LS50 Meta

I have been a fan of KEF speakers for about 40 years now. My original KEF's were the fantastic Reference 104aB's! Recently I have had floor standing speakers (R700's, Magnepan's) but I have wanted to get a smaller speaker that are easier to live with. I was afraid that I would not get the same enjoyable listening experience with a small speaker.

After reading and watching several reviews and doing my own research I decided to give the LS50 Meta's a try. I have been missing KEF after getting a pair of Magnepan speakers to replace my KEF R700's. I also matched them with the S2 stands and they are simply a gorgeous design. They fit very nicely in my room and work incredible with my other gear. I power them with an MBL amplifier and they seem to like the quality power.

They are just now breaking in and I am really loving them! Recently reading the white papers on the speaker; I am once again impressed with the technology KEF puts into their speakers. A friend who owns a pair of Blade 2's was telling me about a comparison that KEF ran at a show that he attended. I said that I wish KEF would release the Blades in a stand mount version. He responded that they have, it is called the LS50 Meta's. I now understand what he is talking about.

I have never experienced a speaker that complete disappeared and just plays music like the KEF LS50 Meta's. Paired with a subwoofer(s) I believe it would be hard to find a more enjoyable speaker for my use.

Thank you KEF!

I really crave clarity in my music. Some others do no. These are perfect for me. For $1500 they are a steal.

The sound is just impressively clear and rich across all ranges of listening. The LS50 Meta's never struggle to give a exceptionally detailed and tonally warm sound which I absolutely love. I smile every time I listen to them, and haven't found a single thing I don't like about them.

They look beautiful aside from their amazing sound, which is always nice. I can't say anything bad about these speakers and will happily hang on to them regardless of whatever other speakers I buy in the future (floor standing or tower that is).

The LS50 Meta are simply great speakers!

They truly are special.

These speakers are awesome! I have them hooked up to a 45 year old Heathkit reciever and the sound very tight with great range. Can’t believe the sound the are able to produce. So glad for my purchase!

I was about to buy speakers from another brand (elac), but got blown away by the sound of the ls50meta. I got those, plus a Kube subwoofer and installed them on a new sonos amp. This is replacing old Mission speakers and I can’t believe the sound clarity I get. Really impressed by those speakers, I listen to electronic music ( Royksopp) , contemporary composers ( Philip Glass) and rock classic ( Bowie) and I’m discovering new depth to all of them.

I ordered these Wed and its Friday (TODAY) and they are here. I unboxed and plugged up. Out of the box, they sound really GOOD. KEF has once again set the bar high with this new technology. If you order, you will not be disappointed. As I mentioned the sound is truly open almost as if they are OB speakers. I look forward to the break-in period. I'm gonna wait a couple of days before hooking up a sub. They sound GREAT without. Thanks, KEF. May get a pair in BLUE or RED. The BLACK is very classy. Looks like gunmetal. Going back to listen some more. REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THIS.

Just got my pair delivered by UPS an hour ago. Set them up directly next to my old LS50 speakers. Immediately noticed the difference. More open sounding, cabinet vanished. I am in love.
I will follow up with a further review later on after I spent more time on them.

Thanks kef!