8/25/2023 0 Comments Ls50 metaThe Meta do require power though and especially at high volume. The pairing was great and the Michi drives the LS50 Meta effortlessly but it’s going to be overkill for a lot of people. I hadn’t purchased this amp specifically for the pairing but had used it with my Mangepan in the past. My choice of the amplifier was the Rotel Michi. You can use any stand you like really, and the Meta would also work well as a bookshelf speaker, but in my opinion, they are so incredible sounding they should be taken seriously and given a proper setup with some room planning thrown in. The stands are very well made and match the aesthetics of the speaker perfectly. I chose to pair the white LS50 with a matching KEF S2 speaker stand and it’s a match made in heaven. There was something about the KEF LS50 Meta though and when moving to my new home I wanted something in the lounge that wasn’t as imposing as my towers. I have tested a lot of speakers and apart from my Dali Lektor and Mangepan 0.7 I rarely buy them. These are actually my own speakers that I purchased for this review. They claim 99% of the sound is removed which would greatly cut down on hard-to-control resonances. MAT stands for Material Absorption Technology, Kef has designed a maze-like baffle to capture and eliminate the unwanted sound coming from the rear of the driver. The bass ports sit off to one side and down at the bottom, you will find the ports for connecting them to your Amp and Reciever.Īt the heart of the component, redesign is the MAT technology. It’s only when we get to the back that there is anything else notable on this clean-looking speaker. The sides and smooth plain and flat as are the top and bottom. With a smooth convex curve on the front-facing portion, the driver sits directly in the middle and a small tasteful KEF logo is placed above. This creates a dense low resonance enclosure which is then internally braced to further reduce the coloration of the sound. Kef Constructed the LS50 Meta using what they call injection-molded Dough Moulding Compound (DMC for short). The enclosure is solid, tank-like, it feels like a sturdy unit. The LS50 Meta is now available in 4 color options (Black, White, Blue, and Silver), you may have seen a similar Red model around that is very eye-catching but that is the wireless model and different from the one we are testing here. We get so many speakers through the office but these stand out, modern yet not distasteful. The aesthetic is stunning, commanding presence in any environment it looks truly unique and with this design, KEF has elevated the look of a bookshelf speaker in a way few others can match. Visually the LS50 Meta ticks all the boxes.
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