KEF LS50 Meta

I had a pair and loved them. They sound big and clean. I liked them more than my buchardts (synergy pending). The kef are really well built and look awesome. And audiophile is a relative term. The kef punch well above thier price point.

Absolutely. I had a pair of the non-metas for years and they are excellent. I have graduated to the Reference One’s. You need a high current amp to drive them effectively, the earlier referenced NAD 375BEE was exactly what I had. Go for it.

The KEF LS50 Meta are great speakers in a smallish room with the KEF KC62 sub. I used them with the Benchmark AHB2 amp, CODA #8 amp, and KRELL Duo 175XD. They were all great combos.

I gave my LS50 Meta to my nephew and got the cheaper Magnepan LRS+ for $1000. The LS50 Meta is a bit better on the details but the LRS+ is a massive wall of sound and I think a better speaker.

Only issue with the LRS+ is that it is a lot harder to drive. So, you need a powerful amp. The AHB2 is not the best amp the LRS+.

The LS50 is a very good standmount speaker, and many people enjoy them. I have the powered version, LS50W2, and upgraded from the LS50W1, the original. For listening to the widest variety of music, pairing them with a subwoofer is recommended (the mid-woofer is only about 5 in, so the low end is limited.) I have used the REL T7i which does very well in that combination. (And I can recommend their Arrow wireless connector for use with your amp. Having used Peachtree integrated amps six years now, you should get excellent performance from the combination. I have not used that NAD amp, but I imagine it would do fine also.

The LS50’ and the LS50 Metas are great speakers and your amps will drive them without issue. Like any speaker, you will need to fiddle with placement and unless you are using them as near field, you will probably want an subwoofer to go with them.

All the best.