into this.

[@РуфатШиралиев-л8л]

Rogers very primitive speakers and have catastrophic old type drivers with very little magnet systems,therefore have catastrophic low sensitivity 82 db! Today best bookshelf speakers next models: Magnat Signature 903 and Canton Reference 9K (Germany 🇩🇪), Paradigm Persona B (Canada🇨🇦), Legacy Studio HD and Legacy Calibre (USA 🇺🇸).