KEF LSX II LT Wireless HiFi Speakers – Pair (Stone White)

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From the brand

KEF is a proud pioneer of excellence in sound.

Since 1961, from our UK home, we have created remarkable award-winning speakers.

KEF exists to fill rooms with music as it was made to be heard, to move souls with truly authentic soundscapes. Now, we’re bringing more people with us on our journey to discover the power of great sound.

Now in our seventh decade, we’re staying at the forefront of audio excellence.

Uni-Q Technology

Hear everything, no matter where you sit. With KEF’s Uni-Q technology, every seat is the best one in the house. We’ve placed the tweeter precisely at the acoustic centre of the bass/midrange cone. This single point source disperses sound evenly throughout the room, eliminating a singular ‘sweet spot’ and allowing everyone to experience pure sound, no matter where they’re seated.

KEF LS Wireless Collection

Metamaterial Absorption Technology

A truly revolutionary tool in the KEF acoustic armoury, Metamaterial Absorption Technology (MAT) is a highly complex maze-like structure that absorbs 99% of the unwanted sound from the rear of the driver, eliminating the resulting distortion and providing purer, more natural sound.

KEF Bookshelf Speakers

Music Integrity Engine

KEF’s Music Integrity Engine (MIE), a proprietary suite of in-house coded DSP algorithms, is the mastermind behind our wireless HiFi speakers and subwoofers. Each unique Music Integrity Engine is precisely tuned to allow all components within the individual wireless HiFi speaker or subwoofer to work in perfect harmony, elevating the overall performance for remarkable integrity, detail, and accuracy of sound.​

KEF Kube Subwoofers

Uni-Core

KEF’s innovative, patent-pending Uni-Core technology redefines the physical space high-performance speakers and subwoofers required to deliver deep and accurate bass.

Single Apparent Source Technology

At the heart of Blade lies Single Apparent Source technology; a unique technology that aims to achieve the acoustic ideal of a point source, where low, mid and high frequencies radiate from one point. It is what makes the Blade incredibly coherent, with noticeably more precise imaging.

LSX II LT offers the highest quality sound in its size with streaming up to 24bit/384kHz, making high-fidelity sound accessible to more listeners.
LSX II LT supports HDMI ARC and USB-C inputs, making it the perfect companion for TV, desktop and more.
Supported formats include: DSD, FLAC, WAV, AIFF, ALAC, AAC, WMA, MP3, M4A, LPCM and Ogg Vorbis
Streaming Services: Spotify Connect, Tidal Connect, Amazon Music, Qobuz, Deezer, QQ Music, Internet Radio, Podcasts
Wireless Streaming Features: Apple AirPlay 2, Google Chromecast, UPnP Compatible, Bluetooth 5.0

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Reviewer: Tay
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Fantastic!
Review: Not sure about the other negative reviews, but I have these plugged directly in via USB-C to my PC tower and they work flawlessly and sound fantastic. In addition, when I use spotify from my cellphone, I haven’t had a single issue. Well worth the money for top-notch sound and a great, compact size for my desk.
Reviewer: Carlos Villafuerte
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Clarity and fullness
Review: I’ve owned every speaker brand you can imagine, from 8k Joseph Audio to entry level Klipsch.These speakers impressed me for their clarity and versatility.Place them at the right place and they can fill a medium room with no problem.Bass it’s good but if you want more you have the option to add their own wireless sub.Don’t think about it too much like I did and just get them lol
Reviewer: RP
Rating: 2.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Not worth the price and bad connectivity
Review: Bluetooth has major connectivity issues. After finally connecting it doesn’t show up in app as connected. It never managed to connect to my gramophone. It did connect to my iPhone – but doesn’t show up on app, and it skips frequently. Something with WiFi. Speaker sounds like cheap jbls. They look cute though
Reviewer: Scott G
Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Great speakers but…
Review: Really stunning speakers but a few things to know. I tried jazz, rock, folk and orchestral music on my new KEF LSX II LT. All were played at different volumes from very moderate to quite loud. My room is on the larger size with a vaulted ceiling. The speakers are on stands and are placed about 6ft apart and 12ft from the listener. Findings: Firstly, recording quality mattered the most. In really good recordings, the bass, midrange and high bands were well balanced and a pleasure to listen to. Those recordings though were rare. Secondly, these speakers need some real volume to perform. The onboard amp will give it to you without complaint or distortion. When these speakers enjoyed a good recording at fairly high volume they were an absolute joy. Not at all at low volume with a mediocre recording. I was surprised how many recordings fit the criteria of mediocre. Lastly, the LSX II LT’s don’t generally provide really well defined bass. Plan on using a separate subwoofer. Most drums lack punch and bass is generally less than impressive. Again, there are some really notable exceptions (e.g., Talking Heads’ Burning Down the House, Weather Report’s Birdman, almost anything by Dream Theater), but all require some throttle before the speakers start to perform, at least as room speakers as opposed to desktop. Bottom Line: These are very competent speakers given the right music at a suitable volume but they’re a little too fussy about the right conditions. As much as I like them, I’d prefer something more forgiving, whatever that is.
Reviewer: R
Rating: 1.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Frequent noise in Spotify Connect
Review: I do NOT recommend this if you want to use Spotify via Wifi (i.e., Spotify Connect) like me since then frequent noise makes it hard to enjoy the music. This never happens when I use Spotify via Bluetooth and when I use my previous network speaker (Denon Home 150) via Wifi.I asked this issue the customer support but they just said it was the problems on Spotify’s side (I think nothing supports their thought) and did not try to suggest any solution. It was a bitter lesson for me to know how the company is.
Reviewer: PS
Rating: 3.0 out of 5 stars
Title: So much potential
Review: I bought these to replace my sonos amp that didn’t have bluetooth, but I needed HDMI arc as well. I had never owned KEF before and they sounded great in the best buy magnolia room, but in the end, I returned them.Pros: they can handle high volume, have a plethora of connections and the app is pretty good. It does require you to create a username and password though.Cons: one of the other reviews said it, but the sound seemed like it was hollow and coming from a tin can. Once you hear it for a while you get used to it and don’t hear it anymore, but when I was testing the KEFs against my SVS and DefTech speakers, the tin can sound just kept reappearing. I also bought the KEF Q150s and they don’t have that hollow sound as they are more pronounced on vocals and highs. The second thing was while you can spotify connect/air play to the speakers any time, you can only select one other input that turns them on. In my case I wanted both HDMI and bluetooth to do that, but i had to pick one. I set it on bluetooth and just as the app said, it didn’t turn on when I turned on my TV. Overall it’s unfortunate because CEC would have solved that problem and that means now every time i turned on my tv, i’d have to use the KEF remote or the app to turn the speakers on.In the end, at their price point, the hollow sound and input turn on limitations got to me. All that on top of being careful to hold them because they don’t have grills. That part I don’t understand because it’s way too easy to touch the speaker cone and damage them.
Reviewer: Fernando Mercado Medina
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Great immersive sound
Review: Awesome HiFi sound, great upgrade from my ten year old B&W A5, especially the bass this pair provides along with the FLAC quality sound from the KEF app on Wi Fi mode, so happy with this investment
Reviewer: searcher
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: I use these as desktop speakers for my PC in a small room. They are incredible and crystal clear. Get ready to hear things in your music that you haven’t heard before. It’s like having a new music collection. I currently use Amazon Music HD. To get optimal use of the speakers, I suggest using a HD source. Your quality of sound will be dependent on how good the source is. I had to try some different set-ups on my desk to get the sound just right. I have the speakers on the desk about 6 – 8 inches from the wall and the speakers are about 3.5 feet from me and I have them toed in slightly so they point just to the outside of my ears when sitting. I’m also using IsoAccoustic stands and recommend some sort of stand rather than leaving them to sit just on the desk. I really wanted to write this review to suggest you check out the review of these speakers at “absolute sound” on YouTube. This review is thorough and excellent. I have attached the settings I use for the speakers in expert mode. This is the settings the fellow at absolute sound used for his review. I tried and tried but could not find better settings than these. Of course, this could vary with room size and shape, but they worked well for me. The only difference in my settings is that I toggled Bass Extension from Standard to Extra. I found the bass response a bit better with this setting. If you buy these speakers and set them up in an appropriate setting you won’t be disappointed. I reiterate the absolute sound rating of “Wow”. I couldn’t be happier with my purchase of these speakers.Update: I added the KEF KC62 subwoofer. Easily set-up with the LSX II LT speakers. Simply add the sub and select KC62. This brings in the KEF recommended crossover points. Since the room is small I dialed back the gain to -8.0 dB. I put the sub on my desk between the speakers. I kept my original settings as described above, except went back to Standard for Bass Extension. The fullness of sound the sub gives is amazing. The sub makes the system so much better. I don’t think I could go without it now.Update. After using the sub for a while I changed the Treble Trim from -0.75 dB to 0 dB. Sounds amazing.
Reviewer: Michael Munro
Rating: 2.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: AirPlay support isn’t great. They only work half of the time. As that is the main feature, I bought them for. I’m going to send them back.