Anyone Heard the LSA Group / DK Design LSA 2 Floorstanding Speakers?

[thegreatgumbino]

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

http://www.thelsagroup.com/index.asp#

[F.O.Bean]

they look sweet1 how much are they running?

[thegreatgumbino]

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. 

[F.O.Bean]

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

[F.O.Bean]

whatcha pushing them with?

[thegreatgumbino]

whatcha pushing them with?

Parasound HCA-1200II stereo amp and PHP-850 preamp

[F.O.Bean]

cool, that means nothing to me, the playback world is one i know NOTHING about

[cshepherd]

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

[thegreatgumbino]

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

[BC]

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.

[thegreatgumbino]

The VR-2's would be nice, but so would having the $500 delta between a used pair & the LSA's

[F.O.Bean]

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

[cshepherd]

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

[Kyle]

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....

[thegreatgumbino]

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.