As a regular, blue-collar worker, audiophile I really appreciate the component reviews around $500. Thank you sir.

I love Arc! So funny and cool to see it used in a review. The story is that when Sonic Youth toured with Neil Young, Thurston Moore of SY joked to Neil that he should release a live album that was a collection of just feedback from the shows. But Neil didn't think of it as a joke, he thought it was a great idea and did it! And "Piper at the Gates of Dawn", wow yes! That's a favorite that I've only seen referenced by one other reviewer (Art Dudley, RIP)

There's an Audiophiliac imposter scamming my viewers, DON'T respond! I don't do giveaways or ask for money (except for my Patreon).

I’ve been getting the Underwood HiFi site in emails for some time now. They have everything! So many great brands. I’d love to see you review one of their LSA amplifiers, Steve. Also, I’d also love to see you review some of the Jolida / Black Ice products. They seem very well made and priced very reasonably. Great speaker review as usual. Thanks! 🙂🎶👍

Price shocked me Build quality is 🔥 great job steve lots of bass heads out there , I have noticed most standmounts with strong bass like power to move the coil/cone 😆 Thanks Steve

finally, I believe yours is the first youtube review on LSA speakers. Beautiful speaker. Hope u can review their other speakers too, thks

Impressed at how you can paint the aural image in my mind if these speakers. And it’s so helpful that you tell us your view of the sound and music you think they suit. Thank you.

I am constantly amazed at the products Wally at Underwood keeps offering. Quality and affordable pricing that punches way above its price point. I've been mulling over these speakers for a few days, but your review sealed the deal -- I'm ordering a pair. Would enjoy seeing you review Underwood's LSA T-3 Turntable made for them by Margules Audio. Looks amazing.

Underwood knows good sound. I have the original LSA Signatures and they aren’t going anywhere. Thanks for clearing up where I’ve seen those before. Underwood has great service and I dealt with Wally ( owner) who was great.

Similar to my RCL the small loudspeaker from the early 80's. 40 years and when I think of changing them its because I haven't been using them. I stick them on and get involved with the music.

The looks of those speakers remind me of my pair of Edifier S3000 Pro powered bookshelf speakers (also 6 1/2-inch woofers, and also 38Hz), which also weigh 23lbs each. A bazillion high-five reviews of these audiophile speakers, PLUS, one of the best parts for me considering my listening area, the wireless connection between the two speakers-I had to buy them. So stinkin’ glad I did!! They sound amazing, and I wish you could get your hands on a pair to review. Anyway, I stopped a couple minutes into your review to type this-now back to the review. Oh, the Edifiers have a treble and bass adjustment knob on the back of the master speaker, in case your room conditions do not allow you to situate them perfectly. Just thought I would add this in. Okay, back to the review.

I can confirm that Underwood HI Fi (Walter is the owner) is a great place to buy equipment from. They are very knowledgeable and their LSA line of speakers has had very good reviews outside of this one by Steve. Their Towers are impressive as well. They sell direct so that's why pricing is so reasonable and they stand behind their products. ps, I am not affiliated but I have bought more than a few items from Walter and Underwood HI Fi. They are good people for sure. They are located in Hawaii, I believe.

Listen to Steve when he said you don’t need a Subwoofer with these speakers 👍I’m running Amazon HD from my iPad Pro to the chord mojo to my UNICO Primo out to these LSA 50’s and just played 4 bass tracks & when I played Electrified by Boris Blank (Carl Craig Headphone Hookup) it feels like having 2 15” Subs! The room pressurized my ears like I’ve never heard out of any speaker this size! Wowzer! If you want BIG BASS grab a pair of these LSA 50’s! And Walter recommended 100 hrs. break-in before BASS attack😂😂 By that time your socks will curl up😂 This is BASS folks.. This will wake the neighbors & quake the walls.. Thanks Steve.. I should have ordered these long ago.. Try some Yello but open the windows 1st.😂😂

Have a LSA Warp 1 amp headed my way. Excited to try it out. Now I'm curious about thier speakers.

Seems like a lot of the sonic characteristics you describe can be attributed to the unusually high crossover point but also to a very capable woofer. I've come to respect small form speakers much more in recent years and this might really fill a niche in that market. Thanks for the presentation as always Steve.

Two speakers diverged in a room. Robert Frost would be proud of Steve. Awesome as always 👏 😎 👌 Thank you

I bought LSA for my home theater back in 2014. Still sound great.

Thanks for recommending these speakers. Even after paying for shipping I think they are excellent value. I am still running them in. I have a fluance RT 85 up front and notwithstanding a lot of my records are 40 years old they sound great.

Every time I think I've decided on what speakers to buy I run into one of your reviews, and then start the quest all over again! Great review.

This is the best hobby in the world, any price range and get awesome fun and joy and musical beauty. Those little speakers are gorgeous. I would by them but I want the Linton Warfedale 3 way 85th anniversary. I am probably going to get these next for my bedroom rig. Just Because....lol My ultimate is to get one or more Harbeth models, ive always wanted middle sized models or bigger. Not that shoebox small one.

Got a pair! Bass monsters!! Great speakers. Thanks for a spot on review!

I'm listening to this through those same Sonus Faber speakers, only mine are labelled Signums. Bought them 22 years ago and they are still outstanding.

Beautiful to look at and if you say it rocks you then I certainly believe you. Have a great day Steve.

Your description of how the LSA 50s sound is similar to how I found th+e Boston Acoustics M15s. Low volume was vieled, moderate was still ehhh, but driving them to the hilt with a 120 watt HK 3490 made them sound better than those costing alot more.

Really Nice! Thanks 👍

Would love to hear you review a few Swan speakers! Especially the swan m200mkiii and the bigger brother 3 way swan m300 mkii! Cheers again

I’m really interested in these. Are these the cheapest 6.5 inch speakers you have reviewed on this channel? Seem like a really good value. Thanks Steve!

That treated paper cones looks much alike as the Wilson Watt Puppy, the tweeter is first soft dome with lens over it I have seen maybe to boost a little 10 khz to 20 khz region

They also look like the Usher BE-718.

The side panels remind me of the Edifier S1000

it look almost like a exactly like concerto sonus Faber. even the cones.. I own one since 90's still have them, I'm a hoarder. and the review is exactly like it. nice for 499

Howdy, word on the street is this uses the very nice Dayton RST28F tweeter. That is a very good budget DIY spec tweeter. $42 each from PE. So that is $84(retail, I am sure LSA gets a lower price) in tweeters. Anyway doesn't mean the speaker is good buy itself but those tweeters are comparable with many much more expensive DIY/OEM tweeters.

RIP Klipsh and Elac .

Like most, I’ve never heard of LSA and by the way it looks, I thought it was a high end speaker priced at $4,999. Thought $499 was a typo, ha.

Thanks for the review of these. Back at Axpona 2019 their big brother, I don’t remember the number, was one of my favorite bookshelves (that I could afford!). Punched way above its price in my opinion. Even in a crappy hotel room. Still looking to maybe pick up a pair someday.

They initially reminded me of the Opera Mezza monitors.

I received a pair today. First impression is very positive. Image well, bass and mid bass is quite good. Musical, yet a bit reticent. I'm looking forward to them during and after break-in. Wally says it'll take 200 hours. System: Mac Mini TIDAL and Audirvana > DENAFRIPS Ares II > Freya + > recapped Nikko Alpha III (great amp!) - Audioquest MacKenzie interconnects and DIY ribbon speaker cables and DIY power cables. 1.2KVA industrial isolation transformer. Sota Sapphire/ET2/Grado/Mani doing vinyl

I have a pair of LSA2’s floorstanders, amazing performance for the money

Hi Steve... what speaker do you like for late night listening . 60 watt tube amp. Thanks for all your excellent work!

Thanks for the review, Steve. Very interesting. I owned a pair of Jungson Beauty Deity tower speakers that were manufactured probably 10 years ago in China and they looked almost identical in construction and materials to these LSA speakers, I’m guessing they may be the same company manufacturing these. They too were very impressive for the money especially in the bass quantity department, similar to this review.

It looks like they bought some old Usher 718 cabinets and put some drivers in there :)

When you were speaking about the electa amator you actually showed us a picture of the Signum . I know for shure because I owe one . ;-)

Looks like my old usher x719

Damm. So many underrated speakers. Old cantons. And lest we forget. Jamo

These *look* a lot like my Sonus Faber Concertinos (which cost a lot more back in the day / 90's). I'm kind of a Sonus Faber fanboy, have a pair of Minima Amators, a pair of Electa Amators and a pair of Cremonas. But the only ones currently hooked up to a running system in my home are the Concertinos (i'm running ATC SCM-11's in the main system in the living room). Will never sell the Concertinos though - very special tweeter in those beauties!

Amazing review!

I ordered a pair after waking Walter up at 2:30am Hawaii time this morning 😂😂 I’ll do a few music demo videos hooked to the UNICO Primo & a few other Amplifiers as soon as they get delivered… They come out of Georgia USA👍

Let us hear em Steve!

I bought the LSA 20 towers that are now selling for $1700 a pair. I just got the Buchardt Mk 2s. The Buchardts are clearer but don't do justice to Bass guitar. The LSA 20 Signature towers have much better bass but the upper mids lack detail. I found switching to a ESS dac delivers some of this detail to the LSA. Considering the price and bass, I would buy the LSA 20 Signature towers over the Buchardt. They need 150 watts per channel. The sound signature would be described as Harbeth theater towers. LSA is about to release speakers with ribbon tweeters in the higher end.

would love to see a 3 way floor stander from these guys

I agree about PF. But they were always great, and better. My friends from Buffalo were into early PF and that's how I got into it.

Excellent 👌

One benefit of 3.8khz crossover is that tweeter may not distort at higher volumes, esp when its 1.1inch vs typical 1 inch. Most 2 way monitors are crossed at 1.8-2.7khz. ... What is the material of the woofer?

Without volume, (space and loudness), I have never heard decent bass. 👍👍👍

These also look a lot like Usher speakers. I wonder if any components are shared.

There are so many good speakers out there at a reasonable price it's enough to spin my head off! With this speaker at its price, I think I my spun my head into the other room!🤪🤭😬

Keep wanting to try Wally's headphones, or the clone "Kennertons"...but do I really need 4 sets headphones....

These Speakers are Identical Twins of some Usher Speakers I use to own.

those speakers look like speakers that were made by Usher

Sounds like a decent pair speakers 👍

I wonder how would these compete with original Ushers x718/719 ? I have Ushers x719 and love them but Im thinking about lsa 80 for an upgrade ....

Hey Steve😊 I just got a notice.from "you" about winning a giveaway. Is it a tube of black silicon goop ? 🤔 Seriously, Nils in Florida

The first sonus faber hè showed were a pair of signum for sure

steve the 100 's are out,,you should call underwood and get a pair,,,,i'm hearing super things

For some reason I thought these speakers were made in Mar a Lago Florida. Maybe it's the writing on the box.

Great review 👍

They look like a clone of Usher’s BE-718.

How does the tweeter perform? Upper mids through the high? Do instruments sound natural or is there brightness, or is it somewhat veiled?

This looks exactly like 10 years old Usher speakers, even the membranes are the same..?

There's an even beefier bigger model of those with a passive radiator on the back, I'm hearing alot of good things about those.

Steve you should see if HSU Research, yes the sub woofer people would send you there HB-1 MK2 Horn Bookshelf Speaker - It really hits beyond it's price point I think your listeners would be interested. For 199.00ea I think they hit way beyond there price point. No I do not work for them, but I had a pair in my bookshelf days.

Ahh Steve a frequency response graph from the listening posición. Geez my 79 lascalas are Flat as hell. Ya they are well placed. Take up the room.

Hi Steve. Huge fan of you. Looking for budget towers that really rock. Bass specially. What do you recommend? Despite living in Brazil, I can manage to import them. Appreciate. Alex

Thank you! & If you had to choose what do you think is better; LSA 50 or Klipsch RP-600m II ?

Signature, always a good sell.

ARC asks a lot of listeners, you need to know what is happening to make the sound and have an attention span of some significance.Can you relax into the ocean of sound? I'll add Grayfolded , Drums and Space mashups for the curious.

Don't let GR-Research see that crossover, may be better than average in the price range, but I'm gonna bet it still gets a cheese rating ;)

Although they are 8ohms , they also are 86db tho , so you’ll need a beefy amp to drive them

The things Steve says about Pink Floyd.. I couldn't agree more with him.

How would these compete against kef ls50 meta ? ...

these guys also sell a few decent sets of HPs. LSA has some re-badged Kennerton headphones the HP-1 and HP2 that are a pretty solid price and performance. The re-badging is a bit strange to me and comes from russia so there is that. Have no clue about these speakers if they are their design or some rebadge of a china hifi product offering.

Will I be able to get replacement drivers 10 years on? Or 5. Or 20?

the website says $599. so which price is accurate?

Very similar in looks to a Chinese Co's spkr named "BADA".

Your shirt is very nice. The craftsmanship is excellent!

They look just like the Usher tiny dancers

Jay should do a comparison :) 😀

Thank you Steve for the recommendation of Amber Rubarth (17 Ward Sessions). Incredible. Music is Food for the Soul. 🎵🤟

I'm sure they're all that Steve reports. That said, his comment that these do not do well played at low volumes is for me a red flag. IMHO, it indicates that the high current/power required to get them to 'get up and go' prevents good performance at low volume levels. If courteous, late night listening will thus be limited to bachelors living in homes. Late night listening sessions is of course when electrical interference and listening conditions are most optimal.

Concertino/ concerto copy anyone? Still lokong for used pair with stands over the new Sonus Fabers anyday. Or the Concerto Domus…

A crossover that high is often a bad sign. It's impossible for a woofer to not lose dispersion and have poor directivity and serious beaming at the top of the woofer's range, which is a problem with all B&W two way speakers, because they always insist on using a 4khz crossover. However, in their case, they also suffer from a big suckout in the mids between 2 and 4 khz, because their woofers can't even play that high without falloff, and from poor engineering and bad crossover design, which is even more highlighted and exacerbated by their tweeters being voiced way too hot. Hopefully these don't suffer from those same problems.

Dear Mr. Audiophiliac, wanna try another speaker to rock your world? Try the 150kg DALI Kore. I guess it will rock the entire apartment building 😁😉

Dead ringer for the Usher BE-718

they look like sonus faber electa amator or chario

Reminds me of cheaper powered speakers from Edifier and (more expensive models) from Swan. I'm also skeptical of manufacturers claiming '8-ohm' ratings without seeing any measurements as it's common for the drivers to dip to 4-ohm during dynamic passages. Other than that, it's great to see another affordable pair of speakers.

These sound very interesting. Wish I had more room to play with, 10-12” from the rear is about the best I can do. So unfortunately ,a non-starter for me.

Looks like the capacitors are upside down.

They look a bit like my Jamo Concert 8’s.

Can a speaker like that be too far from a wall? Will that degrade the sound?

38Hz? That's wild. So tempted.