Various Retailers have
KEF LS50 Meta Bookshelf Speakers (various colors) for
$999.99.
Shipping is free.
Thanks to community members
Nattefrost and
wildbird12 for sharing this deal.
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Features:
- LS50 Meta features KEF's breakthrough Metamaterial Absorption Technology (MAT) reducing unwanted sound from the rear of the driver by 99%.
- Features KEF'S 12th Generation Uni-Q Driver proving a 40% increase in smoothness over the previous version.
- THD 0.07%
- Frequency range (-6dB) - 47 Hz - 45 kHz
Top Comments
I am into this kind of thing and don't mind paying $1000 vs $500 for some very minor but real gains.
I think they sound excellent and high passed and paired with sub(s) are truly high fidelity and worth the $1000. Generally without subs and some knowledge of how to get the best out of them IMHO most folks should pass on these.
There is a lot of overpriced snake oil in audio and these are not snake oil, there is great engineering here. That said since audio is a very mature product field many great products exist for a very reasonable price. Sadly also lots of HiFi is now 'luxury products'. Think Rolex watches vs your phone which tells time far more accurately and also does 10,000 other things well but doesn't have a 'pedigree' and bonkers price tag to go along. There is so much marketing fluff and even straight con going on in hifi it is 100% yucky.
So, given that KEF is not a faker and is a true engineering focused company but they also have to appeal to the money spenders and speakers often go in nice living spaces so KEF must straddle the line between performance/price and something more 'luxury'.
A huge part of the LS50meta is the engineering & some of it is marketing and a more luxurious build quality. Vs just KEF's own stuff the Q150, there is not much sound quality gain. I think most folks should buy the Q150 on sale now for $350 or if spending more the new Concerto for $1300 or the new Q150 replacement, the Q1meta for $600. Plus there are many options from competitors. Generally I'd suggest you Don't spend $1k on any small bookshelf speakers unless you are certain you're that into audio.
I have both the LS50meta and the Q150 and with PEQ adjustment to the Q150 they sound almost the same, even without PEQ(parametric EQ) I don't think most listeners would care about the differences. I would never recommend the LS50meta to a casual buyer if money is a factor at all.
It is the same way the best $20 bottle of wine is more or less just as tasty as the best $80 bottle, just maybe less rare and with a less compelling(biasing) story. Many blind tests exist where people are fooled by wine labels, stories told and price tags. That same thing happens in HiFi made worse by all the hype that often comes with new products. IMHO there are no hifi products even close to that revolutionary to hype anymore, nothing. But marketing departments and youtubers need the money just all of us do to pay for our things so watch out.
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But if you have a small room or looking for a desktop nearfield setup, this LS50 Meta for $999 is hard to beat.
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