EddNog
Major Contributor
Well, count my love affair with LS50 Metas as finally over. Just got these MoFi Electronics SourcePoint 8 standmounts in and…yeah, they destroy the LS50 Metas. No contest. So much richer, more full bodied (this comparing with both pairs of speakers crossed over to an SVS PC-2000 Pro at 60Hz). Soundstage is both deeper and wider, yet imaging is more sharply focused. Bigger sweet spot for listening on top of that. Just stellar—can’t believe I waited this long to do this. Got them open box, so snagged a great deal on them $1,550 for the pair and they look brand new! Selling the pair of SVS 3000 Micro subwoofers, along with the pair of LS50 Metas & S2 stands, and the spare (RCA) miniDSP Flex, should cover the cost of these and then some. Using DIRAC Live to correct only from 12-300Hz with +6.5dB Harman bass tilt.
Besides the soundstage and tonal improvements, I am witnessing a tremendous increase in system headroom. Using the same 60Hz, 30dB/Octave high-pass on both pairs of speakers for a fair comparison (SVS PC-2000 Pro subwoofer in sealed mode covers 60Hz and down, preventing potential localization that would occur at higher crossover frequencies), and playing, “Carmen Fantasy (After Bizet),” as performed by the All-Star Percussion Ensemble, one of the most dynamic tracks I’ve ever listened to, the LS50 Metas rapidly start running out of breath with average volume in the low/mid-70s dB and peak hits around 83dB. The SourcePoint 8s meanwhile happily slam out 91dB peaks with average volume around 81dB with equal, if not even greater clarity (lower distortion).
The difference is truly stunning; I did the numbers before, but there’s a huge difference between, “doing the numbers,” and then witnessing the actual results of changing out the LS50 Metas for the SourcePoint 8s. I also had some initial concerns about going backwards in terms of headroom by removing the 3000 Micro subs and moving back to a, “normal,” 2.1 setup from the three-tiered arrangement, because the 3000 Micros obviously have a huge difference in capacity over the single 8” mid/low driver on the MoFis, but, “the numbers,” indicated that in reality the 3000 Micros were just overkill and the MoFis would be more than enough, and fortunately the reality turned out to be a confirmation of them, with the added benefit of significantly improved lower-mid and upper-bass clarity. I haven’t lost any punch or slam at all in giving up the small subs for upper bass, such is the capability of these big standmounts. Listening to Flying Dragons and Leaping Tigers performed by Yim Hok-Man at reference levels is absolutely mind-blowing!
-Ed
Besides the soundstage and tonal improvements, I am witnessing a tremendous increase in system headroom. Using the same 60Hz, 30dB/Octave high-pass on both pairs of speakers for a fair comparison (SVS PC-2000 Pro subwoofer in sealed mode covers 60Hz and down, preventing potential localization that would occur at higher crossover frequencies), and playing, “Carmen Fantasy (After Bizet),” as performed by the All-Star Percussion Ensemble, one of the most dynamic tracks I’ve ever listened to, the LS50 Metas rapidly start running out of breath with average volume in the low/mid-70s dB and peak hits around 83dB. The SourcePoint 8s meanwhile happily slam out 91dB peaks with average volume around 81dB with equal, if not even greater clarity (lower distortion).
The difference is truly stunning; I did the numbers before, but there’s a huge difference between, “doing the numbers,” and then witnessing the actual results of changing out the LS50 Metas for the SourcePoint 8s. I also had some initial concerns about going backwards in terms of headroom by removing the 3000 Micro subs and moving back to a, “normal,” 2.1 setup from the three-tiered arrangement, because the 3000 Micros obviously have a huge difference in capacity over the single 8” mid/low driver on the MoFis, but, “the numbers,” indicated that in reality the 3000 Micros were just overkill and the MoFis would be more than enough, and fortunately the reality turned out to be a confirmation of them, with the added benefit of significantly improved lower-mid and upper-bass clarity. I haven’t lost any punch or slam at all in giving up the small subs for upper bass, such is the capability of these big standmounts. Listening to Flying Dragons and Leaping Tigers performed by Yim Hok-Man at reference levels is absolutely mind-blowing!
-Ed
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. I’ve got the Kef Q Concerto Meta, Kef R3 Meta and these Mofi’s on my list of speakers for my home theatre LCR.
