Never imagine I'd spend $350 for a pair of sticks to hold up $1000 pair of speakers but here I am.
To be fair I have heard of KEF before, but the brand never appealed to me. The brand does not cross my mind when shopping for audiophile products. And I was never in the market for book-shelf style speakers. My old Logitech/Creative 7.2, 2.0 systems, or my parent's Yamaha or Onkyo systems, never ever impressed me.
The LSX II's grabbed my attention with its simplistic design. Clean lines with traditional speaker look yet somehow looks so luxurious. There are some wonky looking expensive speakers out there that try to stand out by prentending to be a UFO. But these KEF are so symmetrical, so even, straight edges with rounded corners, the driver unit square in the center. Just timeless. Classy.
The blue one especially grabbed my attention, and motivated me to research further. How much money am I paying for brand and design, how much am I paying for just fluff? There are tons of options out there. Are these KEFs worth it?
I remember my research was super simple and straight forward. The simplistic yet luxurious design carries over to the back. The availability of wired and wireless connectivity options are laid out perfectly clear. At the time I was dissatisfied with the SONY RA5000 ($700 single bluetooth speaker)'s horrible implementation of wifi and bluetooth. The KEFs have all the wired and wireless inputs I could want. USB C, Airplay 2, 3.5mm, and HDMI eArc. So I know they'd be perfect by my computers, or TV, or just playing out of the phone.
Furthermore the LSX IIs support wireless-pairing of the two speakers and still maintain hi-res audio. And I can use wired-pairing to boost the SQ even further. How flexible and amazing are those.
So after watching maybe 10-15 review videos, I pulled the trigger.
Normally these big purchases I'd have buyer's remorse - I'd think, I could've gotten the Edifiers for $100 or Audioengines for $200, and save so much money, and still get pretty amazing sound!!!
But happy to report, no buyer's remorse at all. I'm just happy with these. They bring me joy just by sitting there, not making a sound. And they sound wonderful. These are the type of speakers that make you dig up all your old favorite songs, songs you no longer remember you used to love, that these speakers will make you recall, and you will stay up all night sampling all of those songs, feeling like you are hearing them for the first time.
And they are so easy to set up and use. I was streaming lossless music from my iphone in minutes. Also hooked up to my gaming set up and played 150 hours of Mass Effect Legendary Edition with those. And they sound epic. Watched a few favorite moves, and they were perfect.
These speakers made me understand why they call good sound quality "high fidelity". They define "fidelity" for me. I love love love these.
Despite that there are a couple minor things - all of which I'm perfectly happy to overlook and not care about.
1) The new LSX II LT uses USB-C to connect the two speakers, adding power delivery. So now you'd only need 1 power source. This helps a ton with cable management, if you have your desk not against a wall. I wish this the LSX II have that feature. In contrast, the LSX II's need a power source for each Left and Right speaker, but you get the option to go wireless-pair, which could also lead to less cable clutter. But to me, the wired-pairing sounds pretty significantly better. So I'd prefer the new LSX II LT, if not for them looking cheaper and just lesser than the LSX II's.
2) When using the S1 stand, which elevates the look even further, the power cable feel a bit short due to the built-in cable management system taking away some length. So I had to use extension cables.
3) Despite their power and fidelity, they sound a bit less when powering a full room. They are best when being desk companions. However the uniq drivers do deliver sort of omni-directional awesome sound, but just a bit less than when you are sitting directly in front in the sweet spot. I believe adding a sub to the set up would solve the issue though, and so far I'm perfectly happy without a subwoofer.
I really love these. I think I'll buy another pair when they are on sale to put in bedroom.
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The convenience and connectivity of wireless. The emotion and detail of true high-resolution stereo. And all from a compact system designed to fit almost anywhere. LSX is the speaker system for the way we listen today.
Colours and fabrics.
Every aspect of LSX II is carefully considered subtle design accents such as colour-matched finishes on the Uni-Q driver and ports. Available in five finishes: satin Mineral White and high-gloss Lava Red, Carbon Black, Cobalt Blue and the Soundwave covered in Kvadrat fabric.
Same music, same enjoyment for every room
When partnered with other sets of LS Wireless speaker systems including LSX II, LS50 Wireless II and LS60 Wireless, use AirPlay 2, Chromecast or Roon to fill your entire house with music. It’s perfect for parties where everyone in different rooms can enjoy the same playlist.
Features:
- LF: 70W/HF: 30W Per Speaker
- Resolution up to 192kHz/24bit
- Airplay 2 & Google Chromecast
- Spotify & TIDAL Connect
- HMDI & USB-C
- Bluetooth 4.2
- Optical Input and Analog Inputs
- Subwoofer Output
The KEF Connect app walks you through simple setup and gives you complete control of what you play on the LSX II. It is intuitive to use with any source in your home, and it allows simple over-the-air firmware updates that bring you new and improved features with the minimum of fuss.
The Definitive Compact Wireless HiFi
Welcome to a world of High-Fidelity sound that is true enough to touch. This all-in-one speaker system in its second generation: upgraded to deliver a more balanced sound in higher resolution with all-inclusive connectivity. Simply stream anything including AirPlay 2, Chromecast, Spotify and Tidal, or seamlessly connect the LSX II to your laptop, TV and many other devices.
With LSX II, you can connect your TV with HDMI ARC, your laptop with USB-C, and even a turntable, CD player or games console. If you demand your movies and music come with extra bass, there’s a dedicated output to connect a KEF subwoofer.
Perfect partner for… everything
Sound plays a big role in your home entertainment and LSX II elevates the total experience with high-fidelity sound. Fully loaded with wired and wireless connections, LSX II is perfect for music, gaming, TV, movies and even your personal working space.
User-centred
The KEF Connect app walks you through simple setup and gives you complete control of what you play on the LSX II. It is intuitive to use with any source in your home, and it allows simple over-the-air firmware updates that bring you new and improved features with the minimum of fuss.
Musical Integrity Engine
LSX II is upgraded from the first generation to deliver a more balanced sound in higher resolution. It is precisely tuned with enhancement on the bespoke Digital Signal Processing algorithms in the Music Integrity Engine (MIE). Optimised for the Uni-Q driver array, the MIE ensures a perfectly timed performance with clear, accurate and more balanced sound.
No Cables. No Compromise.
With no need for a cable to connect the two speakers, and no separate amps or other equipment to worry about, you can position them wherever you like. Wave goodbye to visual clutter, without sacrificing sound quality.
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KEF is a proud pioneer of excellence in sound.
Since 1961, from our UK home, we have created remarkable award-winning speakers.
KEF exists to fill rooms with music as it was made to be heard, to move souls with truly authentic soundscapes. Now, we're bringing more people with us on our journey to discover the power of great sound.
Now in our seventh decade, we're staying at the forefront of audio excellence.
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Uni-Q Technology
Hear everything, no matter where you sit. With KEF’s Uni-Q technology, every seat is the best one in the house. We’ve placed the tweeter precisely at the acoustic centre of the bass/midrange cone. This single point source disperses sound evenly throughout the room, eliminating a singular ‘sweet spot’ and allowing everyone to experience pure sound, no matter where they’re seated.
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Metamaterial Absorption Technology
A truly revolutionary tool in the KEF acoustic armoury, Metamaterial Absorption Technology (MAT) is a highly complex maze-like structure that absorbs 99% of the unwanted sound from the rear of the driver, eliminating the resulting distortion and providing purer, more natural sound.
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Music Integrity Engine
KEF’s Music Integrity Engine (MIE), a proprietary suite of in-house coded DSP algorithms, is the mastermind behind our wireless HiFi speakers and subwoofers. Each unique Music Integrity Engine is precisely tuned to allow all components within the individual wireless HiFi speaker or subwoofer to work in perfect harmony, elevating the overall performance for remarkable integrity, detail, and accuracy of sound.
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Uni-Core
KEF’s innovative, patent-pending Uni-Core technology redefines the physical space high-performance speakers and subwoofers required to deliver deep and accurate bass.
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Single Apparent Source Technology
At the heart of Blade lies Single Apparent Source technology; a unique technology that aims to achieve the acoustic ideal of a point source, where low, mid and high frequencies radiate from one point. It is what makes the Blade incredibly coherent, with noticeably more precise imaging.
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| Price | $1,101.41 | $1,299.99 | -24% $1,910.46 List: $2,499.99 | $699.00 | $182.99 | $299.99 |
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| Sold By | Amazon Resale | Amazon.com | Amazon.com | Audioengine LLC | Amazon.com | ListenUp |
| speaker size | 4.5 inches | 4.5 inches | 12 centimeters | 11 inches | 4.53 inches | 5.25 inches |
| power source | Corded Electric | Corded Electric | Corded Electric | AC | Battery Powered | Corded Electric |
| connectivity tech | Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi | Wired; Wireless | Optical, RCA, Bluetooth, Auxiliary | Auxiliary, USB | Wired |
| speaker type | Bookshelf | Bookshelf | Bookshelf | Bookshelf | Bookshelf | Bookshelf |
| mounting type | Tabletop Mount | Tabletop Mount | Tabletop Mount | Tabletop Mount | Tabletop Mount | Shelf Mount |
| weight | — | — | 20090 grams | 17.5 pounds | — | 25 pounds |
| control method | application | application | remote | remote | touch | remote |
| model name | LSX II Wireless | LSX II Wireless | LS50WII | Audioengine HD6 | P1-B | Q150B |
| frequency response | 54 hertz | 54 hertz | — | 50 hertz | — | — |
| surround channels | 2 | — | 4.2 | 2 | — | — |
| woofer diameter | 4.5 inches | 4.5 inches | 130 centimeters | 13.97 centimeters | — | 5.25 inches |
Awesome connectivity, good looking, even better sounding.
Never imagine I'd spend $350 for a pair of sticks to hold up $1000 pair of speakers but here I am.To be fair I have heard of KEF before, but the brand never appealed to me. The brand does not cross my mind when shopping for audiophile products. And I was never in the market for book-shelf style speakers. My old Logitech/Creative 7.2, 2.0 systems, or my parent's Yamaha or Onkyo systems, never ever impressed me.The LSX II's grabbed my attention with its simplistic design. Clean lines with traditional speaker look yet somehow looks so luxurious. There are some wonky looking expensive speakers out there that try to stand out by prentending to be a UFO. But these KEF are so symmetrical, so even, straight edges with rounded corners, the driver unit square in the center. Just timeless. Classy.The blue one especially grabbed my attention, and motivated me to research further. How much money am I paying for brand and design, how much am I paying for just fluff? There are tons of options out there. Are these KEFs worth it?I remember my research was super simple and straight forward. The simplistic yet luxurious design carries over to the back. The availability of wired and wireless connectivity options are laid out perfectly clear. At the time I was dissatisfied with the SONY RA5000 ($700 single bluetooth speaker)'s horrible implementation of wifi and bluetooth. The KEFs have all the wired and wireless inputs I could want. USB C, Airplay 2, 3.5mm, and HDMI eArc. So I know they'd be perfect by my computers, or TV, or just playing out of the phone.Furthermore the LSX IIs support wireless-pairing of the two speakers and still maintain hi-res audio. And I can use wired-pairing to boost the SQ even further. How flexible and amazing are those.So after watching maybe 10-15 review videos, I pulled the trigger.Normally these big purchases I'd have buyer's remorse - I'd think, I could've gotten the Edifiers for $100 or Audioengines for $200, and save so much money, and still get pretty amazing sound!!!But happy to report, no buyer's remorse at all. I'm just happy with these. They bring me joy just by sitting there, not making a sound. And they sound wonderful. These are the type of speakers that make you dig up all your old favorite songs, songs you no longer remember you used to love, that these speakers will make you recall, and you will stay up all night sampling all of those songs, feeling like you are hearing them for the first time.And they are so easy to set up and use. I was streaming lossless music from my iphone in minutes. Also hooked up to my gaming set up and played 150 hours of Mass Effect Legendary Edition with those. And they sound epic. Watched a few favorite moves, and they were perfect.These speakers made me understand why they call good sound quality "high fidelity". They define "fidelity" for me. I love love love these.Despite that there are a couple minor things - all of which I'm perfectly happy to overlook and not care about.1) The new LSX II LT uses USB-C to connect the two speakers, adding power delivery. So now you'd only need 1 power source. This helps a ton with cable management, if you have your desk not against a wall. I wish this the LSX II have that feature. In contrast, the LSX II's need a power source for each Left and Right speaker, but you get the option to go wireless-pair, which could also lead to less cable clutter. But to me, the wired-pairing sounds pretty significantly better. So I'd prefer the new LSX II LT, if not for them looking cheaper and just lesser than the LSX II's.2) When using the S1 stand, which elevates the look even further, the power cable feel a bit short due to the built-in cable management system taking away some length. So I had to use extension cables.3) Despite their power and fidelity, they sound a bit less when powering a full room. They are best when being desk companions. However the uniq drivers do deliver sort of omni-directional awesome sound, but just a bit less than when you are sitting directly in front in the sweet spot. I believe adding a sub to the set up would solve the issue though, and so far I'm perfectly happy without a subwoofer.I really love these. I think I'll buy another pair when they are on sale to put in bedroom.
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- Reviewed in the United States on February 13, 2024Color: Cobalt BlueVerified Purchase
Never imagine I'd spend $350 for a pair of sticks to hold up $1000 pair of speakers but here I am.
Awesome connectivity, good looking, even better sounding.
Reviewed in the United States on February 13, 2024
To be fair I have heard of KEF before, but the brand never appealed to me. The brand does not cross my mind when shopping for audiophile products. And I was never in the market for book-shelf style speakers. My old Logitech/Creative 7.2, 2.0 systems, or my parent's Yamaha or Onkyo systems, never ever impressed me.
The LSX II's grabbed my attention with its simplistic design. Clean lines with traditional speaker look yet somehow looks so luxurious. There are some wonky looking expensive speakers out there that try to stand out by prentending to be a UFO. But these KEF are so symmetrical, so even, straight edges with rounded corners, the driver unit square in the center. Just timeless. Classy.
The blue one especially grabbed my attention, and motivated me to research further. How much money am I paying for brand and design, how much am I paying for just fluff? There are tons of options out there. Are these KEFs worth it?
I remember my research was super simple and straight forward. The simplistic yet luxurious design carries over to the back. The availability of wired and wireless connectivity options are laid out perfectly clear. At the time I was dissatisfied with the SONY RA5000 ($700 single bluetooth speaker)'s horrible implementation of wifi and bluetooth. The KEFs have all the wired and wireless inputs I could want. USB C, Airplay 2, 3.5mm, and HDMI eArc. So I know they'd be perfect by my computers, or TV, or just playing out of the phone.
Furthermore the LSX IIs support wireless-pairing of the two speakers and still maintain hi-res audio. And I can use wired-pairing to boost the SQ even further. How flexible and amazing are those.
So after watching maybe 10-15 review videos, I pulled the trigger.
Normally these big purchases I'd have buyer's remorse - I'd think, I could've gotten the Edifiers for $100 or Audioengines for $200, and save so much money, and still get pretty amazing sound!!!
But happy to report, no buyer's remorse at all. I'm just happy with these. They bring me joy just by sitting there, not making a sound. And they sound wonderful. These are the type of speakers that make you dig up all your old favorite songs, songs you no longer remember you used to love, that these speakers will make you recall, and you will stay up all night sampling all of those songs, feeling like you are hearing them for the first time.
And they are so easy to set up and use. I was streaming lossless music from my iphone in minutes. Also hooked up to my gaming set up and played 150 hours of Mass Effect Legendary Edition with those. And they sound epic. Watched a few favorite moves, and they were perfect.
These speakers made me understand why they call good sound quality "high fidelity". They define "fidelity" for me. I love love love these.
Despite that there are a couple minor things - all of which I'm perfectly happy to overlook and not care about.
1) The new LSX II LT uses USB-C to connect the two speakers, adding power delivery. So now you'd only need 1 power source. This helps a ton with cable management, if you have your desk not against a wall. I wish this the LSX II have that feature. In contrast, the LSX II's need a power source for each Left and Right speaker, but you get the option to go wireless-pair, which could also lead to less cable clutter. But to me, the wired-pairing sounds pretty significantly better. So I'd prefer the new LSX II LT, if not for them looking cheaper and just lesser than the LSX II's.
2) When using the S1 stand, which elevates the look even further, the power cable feel a bit short due to the built-in cable management system taking away some length. So I had to use extension cables.
3) Despite their power and fidelity, they sound a bit less when powering a full room. They are best when being desk companions. However the uniq drivers do deliver sort of omni-directional awesome sound, but just a bit less than when you are sitting directly in front in the sweet spot. I believe adding a sub to the set up would solve the issue though, and so far I'm perfectly happy without a subwoofer.
I really love these. I think I'll buy another pair when they are on sale to put in bedroom.
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Carlos SerretReviewed in Mexico on December 22, 2024
Excelente producto
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Carlos OrtegónReviewed in Mexico on August 31, 2023
Sonido espectacular para un espacio pequeño.
Color: Carbon BlackVerified Purchase
La calidad de los materiales es muy buena, así como el sonido. Está diseñado para espacios pequeños. Las tengo a lado de unas era 300, y para una fiesta preferiría las Sonos en par estéreo (mayor base), sin embargo, para escuchar claramente la música, las KEF son mucho mejores. Una lástima que no tengan Apple musica en su aplicación, aunque el airplay permite transmitir en HiRes. Sin duda las recomiendo y el vendedor muy rápido con adecuado embalaje.Carlos OrtegónSonido espectacular para un espacio pequeño.
Reviewed in Mexico on August 31, 2023
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