KEF LS50 Meta

These standmounters set the standard at the price

View online review whf.cm/LS50Meta £999 KEF launched the LS50 in 2012, and they have proved a huge success in the past decade, thanks to a combination of sound quality, build and aesthetics that remains highly appealing today. That hasn’t stopped the company’s engineers from having a fresh look, though – resulting in the LS50 Meta. KEF’s Uni-Q driver array has been thoroughly reworked for the Meta, taking in the refinements KEF has developed over the past few years and, crucially, adding MAT (Metamaterial Absorption Technology). Here, the rearward sound feeds into a puck-sized plastic circular maze, which KEF claims absorbs a wide range of frequencies much more effectively than alternative methods. The result should be cleaner, less distorted highs. Aside from a slight shift in crossover frequency – from 2.2kHz…

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What Hi-Fi? (Digital) - 1 Issue, January 2024

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