Originally Posted by MercurySound ➡️

Both LSR305's and Adam F5's are good for their price range.

I was deciding between them myself, and A/B'ed them in a store with a friend. We listened to LSR305's first, then switched to the Adam's. Both myself, friend and the staff member helping us unanimously were surprised at the difference and the vibe was that the Adam's were clearly superior.

Here's what I heard. The LSR305's were quieter, and had less mids. Because they were quieter, it also meant any kind of self-noise they created also had to be turned up. From memory I think they had more top-end, but like... an air-yish top-end that felt a bit hyped. That was just my opinion.

The Adam's sounded more natural, they were flatter and had this noticeable sweeter upper mid-range presence in comparison. When we switched to them it was like "Mm, yeah, that's better". I got the Adam F5's, and am happy with them. My mixes definitely translate better to my car now (the only other place I listen to music, other than through headphones).