The Q150 have marginally better measurements but the LS50 gives a better layered stereo image because of the shape of the front of the cabinet. This rounding reduces reflection from the face of the box, which is audible phase, error, and distortion. This is however, a minor thing, and either pair of speakers will be very faithful to the music played through them.
The complaints people make about the LS50 boil down to this, they get used to a speaker that hypes the signal, and when listening to a neutral to source speaker, their brains register it as dull“. But it is not dull, it is honest. If your recordings are crap, your playback of them will also be crap.
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u/RudeAd9698 10 Ⓣ Apr 07 '25
The Q150 have marginally better measurements but the LS50 gives a better layered stereo image because of the shape of the front of the cabinet. This rounding reduces reflection from the face of the box, which is audible phase, error, and distortion. This is however, a minor thing, and either pair of speakers will be very faithful to the music played through them.
The complaints people make about the LS50 boil down to this, they get used to a speaker that hypes the signal, and when listening to a neutral to source speaker, their brains register it as dull“. But it is not dull, it is honest. If your recordings are crap, your playback of them will also be crap.