LS50 Meta (Pair, Moss Green)

Love ‘em. The most amazing thing about these speakers is that, by design, they are both time and phase coherent. So what? Well, that means on a good recording, you can hear exactly where the vocalists and instruments are placed in three dimensions. You can even hear different voices within acquire and different instruments within an orchestra very well. They also nail the dynamics of percussion like nothing I’ve ever heard in this price range. I don’t consider Stereophile magazine to be the absolute reference, but I do put some credibility in their reviews. They include the speakers in the “restricted low frequency” section of their recommended components in “Class A,” and some of the reviewers use them as their reference speakers. That is saying a lot, considering that many of their recommended speakers cost more than the average new car today. I’ve used them with extremely good separate components by Audio Research and McIntosh, but you don’t have to have that quality of electronics for these to sound excellent. I use them with a pair of subwoofers, but I have turned the subwoofers almost all way down, and they still have extremely good bass although not at the lowest octaves. I think the mids and highs are amazing too, especially considering that they use metal drivers. I got really turned off on metal tweeters by a pair of B&W speakers I had, but these exhibit, none of the sizzle and ringing that those did. Further, I think they’re great for almost any genre of music, from Black Sabbath to Beethoven. I have since upgraded my speakers because I got an incredible deal on a pair of Evolutions, but from time to time I consider swapping these back in because there’s something about them I kinda still miss. That said, I’m not selling them. They literally are the types of components that I know I would regret if I ever got rid of them.

I have a 12 x 13 ft. home gym with two Sonus Faber Olympica Nova II main speakers and an SVS SB-3000 subwoofer. But I wanted a more immersive stereo sound for my music listening to keep me motivated through my morning workouts. After much research (with extensive help from AI chat agents like Copilot, Perplexity and Gemini), I selected these KEF speakers to use on the opposite wall from my Sonus Fabers. And WOW. I feel like I work out inside a set of headphones. Total immersion, and beautiful, audiophile musicality fills my ears. It turns out the KEFs and Sonus Fabers are a very good match for this type of setup. I doubt I would have been happy with just the KEFs as the Sonus Fabers naturally deliver a much bigger presence (they are floorstanding and 8x the cost of the KEFs). But the pin-point imaging and wide soundstage of the KEFs, along with their neutral and precise sound, complements the warmer, more embracing sound of the Sonus Fabers. Together they are like magic. Pure bliss. Thank you, KEF!

Still breaking these in. First impression: Very, very nice for orchestral music, especially strings. Strings of all kinds sound amazing: guitar, lute, violin--they're just amazing from Paul O'Dette to Prince. I agree with the assessment that these speakers have a richer lower range than the Anniversary monitor LS50s, to which they are kin in style, size, and precision. I adored and still adore the original Anniversary LS50s for their clarity and dispassion. They rock for transmitting the human voice--sopranos never sounded clearer or more accurate: Absolute faithfulness to the recording, no color added. The Metas are very similar, except--and I haven't read this elsewhere--they seem tonally warmer. Maybe that's in the expanded perception of a lower range. I am powering the Metas with a refined Yamaha Natural Sound AS-2000 amp. I revised my setting on Spotify to maximum data and turned off equalization for greater dynamics. There is no point in having speakers that can tell you the whole story of your music unless you feed them lossless or as close as you can come to that. My Yamaha Super Audio CD player provides excellent source material for these Metas. (I have too much invested in this CD collection to dump it or sell it.) I find Yamaha's best components provide subtlety in addition to power. I haven't tried yet the Metas' performance with my monstrous, higher-powered AdCom565SE amp. Familiar with a vast lineup of KEF speakers, I know KEFs like to drink up the juice. I can listen to these speakers for hours, the pleasure in hearing more is so satisfying! Meanwhile, I endorse this suggestion, echoed from other reviewers: Metas will sing their ohms best from an A or AB class amplifier with 80 or more watts per channel, connected with 12 gauge low or no oxygen genuine copper wire. Will they run on less power? Yes. It's not the mere power that counts, it's the quality. In any case, it seems unlikely a keen listener will be disappointed in these Metas. You might also want to crack a window. Right out of the box, and for a few days afterward, there is a very strong chemical odor--smells like epoxy, but probably a proprietary magic material KEF invented to house thIs genius.

I wanted really love these speakers, they do sound very good for the price. I bought them to replace an older pair of B&W 805D speakers. Did an A/B comparison and decided to keep the 805. I know they are two different class speakers, but figured i would give the KEFs a shot since they have such great reviews and were new. I would have probably kept them if I didn’t have the opportunity to compare them. They just could not compare to the B&Ws. Seemed to lack the detail of the B&Ws. I listened, compared, and returned, easy return, thanks Amazon.

Purtroppo per questioni di spazio sono costretto a scegliere solo casse da scaffale così optai, su consiglio del mio rivenditore HIFI abituale, per le KEF Q350 che sono impressionanti per il loro rapporto qualità/prezzo. Suonavano bene ma qualcosina non mi convinceva soprattutto nel medio-alto, mancava un pò di precisione e dettaglio. Ho quindi acquistato questi bellissimi diffusori Titan Grey e....beh, a parte il design strepitoso, non credevo ci fosse tutta questa differenza. Ora mi è chiaro perchè KEF continua a migliorare questo progetto e perchè questi diffusori continuano a vincere premi. Abbinate al mio Cambridge Audio CXA81(non consiglio di scendere sotto gli 80w per canale perchè sono diffusori non molto efficienti), ho perso qualcosina ma veramente poco nel basso rispetto alle Q350 che hanno un driver più grande, ma è ancora molto presente nel mio ambiente. Il medio-alto invece è un qualcosa di spaziale, ogni volta che le sento mi stupiscono, credo rimarranno lì per molti molti anni. Ne è valsa veramente la pena anche se il costo, rispetto alle Q350 è quasi il triplo. Consigliatissime!!!!!

Alırken tereddüt etmiştim acaba sesi tatminkâr olur mu? diye. Doğru ses üretebilen, yetenekli bir hoparlör. Midler yumuşak doğal, vocal sesler çok rafine, tizler parlak değil tam olması gerektiği gibi, bas sesleri sürücü çapının üzerinde üretmesinin kabin rijitliği ile ilgili olduğunu düşünüyorum. 24 mt2 odada kullanıyorum daha az hacimdeki bir odada çok daha iyi sonuçlar alınabilir. Kaliteli bir sub ile istenilen büyüklükteki odada rahat kullanılabilir. Hifi severlerin dinlemediyse mutlaka denemesini tavsiye ederim.

parfait, son et design magnifique

Compre estas bocinas hace poco más de un año. Debo decir que mis primeras impresiones fueron malas. Si, compre unas bocinas caras con reviews alucinantes que sonaban como unas Klipsch rp500. El problema fue que el periodo de break in se tardó muchísimo, en mi caso unos 4 meses usándolas a diario mientras trabajaba en casa, alrededor de 200 horas. Al día de hoy, uufffff, suenan espectacular, se disfruta muchísimo la música a cualquier volumen, son simplemente adictivas, difícilmente apagas la música una vez que la enciendes. Muy recomendables. Por último debo decir que se necesitan de unos buenos cables para que la imagen del sonido sea perfecta, con buenos cables se hace más preciso saber en donde están las voces, instrumentos, etc. en mi caso utilizo unos cables WBC calibre 7 con un Hegel H95. También tengo un Cambridge Audio CXA81. Con ambos suenan bien pero con el Hegel me parece que suenan mejor. Espero sea de utilidad mi opinión. Saludos.

Received delivery of ls50 meta speakers, 8" subwoofer, transmitter and receiver ( allows many subwoofer placement options, well worth it) and stands. 1. Well built speakers 2. Well built speaker stands, assembly is easy 3. Once installed and hooked up, very impressive sound, in addition, personal sound preferences from the subwoofer satisfy any person's attempt to personalise the bass perfectly. With respect to price, don't be fooled by advertising of similar performance for less cost. I doubt you will find the same sound quality from the less costing brands, at this price, to be out done! Vary glad research pointed us KEF's direction. Well done KEF.