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Title: Anyone Heard the LSA Group / DK Design LSA 2 Floorstanding Speakers?
Post by: thegreatgumbino on October 29, 2006, 02:21:59 PM: I'm eying a pair of these, but looking for some feedback on the sound quality. Can't find much about them on the web except a few general reviews. What I have found says they are fantastic speakers for the price with a big soundstage & great imaging. I was hoping that someone here might have some first hand listening experience with them.

(http://www.thelsagroup.com/images/LSA.jpg)

http://audiorevelation.com/mm5/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=AR&Product_Code=SLLSA2&Category_Code=LSA (http://audiorevelation.com/mm5/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=AR&Product_Code=SLLSA2&Category_Code=LSA)

http://www.thelsagroup.com/index.asp# (http://www.thelsagroup.com/index.asp#)
Title: Re: Anyone Heard the LSA Group / DK Design LSA 2 Floorstanding Speakers?
Post by: F.O.Bean on October 30, 2006, 01:23:26 PM: they look sweet1 how much are they running?
Title: Re: Anyone Heard the LSA Group / DK Design LSA 2 Floorstanding Speakers?
Post by: thegreatgumbino on October 30, 2006, 01:25:57 PM: Quote from: Bean on October 30, 2006, 01:23:26 PM
they look sweet1 how much are they running?

$2,500 MSRP, but there's a used pair on Agon that I've been in contact about for considerably less.
Title: Re: Anyone Heard the LSA Group / DK Design LSA 2 Floorstanding Speakers?
Post by: F.O.Bean on October 30, 2006, 01:33:57 PM: Quote from: thegreatgumbino on October 30, 2006, 01:25:57 PM
Quote from: Bean on October 30, 2006, 01:23:26 PM
they look sweet1 how much are they running?

$2,500 MSRP, but there's a used pair on Agon that I've been in contact about for considerably less.

cool, i may go the vr2 route, have ZERO clue on an amp tho :( might just run PC>Grace 902>vr2's

wonder if that would push enough ???
Title: Re: Anyone Heard the LSA Group / DK Design LSA 2 Floorstanding Speakers?
Post by: F.O.Bean on October 30, 2006, 01:34:20 PM: whatcha pushing them with?
Title: Re: Anyone Heard the LSA Group / DK Design LSA 2 Floorstanding Speakers?
Post by: thegreatgumbino on October 30, 2006, 01:36:29 PM: Quote from: Bean on October 30, 2006, 01:34:20 PM
whatcha pushing them with?

Parasound HCA-1200II stereo amp and PHP-850 preamp
Title: Re: Anyone Heard the LSA Group / DK Design LSA 2 Floorstanding Speakers?
Post by: F.O.Bean on October 30, 2006, 01:40:41 PM: cool, that means nothing to me, the playback world is one i know NOTHING about :(
Title: Re: Anyone Heard the LSA Group / DK Design LSA 2 Floorstanding Speakers?
Post by: cshepherd on October 30, 2006, 01:59:13 PM: Some Audiogoners have accused DK Designs of covertly over-hyping their amplifiers on forum boards. This guy's got less than 50 hours on them and asking $1950...For only a couple hundred bucks more, you could have a brand new pair with dealer support. 10% off is $2250. You might even be able to better than that.

If I were looking for speakers on Audiogone, I would buy the Living Voice Auditorium mk. I for $1295. That speaker is hard to beat for twice the money. The mk. II versions are $4295. The mk. I's were $3295 when current.

http://cls.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/cls.pl?spkrfull&1165792205

Chris
Title: Re: Anyone Heard the LSA Group / DK Design LSA 2 Floorstanding Speakers?
Post by: thegreatgumbino on October 30, 2006, 02:22:30 PM: Quote from: cshepherd on October 30, 2006, 01:59:13 PM
Some Audiogoners have accused DK Designs of covertly over-hyping their amplifiers on forum boards. This guy's got less than 50 hours on them and asking $1950...For only a couple hundred bucks more, you could have a brand new pair with dealer support. 10% off is $2250. You might even be able to better than that.

If I were looking for speakers on Audiogone, I would buy the Living Voice Auditorium mk. I for $1295. That speaker is hard to beat for twice the money. The mk. II versions are $4295. The mk. I's were $3295 when current.

http://cls.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/cls.pl?spkrfull&1165792205

Chris

Thanks, Chris. The pair of LSA 2's I was looking at are actually $1,200 obo. That's 50% off MSRP, which seems like a pretty good deal, especially if he'll take an obo offer.

http://cls.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/cls.pl?spkrfull&1166659771 (http://cls.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/cls.pl?spkrfull&1166659771)
Title: Re: Anyone Heard the LSA Group / DK Design LSA 2 Floorstanding Speakers?
Post by: BC on October 30, 2006, 02:48:22 PM: Quote from: Bean on October 30, 2006, 01:33:57 PM

cool, i may go the vr2 route, have ZERO clue on an amp tho :( might just run PC>Grace 902>vr2's

You will need a power amp between the 902 and speakers.
Title: Re: Anyone Heard the LSA Group / DK Design LSA 2 Floorstanding Speakers?
Post by: thegreatgumbino on October 30, 2006, 02:51:12 PM: The VR-2's would be nice, but so would having the $500 delta between a used pair & the LSA's
Title: Re: Anyone Heard the LSA Group / DK Design LSA 2 Floorstanding Speakers?
Post by: F.O.Bean on October 30, 2006, 02:56:12 PM: Quote from: BC on October 30, 2006, 02:48:22 PM
Quote from: Bean on October 30, 2006, 01:33:57 PM

cool, i may go the vr2 route, have ZERO clue on an amp tho :( might just run PC>Grace 902>vr2's

You will need a power amp between the 902 and speakers.

ahh, ok, sorry, like i said, i really know that little about playback
Title: Re: Anyone Heard the LSA Group / DK Design LSA 2 Floorstanding Speakers?
Post by: cshepherd on October 30, 2006, 03:28:55 PM: Those are listed as Von Schweikert VR-2's...I didn't see them. There was only one pair listed as LSA, and they are $1950 obo (http://cls.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/cls.pl?spkrfull&1165444931). That ad seems a little fishy to me. Just my .02. I think the Living Voice is a safer bet.

Chris
Title: Re: Anyone Heard the LSA Group / DK Design LSA 2 Floorstanding Speakers?
Post by: Kyle on October 30, 2006, 04:44:08 PM: Quote from: Bean on October 30, 2006, 01:23:26 PM
cool, i may go the vr2 route, have ZERO clue on an amp tho :( might just run PC>Grace 902>vr2's

wonder if that would push enough ???

I am planning on the VR2 route as well, and then the Klipsch would become my surrounds - all I would need is that LCR-15 center and I would have a sweet two channel setup for tunes and a rocking home theater for flicks.... >:D
Title: Re: Anyone Heard the LSA Group / DK Design LSA 2 Floorstanding Speakers?
Post by: thegreatgumbino on October 30, 2006, 04:55:57 PM: Quote from: thegreatgumbino on October 30, 2006, 02:51:12 PM
The VR-2's would be nice, but so would having the $500 delta between a used pair & the LSA's

I agree the VR-2's would be nice. I was hoping to save some $ to invest in a new LSD2 to play around with some Blumlein & M/S recordings though. Although, it would appear that not many people have heard these LSA's.