![]() ![]() It's usually our own desire for 'the latest. Imho redundancy is a small factor compared to what you get. It will cost a manufacturer of good name potentially far more to abandon their customer base rather than providing a modicum of support. The B&W Formation Duo does despite the app having been created by a part of Bowers & Wilkins that is not there anymore. Kef's original Wireless gets regular updates. Updates will, at some stage, omit certain features that are reserved for 'the latest and greatest'. ![]() Let's look at a more likely option Any long standing manufacturer of mettle will continue to provide updates and support indefinitely. There are (and will be) plenty of cheap streamers around which, as a Work around, can be connected. That leaves future streaming services which may not be compatible if the manufacturer does not support the product anymore. In the worst case scenario they don't but you still have a perfectly functional product until streaming technology completely changes and will not be backward compatible. or whether the manufacturer continues to support the product. That leaves whether you (me) can resist when the next 'best and greatest' is released. A good amplifier/speaker is still a good amplifier in 5 years. Protocol updates can be made via updates. Let's see, streaming technology has not changed much for years. The old audiophile Angst about redundancy. Can LS50 Meta paired with a good DAC/AMP combo perform better than the LS50 Wireless II or should I just go with the flow and buy the wireless version? Since costs will be virtually identical (Wireless II costs pretty much the same with the Meta+PA-10 combo) this is a question regarding pure audio quality rather than a price/performance related one. I wonder which would be the ideal solution for better performance. So basically I am trying to decide between pairing KEF LS 50 with Gold Note DS-10/PA-10 combo or getting LS50 Wireless II and connecting to it via network. Gold Note has a series of products that follow the same design language, a power supply and an amp (PA10 and PSU10 EVO), for the 10 series. I want to extend the existing system so that I can switch the music between my headphones and a pair of bookshelf speakers depending on the situation. I already have a headphone system that consists of a Violectric V590 Pro & Gold Note DS-10 that is connected to a Roon Core running on an Intel NUC. I am also having some trouble choosing between the two. Sorry to resurrect a one month old thread but didn't want to start a new discussion based on the same topic. I would, however, recommend a decent USB cable to take full advantage of this setup. In short, I think the W1 on USB will sound better than a W2 on other inputs, for a lot cheaper. ![]() I have heard the W2 in a shop for a good 30 minutes, but not compared directly both systems side by side, so you may want to check with people who have tried both - as long as they have tried the USB input on the W1, which is the critical point IMO. If your source can output lossless to USB, I would still buy the LS-50 W1 today. However, regarding the LS-50 W2 - I think the LS-50 W1 can be found much cheaper nowadays, and they have a USB input (which the LS-50 W2 doesn’t) which is superior to all other inputs on that speaker/system. I agree with other comments above that the built-in amplification on the LS-50 Wireless (1 or 2) is far superior to most entry-level amplification, and it is perfectly integrated to the speaker(s) in a way that is difficult to match without spending at least twice that amount.
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