KEF ls50 meta’s are on the way

@dwest1023 ,

"They have the sound of speakers, I can’t afford."


That's a great line. I'm sure we'll be seeing it used again. 

Pity you can't copyright it!

I got my Metas a couple of days ago and will post more lengthy impressions after I have some time on them.  At first, they sounded a little closed in and the lower midrange/upper bass was somewhat muffled (not uncommon with new speakers before break in).  Last night they started to sound more open, with a nice depth to the soundstage (but not much width).  The top end is very clear without any harshness, even on first listen.  I had the original LS50s a couple of years ago, and just going by memory the Meta is a definite improvement.  

More later...

After some break-in time, buying the KEF stands, these little Meta’s sound damn good for $1500.00 speakers. I have a recently purchased a REL Storm lll and it is tying the bass in well. A friend told me that it would work well, placed in the corner, and he was right! I think everyone that has these speakers on order will be happy after a little break-in time.

Is the Wireless 2 out yet? Really interested in those especially if the improvements carried over from the non powered. Should be able to pick up some v1s for a song soon. 

The Wireless 2 are preorder for 11/30.

Of course they will be better as the original wireless was quite a bit better than passive...even with a 20k front end.


Having said that, the original wireless is becoming obsolete due to lack of software updates. It’s a good product to sell or trade up with.