I saw a pair of used royal blue LS50 meta and immediately snatch it up at close to retail price. It is a limited edition colour and I have to say, the finishing looks absolutely high-end. much more expensive looking than the other speakers I have at the moment, though i would say the colour can be highly polarising.
A little bit of context, I listened to LS50 (non meta) and have never liked them. Thought that they sounded hollow and a little too bright for my liking. So I was very hesitant to get the meta but since the limited royal blue is available on the local market, and I have some spare cash, i went for it.
I listen to my speakers on a desktop setting as my computer speakers. The LS50 meta is as what the reviews said. It is really detailed yet it doesn't sound bright. It in fact sounded just a tad warm yet highly detailed. I don't know how is this possible since being detailed and warm is oxymoron.
off axis and imaging is absolutely wonderful as well. low volume listening is also the best I've experienced.
here are my quick opinions on how the meta compares to my other speakers
Falcon Gold Badge
The bass on these are surprisingly better than the ls50 meta. hits harder and tighter than the ls50 meta. Its mid-range magic is also better than the ls50 meta. Somehow though, the gold badge can be transparent to a fault and make certain recordings appear bright. as computer speakers, the ls50 meta is more forgiving and a better match than falcon gold badge.
P3esr XD
p3esr XD is in almost everyway inferior to falcon gold badge so whatever I've said above is true for p3esr xd as well. except the looks. p3esr xd in olive is the best looking speakers I've had.
graham ls6
the sweet midrange and scale of graham ls6 is unmatched among the speakers I've had. LS50 meta is nowhere near the level of graham ls6 when it comes to midrange. But ls6 is a one-trick pony. it can't play modern music like hip hop well and can sound a little too warm for most people. the meta are much more versatile
amphion argon 1
These speakers have very poor off axis performance which is why i rarely use them. however, its bass goes deeper and tighter than ls50 meta. I find the bass to be amphion argon's biggest strength. Its midrange is not as detailed as ls50 meta but its presentation is less in the face than the metas. you feel like you are in row 4 with the argons but row 2 with the metas.
ATC SCM11
huge fan of ATC and find that it is still better than the meta in most areas. the ATC mid range is also better than meta's mid range. It is however not as detailed as the meta. it is also significantly larger and visually less appealing than meta.
I'd like to hear what are your experiences with the meta.
A little bit of context, I listened to LS50 (non meta) and have never liked them. Thought that they sounded hollow and a little too bright for my liking. So I was very hesitant to get the meta but since the limited royal blue is available on the local market, and I have some spare cash, i went for it.
I listen to my speakers on a desktop setting as my computer speakers. The LS50 meta is as what the reviews said. It is really detailed yet it doesn't sound bright. It in fact sounded just a tad warm yet highly detailed. I don't know how is this possible since being detailed and warm is oxymoron.
off axis and imaging is absolutely wonderful as well. low volume listening is also the best I've experienced.
here are my quick opinions on how the meta compares to my other speakers
Falcon Gold Badge
The bass on these are surprisingly better than the ls50 meta. hits harder and tighter than the ls50 meta. Its mid-range magic is also better than the ls50 meta. Somehow though, the gold badge can be transparent to a fault and make certain recordings appear bright. as computer speakers, the ls50 meta is more forgiving and a better match than falcon gold badge.
P3esr XD
p3esr XD is in almost everyway inferior to falcon gold badge so whatever I've said above is true for p3esr xd as well. except the looks. p3esr xd in olive is the best looking speakers I've had.
graham ls6
the sweet midrange and scale of graham ls6 is unmatched among the speakers I've had. LS50 meta is nowhere near the level of graham ls6 when it comes to midrange. But ls6 is a one-trick pony. it can't play modern music like hip hop well and can sound a little too warm for most people. the meta are much more versatile
amphion argon 1
These speakers have very poor off axis performance which is why i rarely use them. however, its bass goes deeper and tighter than ls50 meta. I find the bass to be amphion argon's biggest strength. Its midrange is not as detailed as ls50 meta but its presentation is less in the face than the metas. you feel like you are in row 4 with the argons but row 2 with the metas.
ATC SCM11
huge fan of ATC and find that it is still better than the meta in most areas. the ATC mid range is also better than meta's mid range. It is however not as detailed as the meta. it is also significantly larger and visually less appealing than meta.
I'd like to hear what are your experiences with the meta.