KEF LS50 Wireless II Powered Bookshelf Speakers - Pair (Mineral White)

As someone who appreciates high quality sound and wants that with the convenience of multi-room functionality that Wi-Fi streaming provides, this speaker system is an absolute revolution. It says a lot about the situation that I spent way less time setting up the new system than I did taking down the old one. I estimate that I replaced more than 170 lbs of equipment with around 40 lbs that this pair of speakers (including built-in amps and etc) weighs. So much less clutter! Setup was effortless and effective, the sound is better (and it was previously quite good, until recently, when my old power amp died) and the functionality is spectacularly better. This system offers an extremely simple and direct route to decent to very good sound (better at the price than I could achieve with lots of careful effort over many years) and all the functionality that I, personally, currently want. I used an inexpensive old subwoofer with the old setup. I continue to use it with these new speakers. I think I would be happy without the subwoofer, but like the tiny bit of additional rich low-bass and kick that it provides. That points to something that astonishes me about this system. The KEF Connect app equalizer made it very easy to account for the situation of the speakers in the room and to incorporate the subwoofer. I'm a software developer, and think they did an extremely good job with the human factors of the app. I don't need or want the app to provide the functionality that my streaming music players provide – as another reviewer said, let Google and App and Tidal, Roon, etc do that. I'm very pleased with how well the app does what I need it to do. Similarly, the remote control gives me a convenient way to adjust the volume, mute, and on rare occasions when the I need to override the automatic source detection, change the source. I haven't yet said anything specific about the sound, and I'm still finding out how it is. So far, I'm delighted. I'm finding more clarity, richness, and dynamics than I've experienced before in my home. I continue to go through different parts of my collection, as the mood strikes, and discover myself enjoying aspects of the music that I hadn't noticed before. People often talk about the almost palpable imaging that Kef's coincident-centers Uni-Q drivers provide. It's true, and it enhances the experience. The thing is, I haven't found any downsides. As I said, they're still new, there's more to discover. But I'm happy. (-: I've only had the speakers for a few weeks, and am wary of an "all eggs in one basket" dependency on them. I will be dependent on KEF and/or after-market repair services if something breaks. That said, this is KEF's second iteration of the model, which could mean that a lot of the bugs have been shaken out. Plus I was in a bind with the old system when my power amp died, and that's the case for any component in the multi-component chain. It's all trade-offs. Ultimately, I got a high quality, exquisitely well-integrated system. Provided that they're reliable, for anyone who streams music in their home, these are the best prospects that I've encountered for getting high fidelity and high functionality at anywhere near this price, more so than anything else I've seen up to now.

These are fantastic speakers. The clarity ,detail, and imaging exceeded my expectations. They have a warmer tone to them that I was not sure I liked at first. I tend to prefer sound on the slightly brighter side of neutral but after they broke in I was very happy with what I heard. The KEF Connect app is decent, better than some and worse than others. You can control inputs through the app on your phone, connect directly through Airplay for YouTube videos, and PC using Tidal. The Wi-Fi connection glitched on me when I had connected and played through Tidal on my PC, than switched back to the app again using Tidal on my phone. At that point, selected songs would not play and I had to disconnect the power and let them reset. Save some early app glitches that software can fix, the rest of the app and its features are easy to use and intuitive which is welcome. They communicate wirelessly between themselves and come with a cable that when connected, improves the quality ceiling and could eliminate drop-outs if encountered. I would recommend these to anyone wanting great sounding speakers in an all-in-one space saving package.

A long time ago I was entranced by Kef 104ab speakers. Even then, Kef made speakers that were a superior price/performance value compared to their competitors. After I bought them, I learned the 104's were murderously hard to drive. It took at lot of effort, time, experimentation, and money to figure it all out, but it was worth it. It was what had to be done back in the day to get a really optimized system for demanding speakers. The LS50 Wireless II's outperform the 104ab's in all respects.. and that's impressive. But THEY have all the amplification issues completely resolved right out of the box due to carefully optimized amplifiers, DAC's and crossover management. The Kef application make it so simple to optimize their EQ for your listening space, which is not a thing with passive speakers! Set up is simple. You don't have to go through the personal growth experience to get them optimized or find amplifiers that are ideally matched for them! This is a great system for listeners who want to just use and enjoy their music and not want to futz with their equipment for it to work well. I know how to do it the old fashioned way, but it's a luxury to get this level of performance and system integration with so little effort!

very good HiFi system. I wanted to get this system for a long time, but I was using 2K Bose speakers for 5 years and could not convince myself to spend over 4k to similar sound system. But I can say that you can feel the difference. My first impression of this speaker is very heavy! 20lbs each with 40lbs subwoofer in this small size. Im sure there are lots of components and technology inside. I can define this speaker as a HiFi headphone quality in a speaker version. When I first use HD800, I could hear sound that other speaker couldn't produce due to the noise and sensitivity. LS50 W2 will bring you to the next level. It lets you hear whatever the original recording. It is crystal clear and I felt the sound is warm. very good for listening musics as well as movie and sports. Well, surround speakers with Dolby ATMOS may give you more exciting sound, but Im sure you will get tired of tuned sound and want to look for a speaker that produces the original sound. LS50 w2 sound quality is beyond my expectation. I originally was not amazed by KC62 subwoofer, but now I cannot listen without this. It gives much deeper and heavy sound yet the high is clear. one downside is that the woofer does not come with the RCA cable. I thought the subwoofer is wireless, but it needs additional $200 adapter to be wireless. You should expect to have RCA cable before purchasing the woofer. Besides this, the sound quality is amazing and I don't regret my choice. I will enjoy this speaker until I will probably look for 10K system in next 5-10 years. :D

Impressive sound quality for such small speakers. Incredibly easy to set up and a great iPhone app. Not cheap, but a very high quality product.

La uso cuando quiero tener la simpleza de escuchar música sin tener que encender todo el equipo por separado (bocinas pasivas ). Sonido claro , bajos potentes , aplicación sencilla .

Arrived several days earlier than the predicted arrival time, the logistics is fast Of course, things are good things, and there are a lot of comments on the Internet, so I won't say anything. But after opening the box, the pungent chemical smell has not dissipated for a few weeks after opening the window. It is a defect, right?

problem with scanning QR, but once it worked they worked!